Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among young people. GLBTQ teens have a suicide rate that is up to 3-4 times higher than this already sky-high rate. There “It Gets Better” campaign seeks to help young people know that there is life after bullying and reasons to survive.
This video, created by a couple of kids out of Quinnipiac University, is part of a junior capstone project about suicide prevention.
The video has had a real effect on people dealing with depression or even having suicidal thoughts,” Lauren Taylor said, “I got an email from one girl saying thank you for helping me realize that there is something to look forward to tomorrow.”
100 Reasons to Stay from Lauren Taylor on Vimeo.
This entry was posted by signewhitson on January 20, 2012 at 1:38 pm, and is filed under building self-esteem in girls, bullying, cyberbullying, Parenting, parents. Follow any responses to this post through RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback from your own site.

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