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The Oaks Treatment Center is proud to have partnered with the Jason Foundation Inc
(JFI) to educate our society about preventing suicides among our youth. The Oaks’
Jason Foundation office provides a helpline as well as free
educational seminars to teachers, parents, and students in
and around Austin.
Suicide IS preventable. Awareness and education are the
key ingredients to prevent the “Silent Epidemic” of youth
suicide. It is silent because the world does not hear that
Youth Suicide (among 15-24 year olds) is the 3rd leading
cause of death.
If you are interested in learning more about how you can help, please contact:
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Did you know?
• Each week in our nation we lose over 100 young people to suicide.
• Every one hour and forty-five minutes in this country a youth completes suicide.
• Suicide is the THIRD leading cause of death for ages 15-24 and the FOURTH leading
cause of death for children ages 10-14. Among college students, suicide is the SECOND
leading cause of death.
• The U.S. Department of Health reports in the year 2000, over one million youth
attempted suicide. That's over 2,700 attempts each day in our nation by young people
ages 12-177.
• More teenagers and young adults have died from suicide than from cancer, heart
disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, influenza, pneumonia and chronic lung disease
COMBINED
- Abrupt Changes in Behavior
- Mood Swings
- Crying Spells
- Recent Grief or Losses
- Changes in School Performance
- Giving Away Treasured Belongings
- Suicidal Threats
- Hopelessness
Parent Resource Program
The PRP program was created to better educate parents, teachers, and youth
about the alarming statistics of youth suicide and then begin to work together
towards prevention. This program offers schools the opportunity to add a
customized button that will direct parents to the JFI informational site. To find out
more about the Parent Resource Program please visit:
“A Promise for Tomorrow” – School Based Curriculum
This is a school based curriculum unit designed for grades 7 through 12. It is a unit
of study about the awareness and prevention of youth suicide presented so that
teens learn how to help a friend in need. Youth learn the magnitude of the
problem, signs of concern and what to do if a friend ever confides that they are
thinking of suicide. The students are given tools and resources to help their
friend. The program can be incorporated into currently mandated programs such
as health and wellness or guidance
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