Save a Life

From Save a Life:

The towns of Yorktown and Cortlandt Manor have experienced over twenty youth deaths in the last few years. Take three hours and help break the cycle of accidental death, funerals and regret. Find out what YOU can do to Save A Life.

Save a Life is a program for the whole community, with separate speakers and workshops for adults and for youth from area high schools.
 
The goal for the Adult track is to provide Preventive information to equip families for situations before they arise, for neighbors and friends in providing support, and a panel on Intervention with strategies for change and hope in the home and in the community.

The goal of the Teen track is to want to equip teens to be First Responders, who have information, connections and real help. It’s training for teens, by teens at the Yorktown Community Center.

Adult Track

Speakers and Panel Discussions at Yorktown Stage
 
Key Note Speaker: Mr. Jan Cheripko, Author on Teen Alcoholism, Instructor Family Foundation School.
 
Prevention Panel
American Society for Suicide Prevention
Hope’s Door/Northern Westchester Women’s Shelter
Bullying Prevention: Lakeland School District Staff
Parent Allies: Westchester Mental Health Assoc. 
Cordtland Manor Teen Center: Talking to your Children
Student Assistance Services: Drugs and Alcohol
                                      
Intervention Panel
Initiating interventions- Jan Cheripko, Family Foundation School
Families Anonymous- Parents currently in an Intervention process.
Yorktown Police- Allies not Adversaries
American Society for Suicide Prevention
Hope’s Door/Northern Westchester Shelter for Women

Teen Track

Teen Workshops are for those youth in the community that are “that kid” amongst their friends. They’re the kid that others talk to and share their problems with. Youth are the first ones to know what’s going on.  
Keynote: Students from Family Foundation School-Being an ally and doing compassionate confrontations.
Workshops for Teens:

• My friend is partying too hard- Student Assistance Services Staff and youth presenters.

• My friend is talking about Suicide-Barbara Bernstein Westchester Mental Health and youth presenters
• My friend is in a high drama/abusive relationship-Paul LaVallee and Hen Hud students, Diane Prisco, Hopes Door
• When bullying starts- Lakeland/Yorktown staff and youth presenters 

Students attending Save A Life will be eligible to receive 3 hours of community service credit and will receive a signed certificate.

Funding for Save A Life was provided by:

The “All Our Children” program of Episcopal Charities
The Trinity Church Wall St. Community Service Grants.
The Angel Fund of Beaver Farm, Inc.

 Collaborators:
Alliance for Safe Kids, American Society Suicide Prevention, Calvary Bible Church, Cortlandt Manor Teen Center, The Family Foundation School, St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Hendrick Hudson High School, Hopes Door, Lakeland High School, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Shrub Oak United Methodist, Student Assistance Services, Temple Beth Am, Walter Panas High School, Westchester Mental Health Services, Yorktown High School, Yorktown Jewish Community Center, Yorktown Methodist Church, Yorktown Police Department, Yorktown Presbyterian Church, Yorktown Teen Center.

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