Monday, November 15, 2004

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The Series

The three-part series on youth suicide in Maine, where the rates of young people under 25 who kill themselves are the highest in New England.

Getting Help

Where to turn
Know the warning signs

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When death comes too soon
Town mourns a favorite son - and asks, why?
'Timmy's death will not be in vain'
Jeannine Guttman: Honoring life by talking about it
Stories from Monday, November 15, 2004

'You learn to live with the pain'

Frequently asked questions about youth suicide

Stories from Tuesday, November 16, 2004

Maine searches for causes of high teen suicide rate

How to contact us

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  • Submit a letter to the editor


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  • Maine's statewide crisis hotline: 888-568-1112
  • Center for Grieving Children, offers counseling and leads support groups for children and families: 775-5216.
  • National suicide hotline: 1-800-SUICIDE or 1-800-784-2433
  • Maine Youth Suicide Prevention Program: 1-800-698-3624 - ext. 75362
  • Project ChildSafe, a national program that helps ensure safe and responsible firearms ownership and storage
  • The American Association of Suicidology provides resources and education on the prevention and understanding of suicide
  • Maine chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: 632-1050 or National chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
  • National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Maine chapter: Toll free within Maine: 1-800-464-5767 or 207-622-5767
  • Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) Children, Adolescents and Family Resources
  • American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
  • Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health provides education, resources and information to children with mental health needs and their families
  • Cumberland County crisis hotline: 774-help or 774-4357, a 24-hour, seven-day a week hotline run by Ingraham of Portland.
  • York County Community Counseling Services Inc.: 282-7504
  • Community Counseling Center, a Portland-based agency: 874-1030
  • Sweetser Services: A Saco-based agency that offers counseling to families and children in crisis, 1-800-434-3000.
  • The Spurwink Institute: A New Gloucester-based agency that assists kids and families, needing mental health services, 688-4573

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