Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program

{{Short description|Suicide prevention program developed in the US, to create awareness among the teenagers}}

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| name = YRSPP

| full_name = Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program

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| formation = Started in 1994.

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| purpose = Suicide prevention, particularly teenage suicide prevention

| location = United States

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The Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program (YRSPP) is a suicide prevention program based in the United States, and aimed in particular at teenagers.{{Cite journal|last=Freedenthal|first=Stacey|date=2010-12-01|title=Adolescent Help-Seeking and the Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program: An Evaluation|url=https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/abs/10.1521/suli.2010.40.6.628|journal=Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior|volume=40|issue=6|pages=628–639|doi=10.1521/suli.2010.40.6.628|pmid=21198332 |issn=0363-0234|url-access=subscription}} The program is run by the Yellow Ribbon non-profit.{{Cite web|title=Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program : Home|url=https://yellowribbon.org/|website=yellowribbon.org|language=en|access-date=2020-06-01}} YRSPP uses a yellow ribbon with a heart to encourage awareness about suicide / suicide prevention.

Yellow Ribbon Week

YRSPP observe a suicide prevention week called Yellow Ribbon Week annually in September. Yellow Ribbon Week is the week including World Suicide Prevention Day, September 9.{{Cite web|title=News & Events : YELLOW RIBBON WEEK|url=https://yellowribbon.org/news-events/yellow-ribbon-week.html|last=|first=|date=|website=yellowribbon.org|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-01}}

History

The Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program began in 1994, after the death of Mike Emme by suicide.{{Cite web|title=Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program : Who We Are : Our Story|url=https://yellowribbon.org/who-we-are/our-story.html|website=yellowribbon.org|language=en|access-date=2020-06-01}}

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