Courtesy photos Above, Dan Doyle and Steve Buckbee from BBD Training Associates give a presentation on suicide prevention at Escanaba Area High School Tuesday. During the past week and a half, school social workers Le Ann Bink and Jenny Renyolds have been raising awareness about depression and suicide using resources for students and parents from erikaslighthouse.org. Tuesday’s four presentations by Doyle, Buckbee and Cindy Bitner of the Suicide Prevention Task Force brought the message about the seriousness of depression and suicide to students at multiple grade levels.

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Above, Dan Doyle and Steve Buckbee from BBD Training Associates give a presentation on suicide prevention at Escanaba Area High School Tuesday. During the past week and a half, school social workers Le Ann Bink and Jenny Renyolds have been raising awareness about depression and suicide using resources for students and parents from erikaslighthouse.org. Tuesday’s four presentations by Doyle, Buckbee and Cindy Bitner of the Suicide Prevention Task Force brought the message about the seriousness of depression and suicide to students at multiple grade levels. At right, Bitner gives water bottles to students. The refillable bottles were provided to all students by the Suicide Prevention Task Force to assist students who were thirsty during the day but had no water bottles to refill at the refilling stations. Currently, the school’s water fountains are turned off due to COVID-19, and the Suicide Prevention Task Force wanted to help, as they recognized being hydrated is vital to physical and mental well-being.

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Cindy Bitner gives water bottles to students. The refillable bottles were provided to all students by the Suicide Prevention Task Force to assist students who were thirsty during the day but had no water bottles to refill at the refilling stations. Currently, the school’s water fountains are turned off due to COVID-19 and the Suicide Prevention Task Force wanted to help, as they recognized being hydrated is vital to physical and mental well-being.