Contact:
Dr. Sally
Spencer-Thomas FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CEO &
Co-Founder
Carson J
Spencer Foundation
720-244-6535
YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM LISTED
ON BEST PRACTICE REGISTRY
The FIRE Within Youth Social Entrepreneurship Program Recognized on World
Suicide Prevention Day
Denver,
Colorado. September 10, 2013. Today, on
World Suicide Prevention Day, the Carson J Spencer Foundation is pleased to
announce today that its FIRE Within program has been listed in Section III of
the SPRC/AFSP Best Practices Registry for Suicide Prevention (BPR). Practices
listed in Section III of the BPR address specific objectives of the National
Strategy for Suicide Prevention and their content has been reviewed by a panel
of suicide prevention experts for accuracy, safety, likelihood of meeting goals
and objectives, and adherence to prevention program guidelines. The FIRE Within program, a program of the
Carson J Spencer Foundation in partnership with Junior Achievement and the
Second Wind Fund, is currently expanding to 50 high schools in Colorado. The
program uses principles of impact entrepreneurship to help develop student
leaders in suicide prevention. Over the course of an academic year, the FIRE
Within students create businesses that generate revenue while also addressing
root causes of student distress. Positive outcomes for the FIRE Within program
are evident in the areas of youth development, mental health outreach, and
business education. For more information: http://www.sprc.org/bpr/section-III/fire-within-youth-entrepreneurs-preventing-suicide
“We are thrilled to have this credential to support our innovative work
in youth suicide prevention,” said Jess Stohlmann, Program Director for the
FIRE Within. “We will continue to develop and refine practices that promote
mental health, student leadership, and community resiliency.”
“One of the most exciting outcomes for us to see is how many of our youth
connect others to mental health resources – about 65% of our students do this
during the year they are in our program,” said Sally Spencer-Thomas, CEO &
Co-Founder of the Carson J Spencer Foundation. “The ripple effects of this
level of reaching out are tremendous.”
A fact sheet describing the FIRE Within program is posted in Section III
of the Best Practices Registry, located on Suicide Prevention Resource Center’s
website (www.sprc.org). For additional information about the FIRE Within, visit
our website (www.CarsonJSpencer.org) or contact Sally Spencer-Thomas at
720-244-6535 or Sally@CarsonJSpencer.org.
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About the Carson J Spencer
Foundation - Sustaining a Passion for
Living
The Carson J Spencer Foundation (www.CarsonJSpencer.org) is a Colorado
nonprofit, established in 2005. We
envision a world where leaders and communities are committed to sustaining a
passion for living. We sustain a passion for living by:
- Delivering innovative and
effective suicide prevention programs for working-aged people
- Coaching young leaders to
develop social enterprises for mental health promotion and suicide
prevention
- Supporting
people bereaved by suicide
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