suicide
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Gender
Putting Pieces Back Together: Breaking Stigma of Men’s Mental Health
When Cale Ledford was a junior in college, he decided to seek out therapy. His anxiety, which stemmed from the expectation to be successful in a high-pressure environment like the University of Georgia, had worsened. At first, Ledford told himself that these feelings would simply get better, so he…
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Barrow County
Winder Church Honors Member With Memorial Walk
First Christian Church will hold its fourth annual Walk Out of the Darkness on Oct. 22. The walk was started after the suicide of Candler Smith, a church member, in 2017. It is a 1-mile loop around both the church and Winder-Barrow High School in partnership with the American Foundation…
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Health
Positivity Week Helps Students Deal with Suicide
This week is positivity week at Apalachee High school. The week was created by the Yearbook staff after three students committed suicide in one year. “I was actually kind of close with one of them so that kind of hit home with me and when Ms. Rehberg told me this was…
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Education
Georgia Schools Could Require Suicide Prevention Training
ATLANTA — Georgia schools could require their staff to be trained in suicide prevention.