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Stand For The Silent Partners with Schools, MMA League, Musical Artists, and Communities to Prevent Youth Suicide
Youth suicide is on the rise, and working together is the best way to combat it OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – (September 8, 2025) – September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, making it a great time to look at this serious issue and what can be done to combat it. One organization, Stand for the Silent, is working with multiple groups to help prevent youth suicide, and they are offering ways for others to get involved to do the same. The more people come together to address this issue, the more effective we will be as a society in helping to protect our youth from the perils that face our nation’s youth. “This…
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Bullying and Its Impact on Mental Health
Critical information all parents, teachers, and community members should know about bullying OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma – (February 17, 2025) – Bullying is a matter of life and death for many. It’s an issue that gets headlines, but few take action about the issue to create change for the better. One man, Kirk Smalley, has made it his mission to take on bullying and make people realize the critical issue that it is. He was called to this after his 11-year-old son committed suicide after he was suspended from school for retaliating against a bully. The mental health impact from bullying is so dire on the nation’s youth that it is important…
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Childhood friends and suicide
I let home yesterday morning to go walking with my sister. I wasn’t thinking that when I returned home a childhood friend would have killed himself. Its so so sad as this past week when I was on Facebook another friend posted about dealing with Cancer. I’ve been blessed to have remained in contact with a lot of friends from school. Seeing them suffer is so hard. Knowing one of my friends took his own life by shooting himself is unthinkable. His daughter and him had just reconnected and he left her behind which is unthinkable. Especially when 2 of my friends at the end of last year buried there…
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