b'Prevention & Training YouthLineBilingual Skills Training for Suicide Prevention in English and Spanish Connection When Young People Need ItWere now building mental health skills in Spanish-speaking communities across Oregon! Thanks to our new bilingual training program, anyone canYouthLine continues to grow to meet the rising demand for peer-to-peer youth support services nationwide. In the spring, we opened our fourthbe trained in QPR and Mental Health First Aid for freein Spanish or Englishand learn vitally important skills to recognize and respond to peopleYouthLine call center in East Portland at McDaniel High School, in collaboration with Portland Public Schools. McDaniel High joins Warm Springs, Bend who are struggling with mental health and suicide. and Portland call centers as we grow to meet national need.These satellite call centers expand our capacity to support youth and improve access to volunteering with YouthLine, especially for youth who may experience barriers to participating, such as transportation to our larger call centers. Thanks to generous support from donors, YouthLine also offers Since October 2023: 140people trained in Mental Health First Aid stipends to youth for whom volunteering would be a barrier through our Work Study program. 232people trained in QPR 115mental health professionals trained (in either MHFA or QPR) Weve built this work by partnering with school districts, health clinics, culturally specific community organizations, and othersmeeting people where they are to build skills and reduce the stigma around talking about mental health. Five Years of Intervention & Support on Social Media The reality is that many people in ourYouthLines Safe Social Spaces initiative harnesses the power of social media to find young people on their worst daysand show them that community are struggling, and oncesomeone cares. thats out in the open, we have an opportunity to learn the skills to supportSocial Media Emotional Support Specialists reach out directly on social media platforms and intervene after a youth posts about suicide or self-harm. each other better.They offer compassionate support and resources. - Jenny,This July, OPBs Think Out Loud featured Safe Social Spaces and a recent OHSU Study, reporting that the Safe Social Spaces program may Bilingual Community have prevented more than160suicide attempts. Training SpecialistSafe Social Spaces has. Contacted and provided resources to 4,403 youth onlineEngaged in support and safety planning conversations with 1,050 youthDe-escalated 147 youth thinking about suicide and 66 youth considering self-injuryConducted 4 emergency rescues with local first responders6 7'