OVERVIEW

The statistics tell the story.

• Nearly one of every five American high school students thinks about killing themselves.
• Suicide is the third highest cause of death in people 15 to 24 years of age.
• 90% of young people who commit suicide had been suffering from depression or another diagnosable mental or substance abuse disorder.

It is often feelings of hopelessness or loneliness that result in these deaths. That it is them against the world; and the world is winning.

But what if those same young people had been able to talk to someone?

What if there had been a support group they could have relied upon?

Or if their depression had been diagnosed and treated earlier?

The statistics would tell a different story.

Columbia TeenScreen® and SafeTeam are programs designed to offer teenagers help and hope as they navigate the difficult period of adolescence. Providing the means for early detection of emotional problems and backed by a support network of counselors, teachers and peers these two programs offer hope for a brighter future for many of Tulsa's young people. For more information on either of these programs, call (918) 585-1213.