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1. Friends Helping Friends™

   1. About Friends Helping Friends™
   2. Goals
2. Meet the Staff
   • Alice E. Franks, Psy.D, HSP-P
   • Jeanne Irwin-Olson
   • Liz Jodoin, MA, LPC, NCC
   • Anne Keyworth
   • Bruce G. Lynch, Ph.D., HSP-P
   • Debra McCahan, MSW, LCSW
   • Jason Robertson, Ed.S., MPH, CHES, CTCTS, RHEd
   • Deborah J. Taub, Ph.D.
   • Jalonda Thompson
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   • Friends Helping Friends™ Advisory Committee
3. What Can Parents Do?
   • Symptoms of Depression
   • Warning Signs of Suicide
   • Links for Parents
4. Why Do We Need
   Friends Helping Friends?
   • Increased Risk of Mental Health Concerns
   • Low Rates of Help-Seeking Behavior
   • Low Mental Health Literacy
   • Subpopulations at Greater Risk
   • The Stigma of Mental Health Problems
5. Become a Helper
   • Peer Educators
   • Faculty/Staff
6. Subpopulations at Greater Risk
   • Ethnic Minority Students
   • Student Athletes
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   • Male Students
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   • Graduate Students
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   • Non-Traditionally Aged Students
   • Veteran Students
7. About Mental Health
   • What Are Some Basic Components of Mental Health?
   • What Factors Contribute to My Unique Flavor of Mental Health?
8. Mental Health Problems
   • How Common Are Mental Health Problems and Mental Disorders?
   • Common Mental Disorders
9. 1. Mental Health Literacy
10. Helper Resources
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    • Request a Program
11. 1. Request a Program

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I CARE Training: Spring 2011

I CARE suicide prevention training has been scheduled for the spring semester of 2011 for Friday, March 25^th from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m..

Sign up now at: I CARE Level 2 Training Registration.

Friends Helping Friends™ in the News

Recently, WFMY News 2 posted a story about Friends Helping Friends™. Click here to read the story, and to watch an interview with Outreach Coordinator Anne Keyworth and Peer Education Coordinator Julie Catanzarite.

What is Friends Helping Friends™?

Friends Helping Friends™ was created in 2009 at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in collaboration with securing a suicide prevention grant from the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

To learn more about the commitment Friends Helping Friends™ has made, visit our Goals page.

Page updated: 01-Dec-2011

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