Suicide prevention training in Florida schools: The push for more
Only 40 out of 4,200 Florida public schools have become Suicide Prevention Certified. That’s not even one percent of all schools in the state.
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Only 40 out of 4,200 Florida public schools have become Suicide Prevention Certified. That’s not even one percent of all schools in the state.
“She lit up a room when she walked in," Cheryl Brown said of her daughter McKenna. "People gravitated towards her. She was funny, witty, intelligent... We feel broken and we hurt. We miss her incredibly."
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McKenna Brown, 16, was a star athlete with a bright future, but just days before the start of her senior year at East Lake High School she took her own life. Her parents are now sounding the alarm on the needs surrounding teenage mental health.
Florida parents Cheryl and Hunter Brown are spreading awareness about depression and bullying after their teen daughter McKenna committed suicide one day before starting her senior year of high school.