While the world watches for the end of war abroad, another war is raging in the hearts and minds of America’s children, resulting in suicide. Despite significant interventions, suicide continues to take a devastating toll —what’s missing? The school chaplaincy perspective is gaining attention.
-- The National School Chaplain Association has published a new article entitled War Casualties Are Rising —School Chaplains Are Responding to Suicide, which compares the situation to a war against suicide and stresses the urgent need for new level battlefront strategies.
No longer can the need for school chaplains be ignored. The price is too high to retain unvalidated fears of having spiritual care at school.
This topic is priority-one for child protective services, school superintendents, teachers, parents, mental health providers, police, DHHS, legislators, economists, sociologists, faith groups and those who will not rest until an action plan with a fresh look at suicide prevention is implemented.
The full article is available at https://www.nsca.global/editorials/m0n6zr7k30ye7etshg013riwepoahi
Of particular interest, the founder of The National School Chaplain Association, Rocky Malloy, received two-hours of phone conversation with representatives from Michigan who are deeply concerned and outraged by the number of elementary-age children who have died by suicide.
Most importantly, the article conveys that K-12 students and teachers can be protected with proactive and preventative care by identifying and correcting the areas of vulnerability, failure flaws and soft spots.
The best example of this is perhaps found in the following extract:
'Military models can be applied to civilian life. The National School Chaplain Association with the endorsement of the United States Family Chaplain Network, models a set of standards by which accountability and effectiveness is ensured. '
In discussing the article's creation, Dorothy Kozar, Editorial Contributor, Speaker and author of this article at The National School Chaplain Association said:
"A multidisciplinary approach begins by admitting that faith-based spiritual care must be added to the current mental health models. Based upon the, previously significant, yet limited outcomes, a re-evaluation of the devastating suicide fallout demands a new level-plan. No blame or shame is implied, but encourages everyone to work together and save more lives."
Regular readers of The National School Chaplain Association will notice the article takes a familiar tone, which has been described as 'a compelling invitation toward a fresh look at all sides of the issue with mutual respect and a call to action.'
The National School Chaplain Association now welcomes comments and questions from readers, in relation to the article, simply because dialog dispels misconceptions and accomplishes important things that would otherwise be lost. It’s an opportunity to become better together.'
Anyone who has a specific question about a past, present, or future article can contact The National School Chaplain Association via their website at https://www.nsca.global
The complete article is available to view in full at https://www.nsca.global/editorials/m0n6zr7k30ye7etshg013riwepoahi.
Contact Info:
Name: Rocky Malloy
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Organization: National School Chaplain Association
Address: PO Box 720746, Norman, OK 73070, United States
Website: https://www.campuschaplains.org
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Release ID: 89195140
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