Change is good.

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Extending
Its Reach

Temple Beth El's suicide prevention program,
a success at Oxford High School,
is being adopted by other school districts.

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lost his brother to suicide more than
20 years ago.
The school recognized Reach for
ast year, students and admin-
Hope's success at a recent "Celebrate
istrators at Oxford High
Life" rally.
School were shaken. In one
Reach for Hope, launched in
year, the school had lost one
December 1996 at Beth El, trains
student to suicide, and 20 others
teenagers and adults to recognize
made suicide attempts.
warning signs of suicide, teaches them
This year, there were no suicides
how to respond appropriately and
and half the number of attempts,
familiarizes them with places to go for
said Glenda Williams, the Oxford
help. The program enlists therapists
Area Community School District's
who are willing to see patients for free
supervisor of student support ser-
or at reduced fees.
vices.
Staffed by Beth El's former congre-
Students and administrators credit
gational educator, Joyce Seglin, Reach
Reach For Hope, a suicide preven-
for Hope has trained 75 teens and 90
tion program developed by Temple
adults, mostly Beth El members but
Beth El's Rabbi Daniel Syme, who
also several students from Oxford
High. Seglin and Reach
for Hope Chair Sheila
z Rose are constantly on
call, referring distressed
teens throughout the
o Detroit area to profes-
f, sionals when necessary.
"With suicide, you
have kids who are clini-
cally depressed, but the
majority are just having
trouble coping with
normal, everyday, tem-
porary problems, and if
the right person gets
them through that diffi-
cult stretch, they're
fine," said Seglin. "It
takes a lot of time and
patience, but this is not
a great miracle. It's just
a matter of knowing
how to respond and
having the appropriate
answers."
Reach For Hope was
introduced to Oxford
High last spring, after
Syme invited Williams
to learn more about the
program. After several
Rabbi Daniel Syme talks with students at Oxford High
consultations with
School's Celebrate Life rally.
Syme, students orga-

JULIE WIENER
Staff Writer

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