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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 1994-05-04, Page 7Read ern and weep There was an excellent turnout for the Majestic Wl casserole supper and card party at the Brussels Library, Monday evening, April 25 as people came out to enjoy some fellowship, games and good home cooking. CMHA clears suicide myths THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1994. PAGE 7. County leaders look for junior achievers I Suicide is a tragic and complex phenomenon which, in one form or another will touch most Canadians. In 1991, 3,593 Canadians killed themselves. In Huron County, in a classroom of 21 students, six had attempted suicide. Huron County's average of suicides is higher than the provincial average. "For every completed suicide, there are on average 100 attempts," says Sharon Barnes, CMHA national president. The figures are staggering: suicide is the second major killer of our youth, men 20 - 39 years old, and men 75 or older have the highest rate of suicide. For females the highest rate is found among the 30 - 49 age group. Groups with high risk of suicide are: substance abusers, young people (20-40), elderly men (75+), young aboriginal males, people with a mental disorder and persons in custody. "In our society, the topic of suicide is taboo. There is strong reluctance to talk about it openly and seriously," says Ms Barnes. The danger of this attitude is that it prevents people from getting help for early problems like depression before it mushrooms into a more serious problem. Only three per cent of those with depression will seek treatment in any given year. People with untreated depression are at a substantial risk of suicide. The lack of open dialogue permits myths to be considered fact. The most common myths about suicide are: Myth: An attempt is just a way to get attention or manipulate some one. Fact: Suicide is a person's cry for help and/or an attempt to end the pain in their life. Myth: "If you talk about suicide, they are more likely to do it." Fact: Based on current evidence, talking about feelings of suicide lowers the risk. All deliberately self-inflicted injuries and threats of suicide must be taken seriously. When someone attempts suicide they rarely want to die; they want the emotional pain to stop, the situations in their lives to change but they feel powerless to change them. Canadian Mental Health Associa- tion/Huron is working to help change these attitudes. Help CMHA/Huron by celebrating Mental Health's educational programs. They will be presenting top country artists, Cassandra Vasik and Jim Writer in concert on May 27 at the Goderich Arena and on May 28 at the South Huron Recreation Centre in Exeter. Tickets are available at both rec centres, Ernie King's in Wingham (for Visa & Mastercard purchases) and Carmen Camera’s in Goderich. ft < For the past few months, a committed group of educators, business and community leaders has been working behind the scenes to bring Junior Achievement programs to the youth of Huron County. Established in 1919, Junior Achievement is an international non-profit organization that is dedicated to providing practical and hands-on business education programs for youth. Junior Achievement works with teachers to bring business people into the classroom and share their practical business and economic experience. It plants a seed in students' minds, which can grow in to a lifetime of success for many of them, and a better-prepared workforce for this great country! Junior Achievement of Huron County is being initiated by the Huron Community Futures Corpor ation, with the support of Junior Achievement of London and District. Youth programs promoting the concepts of business management, free enterprise and economics are a critical component of the corporation's five-year mandate to revitalize the Huron County economy through entrepreneurship and business development. A steering committee representing community development groups, the Huron Board of Education and to Scrimgeour’s Food Market BLYTH 523-4551 Values In Effect From Monday, May 2, 1994 to Saturday, May 7,1994 Savings Are Based On Regular Retails We Reserve The Right To Limit Quantities To Normal Family Requirements. n * & the local business community has been formed to oversee the local delivery of these programs. Community Futures is contribut ing $5,000 to launch programs throughout Huron County, contin gent upon matching dollars from community groups and the private sector. Over the next few weeks, businesses, industries and service clubs will be approached for their support in getting Junior Achievement up and running. The target date to begin programs in local schools is September. The Junior Achievement Pro gram is a wonderful opportunity to forge stronger partnerships between educational institutions and the local business community. But more importantly, it helps ensure a prosperous local economy by exposing youth to a career option they may not have considered. For more information on Junior Achievement of Huron County, contact Paul Nichol, Community Futures Co-ordinator at the Huron Business Centre, 527-0305 or 1-800-268-2590. You’ll be in Stitches soon! Check next week's paper for directions /CKNX staff bowl for kids CKNX FM 102 and AM 920 recently assisted the Kid's Help Phone in raising over $5200 in the "Kid's Help Phone Bowl-a-thon." More than 20 teams from the surrounding areas participated in the April 9 event at the Molesworth Bowling Lanes, near Listowel. This year's event saw Promotions Co-ordinator Tammy King, AM 920's morning man Steve Peyton, Music Co-ordinator David Bower, FM 102's morning man Phil Main, and FM 102's drive shift announcer Doug Avery bowling their best and even taking home a plaque for "SHIFT" champions, with the enlisted help of 15-year-old Lindsay Matheson, daughter of manager Brad Matheson. Every year over 1,000,OCX) calls are reached with the Kids Help Hone but another 2,000 a day do not get through. With the money raised in Molesworth, more lines will be installed to help those kids who are in need of counselling or guidance. To date the Kid's Help Phone Bowl-a-thon has raised over $17,000 in the past three years and plans are under way for a Fourth Annual Kid's Help Phone Bowl-a- thon. CKNX FM 102 and AM 920 will be on call to defend their title and encourage more donations for this very important service to our youth. Product of U.S.A. 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