what we do

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We provide many services, including:

• Helping school districts develop suicide prevention plans and train staff, parents, and students in basic suicide prevention.
• Building community based programs by teaching the How and Where to begin, using previously unrecognized/unrealized community resources, and involving, engaging and empowering all community members. 
• Giving Yellow Ribbon Presentations (to all-school assemblies and small groups – adults and youth) of the Yellow Ribbon story for awareness (how it started) and education (How to Ask for Help!®, and How to Be A Link!® for others). These events are often a kick-off of a launch of programs/projects that are continued and sustained by local collaborative partners with ongoing training and activities. To date, collectively, Yellow Ribbon speakers have spoken to, and trained, over 1,500,000 youth in America. 
• Creating and growing Chapters throughout the U.S. and globally, and Program Sites in over 5,000 schools & churches in U.S., & multiple locations in 47 countries. (Public, Private, Tribal and Faith-based). 
• Sharing the story of how this program began, from the first kids making 500 yellow ribbon messages, to what people of all ages, from all walks of life, have done and are doing is inspiring and empowering. We have found that so many people want to help, but don’t think they have a place in suicide prevention because they are not professionally trained. We show them how they can effectively be involved in suicide prevention.