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A good place to go.
I have for some time tried to come up with a way that would be more effective in helping out kids (Middle school/High school age) seek help for things like depression or suicidal tendencies. I know that as of now, the said teenager would have to usually either tell a parent, or tell a school counselor. Having been in that situation myself, I know that it is very hard to do either.
Although I'm young, I've considered this a serious thing to devote my time to, either now, or when I'm older.
Are there any ways that any body can think of that would make help more accessible for teens? Anything you wish could have been done to help you if you were ever in that state of mind?
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ohhhh this is something I'm sooo passionate about! well, i personally think that people at a younger age need to know what depression is. I started suffering from it in year 8 but didnt realise i had it for about 6 months, i just thought i was perfectly normal.
i'm guessing you're still in school? if so, how many people do you know that have been through all of that kidna stuff? because you could set up a day where people can come and ask questions to the people who have been through it.
you could also orginise a booklet of some sort with peoples stories in it, that's always been my kind of thing to do at some stage in my life. because i want to also get my story out there and show people that jsut because you may feel crappy now there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
Thats personally what i wanted when i felt like that. I had only one friend who understood how i felt, because he was going through the same thing. none of my other friends understood and thought i was a freak when i had scars on my arms etc.
as for making help more accessible, get in contact with some people in your area who are into that kinda stuff. like youth workers and stuff, see if you could get one to come in and talk at your school or something like that...just to let those young people know that there is help out there.
this is my last idea...support some of the phone lines that are dedicated to helping young people. I dont know where you're from but i do my best to support Australias help line because they are some of the most brilliant people on the other end of that phone.
Anyways! i hope i helped, i'd also like to hear what actions you end up taking and how they went!
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I think is a truly admirable idea and I think you should be proud of yourself for even considering it.
When I was at school, I was very badly bullied for two years and that time was hell for me because I had nowhere to go. I was stuck in a class where everyone hated me and I couldn't get away.
I think it would be quite nice to have a specific person in schools or somewhere kids can turn to when they are being bullied. Yes, most schools these days do have school counsellors but you have to make appointments and a lot of the time, they can't do anything but listen. Also, if you can't go to them for some reason, there's no other options. There was no information around at the time about groups you could contact if you wanted help with that sort of thing, so perhaps there's something in that? A support group for victims of bullying or the suchlike?
So, for example, perhaps there could be a 'sign up' box in local schools, where people who want to sign up for the group can put their names and telephone numbers in or they could phone you (or someone else, depending on how you wanted it to work). Then support groups could be arranged on a weekly basis.
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Setting up peer counselling works well. Also you cannot make a promise not to tell unless it is anonymous. Setting this up at your school will probably be really successful or you could contact a community center and do the same thing make sure that you attend some workshops around suicide and self harm before you start and make sure that anyone who helps you with this gets some training too. As much as you think you know there are a million things that would help you help others.
I think its awesome that you want to do this good luck if you have other questions about setting this up feel free to ask.
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a few suggestions would be:
*promise to not tell the parents (like counselors, etc)
*have a website with some info and an email address to someone who cares that they can talk to.
*have a site like this devoted to those types of questions/situations.
*just having someone to talk to online that they know wont tell anyone would work. <3
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