You Matter to Unity!
M
s. Palmer, head of Unity at Lee V
Pollard, organized the You Matter campaign along with the Riverside County
Department of Mental Health.
As you may know, our school’s unity had
organized a campaign to help students
with thoughts of suicide. In the past,
there has been incidents nationwide of
students who turn to suicide as an escape. The Riverside County Department
of Mental Health has coordinated and
promoted several organizations to decrease the percentage of teen suicides.
Our school has been working with them
to spread awareness. Everyone who has
dealt with suicidal thoughts due to life
problems can get help to cope with their
situations. Unity members have passed
out green flowers with information about
getting help before making the decision
of committing suicide.
Unity were in the front of the school
handing out flowers with a note on it
saying “you matter”. On the back of the
note it had websites and numbers to use
if they need someone to talk to. Some
students are not comfortable talking to
people about their personal situation, but
it is a great idea to prevent suicide.
“A lot of people reacted really well, the
flowers cheered them up and made their
day better” noted Unity Student Rheanna
Vonic
In the past, they’ve work with Riverside
County Department of Mental Health and
still continue to work with this organization. In the future, they will manage time
better in order to create the best activities for our students. They will not cram it
all together, it will be well prepared.
“Time management will be better, in order to create the most activities and get
enough information for suicidal students”
“Our job this year is to try to promote observed Unity student Ilene Gonzalez.
and coordinate activates to help kids feel
-Ashley Garcia
like there more connected” Mrs. Palmer
commented.
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