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Missouri legislators are debating a requirement that suicide awareness and prevention training be mandated in schools and that students as young as 5th grade should begin age-appropriate material on the subject.

HARRISBURG – On Thursday, Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh announced a collaboration with The Columbia Lighthouse Project and mental health experts from across Pennsylvania to update

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A local app created to identify those at risk of suicide is growing in acceptance across the United States and around the world. “Just think of how many liv

Jesus' betrayer Judas ended his life with a rope. But what if his death were preventable? Suicide prevention means asking good questions.

"The death rate among youth aged 10 to 24 years increased 52.2% from 6.9 per 100,000 in 2001 to 10.5 per 100,000 in 2020."

Funded by a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, the University of Missouri will connect to the Wi-Fi servers of 26 rural school districts, scan them for potential threats and prepare schools to respond.

As school safety remains a critical issue for students, teachers and families, researchers at the University of Missouri are using a $2 million grant from the Department of Justice to

The project will partner with up to 26 rural school districts throughout Missouri, and will be fully implemented by fall 2023.

$2 million grant will help rural Missouri schools detect possible threats to school safetyDepartment of Justice grant uses technology software to alert suicidal or harmful threats to trained school intervention