Gov. Ralph DLG Torres signed the Suicide Prevention Awareness Week proclamation Thursday last week, just as a three-day prevention training started at the Saipan World Resort.<\/p>\n
About 150 people from both public and private schools on Saipan attended the training that was hosted by the Public School System.<\/p>\n
According to Yvonne Pangelinan, PSS associate commissioner, the proclamation was an indication of the PSS\u2019 commitment to intervening with students who are feeling helpless.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is critically important to train our staff and give them those skills so that they could intervene and respond,\u201d she said, emphasizing the need to tackle the issue as a community. \u201cThe work that the community does together is not just for the students but also for those that came face to face with the reality that hopelessness can overcome [students].\u201d<\/p>\n
In her closing remarks, Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. chief executive officer Esther Mu\u00f1a said that just hearing reports about a suicide of a stranger affects and deeply saddens her.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn a community like ours, we have people that care. We have a lot of people that care. We have a lot of people that can help and [the public should know] that there are resources out there and people you can talk to,\u201d she said. \u201cThere is no such thing as nobody to talk to.\u201d <\/p>\n
She noted that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, or SAMHSA, has a suicide hotline in different languages, including Chamorro. It is 1-800-273-TALK (8255).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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