Syracuse Truce addresses Gang Violence 
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Contact Community Services will be answering calls after-hours for Syracuse Truce, a collaboration between law enforcement and community service agencies that has proven successful in curtailing homicides and shootings in other cities. Syracuse has received a $300,000 federal grant from the Department of Justice under its Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction Program, one of nine awards given nationally. Contact is providing this service at no cost to the community. Read more at Syracuse.com .
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Onondaga County Youth Development Survey Results Released
Results from a recent youth development survey of more than 6,000 students in 13 Onondaga County school districts reveal reasons to celebrate and areas of concern regarding substance use, physical health, and social behavior. For example, about two-thirds of eleventh graders chose not to drink, and 80% chose not to use marijuana within 30 days of when they were surveyed. (Last 30 days is a measure for "current use.") However, among eleventh graders who did drink (35% within the past 30 days), 94% said they did so with parental consent. View the Standard Results Report (PDF) and the Report Tables (PDF).
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Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
Contact Community Services is now offering Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) workshops, the same suicide intervention used on the Contact Hotline and Lifeline. We can all help the community become "suicide-safer." Sign up for the April workshop. Read more.
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President Obama Recommends Mental Health First Aid
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A major recommendation from President Obama’s Gun Violence Prevention Task Force calls for improving mental health services. One of the tools specifically listed in the President’s plan is ... "Mental Health First Aid" training to help teachers and staff recognize signs of mental illness in young people and refer them to treatment. Check our schedule for upcoming trainings. For information about bringing Mental Health First Aid to your organization or group, contact npierce@contactsyracuse.org
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Onondaga County Helpline
Call (315) 435-8300 24/7
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Mental Health Connection
Call (315) 445-5606 24/7
Provider/therapist database
Words to Inspire
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"How many slams in an old screen door? Depends how loud you shut it. How many slices in a bread? Depends how thin you cut it. How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live ’em. How much love inside a friend? Depends how much you give ’em."
—Shel Silverstein
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About one in 25 U.S. teens has attempted suicide, according to a 