A9 - Sunday, April 22, 1984 - North Shore News

YOUTH SUICIDE Groups work

on follow-up

PLANS ARE in the works to hold a follow-up Health Centre has taken up meeting to the successful February conference ‘he slack and, for the next

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dealing with adolescent suicide on the North ree months, will be going through all the lists otf

Shore. suicide attempters treated at

Toby Snelgrove, the the Lions Gate Hospital. chairman ot the Children Snelgrove says ihe Centre and Youth Services will then call or visit) the Committee, a co-sponsor ot duties in this area have been homes of the sutcide the February conference, severely cut back due to attempters, ‘making some

says a sub-committee has met budget restraint. The Mental form of contact three times since the con-

ference to discuss potential changes ino the community

which might benefit youths in crisis. A report of the conference 1s currently being produced and will be sent TO CHANGE

out to all participants of the By John Stokes

event

“The follow-up meeting will be held in about a month and a half. At that ume we will try to idenufy the specific areas to look into,’’ says Snelgrove “"We have a group of real com- mitted people who have the energy to look after those different issues.”"

Snelgrove says one pro- blem the sub-committee has Tun into ts trying to. find other groups within” the North Shore community who could become involved in establishing different Seer’ NS facilities.

EWS photo Terry Peters “If we set up a crisis line, WHAT'S EASTER without a bonnet or two? Obviously nothing as far as these par- it could take the form of a

ticipants at the Fitness Groups’ Kids Club were concerned. They combined the tradition society which could become of the Easter bunny and Easter bonnets during a session Thursday. responsible for the ad-

ministration and = actual running of the operation,’’

oO he says ‘‘ That way the same ees Ui 1D O people wouldn't be involved

in doing everything all the Men are disturbed not by things but by the views they take o of them 7 time th found word t j hundred . ; . Ose protound words were fist said nineteen Nunar FACING what weffectively a | decisions had to be made need tor restraint and has The North Shore Mental ' , k otal Lon tet ; ume " veal AGO Ww ee ee DELUCSc op DE ert wetetus tol Ww my mt IS) per cent) decrease in Balancing the budget. he responded positively to the Health Centre has already x j 1 ' ve ony ea ; d ved b b hall ' ' b ' tak hot tt paratively recently that psychologists and counsellors have realis P voly abso lige ) restrain egun to take action with government funding, the explained, invc me a I challenge he b “1 & ‘ a ed the wisdorn of his simple statement : P ; : me . y . un attempt BC Institute of Technology ing a 10 per cent reduction in theasures, (Ae ‘ ane WooeNx subIide allemptlers Two women suddenly find themselves alone urth young board of governors has reduc provincial funding, absorb tremely concerned about thre Snelgrove saves soctal children then marnages for one reason or another have broker tantly approved a 30 per cent ing mmereases resulting from severity of the cuts that have workers used to be respon down Ine fease in tuition fees pension fund Jegislation and been torecast for TOS &6 sible for contacting surmeide Te adddinonal duties they now have fe assume are con bees will go from $960 per costs related to staff redus Wie kson stressed attempters, hoaweser. ther siderable qots tote found: babysitters to be arranged meaortgae annum to $1,260 per annum ChORS aoone veal decrease and doar payrnerits too be net and thie responsibility oof surveghe Starting in September LYk&4 amounting (0 $6 7Son whist Dianedeedly raising a farruly The statement (Came as when added te $l Strain Noyear datet one werner ta acquired a position foxes town teoatral oobaareany Maloolin tedutrons over the past twa eth excellent prospects tote an organization: for sith ( | Wick son arith ca VCALS reduces BOLE ss. fuss parents started wocenrorsine and qows out dane bag exer Svat hae that ore approx dip oa babar c ding ty $0 Som over a three might wath a grenape of frtetits bed ye \ hot fiscal vat \cal perio Png other bras a orraniedane not orfiafias far beachowa bees cape halite POM NS Sore Very abt f facaudt While Beato. oye thie ad as prot ery Sete bias pret cnte LOrty promarads omoet ot vey nae

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