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Dear Parent / Guardian,  

As part of HB123, school staff are working to teach students about mental health and how to seek help if they are worried about themselves or a friend. On October 19th, we are using a program called SOS Signs of Suicide. The program teaches students about this difficult topic and encourages them to seek help. 

SOS has been used by thousands of schools over the past few decades. Studies have shown that it effectively teaches students about depression and suicide while reducing the number of students’ self-reported suicide attempts.  

Through the program, students learn: 

• that depression is treatable, so they are encouraged to seek help  

• how to identify depression and potential suicide risk in themselves or a friend 

• to ACT (Acknowledge, Care and Tell a trusted adult) if concerned about themselves or a friend 

• who they can turn to at school for help, if they need it  

Students will watch age-appropriate video clips and participate in a guided discussion about depression, suicide, and what to do if they are concerned about a friend. Following the video, students will complete a “check out”  which asks whether they would like to talk to an adult about any concerns. School counselors will conduct brief meetings with any student asking to talk. 

We encourage you to visit www.sossignsofsuicide.org/parent for information on warning signs for youth suicide, useful resources, and some of the key messages students will learn. 

On the day of the presentation, we will send:  

• An infographic for you to reinforce the ACT message at home 

• An info sheet with resources  

If you have any questions or concerns about your child’s participation in this program please contact me at 513-777-4420 or our school counselor, DeMarco Robinson.

 
Sincerely, 
Linda Burwinkel

Eat at City BBQ on Thursday, October, 26th and use the promo code "FundA".  Part of the proceeds go to Liberty Junior.   City BBQ is located at 7706 Voice of America Centre in West Chester.

Teachers and staff at Liberty Junior are always seeking ways to encourage and keep the students of LJS engaged in the learning process.  Many teachers find a small piece of candy to be a huge incentive to the students.  With this in mind, we are seeking donations of small, individually wrapped candies.  The most popular requests from teachers and students alike are Jolly Ranchers, Life Savers, Fun Size Skittles, Fun Size Sour Patch kids etc.  Due to allergies, we only ask for these types of candies and no chocolate.  If you are able to donate, our staff would appreciate it so much.  When sending in candy please mark it with your students Language Arts Teacher Name so that we can divide it out to each team of teachers.