TSF Blog
Outstanding Women committees honors 4 scholarship winners
The Outstanding Women of Clinton County committee has selected four scholarship winners from the 2023 high school senior class. They are: Emma Falgner of Blanchester; Jenna Hanlon of Clinton-Massie; Ryleigh Tooill of East Clinton; and Jenna Allemang of Wilmington.
Community invited to TASK meeting that will focus on fentanyl, opioids, and Narcan
Learn about opioids, fentanyl, signs of an overdose, and how to use Narcan at the next meeting of the Tahoe Alliance for Safe Kids (TASK). They will be meeting on Thursday, March 16 at 3:30 p.m. in the South Tahoe High School Student Union meeting room.
The JED Foundation
The Jed Foundation (JED) is a nonprofit that protects emotional health and prevents suicide for our nation’s teens and young adults, giving them the skills and support they need to thrive today…and tomorrow.
Lights, and party, back for Deer Valley World Cup.
For the past two years, crowds were limited, night events nonexistent because of COVID-19, but they return as resort celebrates its 25th year of hosting international ski events.
Former and current athletes describe what it's like to compete at Deer Valley
Deer Valley would become more than just a venue for the 2002 Olympics and the occasional national championship. Since 1999, it has become an iconic freestyle skiing venue and a bucket-list item for countless skiers. Between 20 World Cups and three world championships, it is one of the premier skiing venues in the world.
Community Collaborative of Tahoe Truckee to Host Narcan Training Workshop
Community Collaborative of Tahoe Truckee is hosting an opioid overdose and narcan training with Shannon Decker of The Speedy Foundation and on behalf of Nevada County Public Health.
AmazonSmile Nonprofit Support Program Cancelled
The Speedy Foundation expresses gratitude for it’s loyal donors following Amazon’s announcement of its cancellation of the AmazonSmile nonprofit donation program.
Friends for Survival
An outreach organization that offers support for those who are grieving a suicide death of family or friends.
Coffee Talk - Teen MHFA Overview
Join us for Coffee Talk - an informational series to dive into topics of mental health, suicide prevention, and resilience as the world navigates the Covid-19 pandemic.
Community is Key to Suicide Prevention - Idaho Catholic Register
“Although 90 percent of suicides are completed by someone with a mental illness, suicide isn’t always connected to a mental health struggle,” Decker said. Sometimes the causes are situational – bankruptcy, divorce, legal ramifications or job loss.
One source of protection for all people, whether or not they have mental illness, can be a faith community, she said. “The Church could be a protective factor if it is a place that is welcoming and forgiving, where people feel that they belong and have a sense of purpose,” Decker said.
PACEs Connection
PACEs Connection, an ever-growing social network, connects those who are implementing trauma-informed and resilience-building practices based on ACEs science.
Number Story
Our ACE history counts experiences of abuse, neglect and household challenges that happened to us as children. But that number does not define us. It is simply an entry point to our own personal story.
ACEs Aware
The ACEs Aware initiative is a first-in-the nation effort to screen patients for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) to help improve and save lives.
QPR for Suicide Prevention
QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer – 3 simple steps that anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. Each year thousands of Americans, like you, are saying, "Yes" to saving the life of a friend, colleague, sibling, or neighbor. QPR can be learned in our Gatekeeper course in as little as sixty to ninety minutes.
Red Flag Recognition Learning Activity
An online learning activity to prevent school shootings.
The QPR Institute in partnership with Hope Squad releases a first-of-its-kind web-based training program to prepare ordinary citizens to recognize and respond to red flag warning signs of a possible school shooter.