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The RockSTAR
Program Touching Lives One
Rockstar
At A Time
Created by Keitt Stathem
Licensed Professional CounselorEMDR Trained
Mission: To educate individuals on suicide awareness by becoming
a RockSTAR in your community, school, and with family & friends.
-Signs of suicide-Techniques of intervention
-Awareness of the suicide epidemic-How to speak about suicide and prevention
-How to help
AWARENESS = PREVENTION
The RockSTAR Program Program Goals
MAIN MESSAGE:
Every year, nearly ONE MILLION people complete the act of suicide worldwide
1 death every 40 seconds. One attempt every 3 SECONDS.
In the last 45 years suicide rates have increased by 60% worldwide.
Suicide is among the top THREE leading causes of death among the ages of 15-34 (both male and female) in all countries around the world.
The World Health Organization predicts that by the year 2020, the rate of completed suicides will be one every 20 SECONDS.
The RockSTAR Program Statistics
. The World Health Organization predicts that by the year 2020, the rate of completed suicides will be one every 20 SECONDS.
In 2017, there were 47,173 reported suicides in the United States
-129 suicides per day -1 suicide every 11 minutes
Among young adults ages 15 to 24 years old, there are approximately 100-200 attempts for every completed suicide
Overall, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death-2nd for youth ages 15-24
There are 3.7 male deaths by suicide for every female death-Women attempt three times as much as men
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Research also shows that around 80% of attempted suicides among young people are preceded by clear warning signs.
The RockSTAR Program History of Suicide Prevention
1956 – Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center opens with first
suicide hotline
1968 – First National Conference on Suicidology held in Chicago, IL
- American Association of Suicidology (AAS) founded
1978 – Survivors of Suicide formed
1987 – American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) founded
1994 – Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program founded
1995 – Suicide Awareness and Prevention Week becomes nationally
recognized
1998 – Trevor Project Founded offering a toll-free hotline to gay
teens
1999- Surgeon General’s Call to Action to prevent suicide
- First National Survivors of Suicide Day
2000 - $9 million Federal grant funds national crisis line
2005 – Congress reauthorizes funding for National Suicide Prevention
Resource Center
2010 - $50 million from Department of Defense to build the Military
Suicide Research Consortium
- National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention established
5 pointsFirst 4 points - S.T.A.R.-S: STAY POSITIVE
-T: TALK TO SOMEONE
-A: ASK FOR HELP
-R: RECOGNIZE & RESPECT
When you implement all four of these points, you create a strong foundation
-a ROCK
The RockSTAR Program
“Everyone Can Be A
RockSTAR!”
“I WANT TO KILL
MYSELF.”
“I can’t handle life.”
“I want to hurt myself.”
“I don’t want to live anymore.”
How do you think you will react?
The RockSTAR ProgramSTAY POSITIVE
Send a message of HOPE
Self-care & Coping Skills
Support
Strengths & Weaknesses
Knowing you CAN help!
• Safety Planning• Validating• Humility• Positive Affirmations
The RockSTAR ProgramSTAY POSITIVE
“Never be afraid to fall apart because it is an opportunity to rebuild yourself the way you wish you
had been all along.” –Rae Smith
“Everything can be taken from a man or a woman but one thing; the last of human freedoms is to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to
chose one’s own way.”-Viktor Frankl
ACTIVITY:
ROCKSTAR BALL
The RockSTAR ProgramSTAY POSITIVE
The RockSTAR ProgramTALK TO SOMEONE
Know your RESOURCES
Hotlines and WarmlinesSuicide Prevention Hotline:1-800-273-8255(TALK)
Crisis Text Line: 741-741Illinois Warm Line: (866) 359-7953 (weekdays M - F 9 am – 5 pm)
Websites/Organizations:NAMI
American Foundation of Suicide Prevention (AFSP)The Trevor Project
To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA)
-Counselors-Parents, Colleagues, and/or Friends
-Insurance Card
SOCIAL MEDIA
The RockSTAR ProgramTALK TO SOMEONE
Realizing who to talk to
Realizing where to look in your community
Knowing the resources available
You are not alone
ACTIVITY:
COMMUNICATION EXERCISE
The RockSTAR ProgramASK FOR HELP
1st step: Knowing WHERE to go...
2nd step: Going and ASKING for help!
Stress the importance of asking for help.
Make it simple for them.
It is OK to Ask For
Help!!
The RockSTAR ProgramASK FOR HELP
The RockSTAR ProgramASK FOR HELP
ACTIVITY:
ROCKSTAR SHOWCASE
Understanding ourselves & others
What makes you feel comfortable receiving help
Make it non-judgmental
The RockSTAR ProgramRECOGNIZE & RESPECT
WARNING SIGNS-Increased Isolation from family and friends
-Alcohol or Drug Use Increases-Expression of negative self attitude
-Expression of hopelessness or helplessness-Change in Regular Behavior
-Loss of interest in usual activities-Giving away valued possessions
-Expression of a lack of future orientation (i.e. "It won't matter soon anyway")
-Expressing Suicidal Feelings-Signs of Depression
-Describes a Specific Plan for Suicide-Dramatic Mood Changes
-Anxiety, Agitation-Sleeping Patterns:
unable to sleep or sleeping all the time
The RockSTAR ProgramRECOGNIZE & RESPECT
The RockSTAR ProgramRECOGNIZE & RESPECT
SAFETY PLAN
1. Warning Signs
2. Coping Skills
3. Who to go to and ask for help
4. How to stay safe
5. Things important & worth living for
ACTIVITY:
MINDFULNESS
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ROCKCreating a STRONG foundation
Knowing all the points and using them
Being confident that YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
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Sharing your story.
“Is it benefitting them or you?”
Disclosing the right information
Talk about EMOTIONS
ACTIVITY:
YING-YANG EXERCISE
The RockSTAR ProgramPutting It All Together
This program is:
A TOOL
EmpoweringAllowing individuals to know the resources
in their community
Allowing individuals to be
comfortable with themselvesEngaging
An opportunity to speak about a
sensitive and INTENSE topic
CONNECTING US TOGETHER
The RockSTAR ProgramPutting It All Together
Implementing CONVERSATION and ACTIVITY:
A: ASK FOR HELPRockSTAR ShowcaseHow to Ask For Help – Role Play Exercises
R: RECOGNIZE AND RESPECTMindfulness ExerciseTalk about Emotions
S: STAY POSITIVERockstar Ball
T: TALK TO SOMEONEIce BreakersCommunication Skills
ROCK: Personal Stories
Ying Yang Exercise
one last ACTIVITY…
LETTING GO BALLOON
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Change The World.
One Person At A Time.
Awareness = Prevention
The RockSTAR Program
On SOCIAL MEDIA!Instagram
Tuesday T.I.P.S
Talk It Out Thursday Videos
The RockSTAR
Program
