Did you know that in the United States alone
nearly 1,000 teenagers try to commit suicide each day? Dr. Jerry Johnston has
spent over 30 years talking to young people about suicide and has heard
literally hundreds of stories about kids who have died. As a young child, Jerry
Johnston himself had a close call with suicidal thoughts. He developed bleeding
ulcers so his family doctor prescribed valium and sleeping pills. After about
ten weeks, in a drug induced depression he decided to kill himself. Jerry called
his father, who raced home from work to intervene and help save his life and
set him on a journey that would turn suicide education into a life focus.
Did you know suicide rates have been going up?
Overall eight percent of high school students
said that they had made a suicide attempt in the
past 12 months. Almost sixteen percent of high school students say that they
had seriously considered suicide in the past 12 months.
Want to help rescue men, women and children? Want
to be a lifeguard on duty? Contact Crossroads and let us know that you want to
join our team with Dr. Jerry Johnston.
