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Suicide and Depression Awareness

Former Detroit Lions quarterback Eric Hipple is the featured speaker as Bloomfield Youth Guidance, in cooperation with MIRA (Mental Illness Research Association), will present a panel discussion about suicide and depression awareness in children, adolescents and adults.  Topics include:    Red flags in children's behavior    Understanding and defining mental illnesses (a health     condition, much like heart disease or diabetes)                          Discussion of mental illness myths (that they are  weaknesses or character defects)    Keeping youth drug free

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