Really weary of these kinds of efforts; remember the war on drugs?   These do-gooders paraded all the young people in front of a suite of street drugs and educated them in how they were used, what the effects were and so on in an attempt to: educate the people.  

It back fired:  pretty soon many of the kids were out trying pot, acid, pills and anything and everything they could get their hands on to get a high.  

The peer pressure was enormous - thank Goodness for attentive parents - we spent that summer fishing and exploring all over Sitka Sound. 

Suicide is a parents worst nightmare.   It is what keeps us awake at night, it's what we dread the most when we learn of a family enduring a loss.   

One loss devastates a community for a long time.  The worst are clusters.   Having watched a community struggle with a cluster and fumble around in denial and start digging holes in the sand to hide.  I'm praying whoever is in charge of this noble effort knows what the hell they are doing!