Hoboken High School SBYSP Student Center

The Student Center is excited to invite you to an upcoming student series in partnership with ! Topics discussed during this series will include healthy relationships, sexually transmitted infections, and birth control options. Attendance is optional, but encouraged. You must register in advanced — link was emailed!

This series will be offered in two, 2-part sessions...

The sessions for female identifying students will be held on Tuesday, April 20th & Tuesday, May 4th from 3-4pm.

The sessions for the male identifying student will be held on Tuesday, April 27th & Tuesday, May 11th from 11:30am-12:30pm (excusal from class will be permitted).

ALL students are welcome to attend -- inclusive of gender identity, orientation, and expression.

A Zoom link will be emailed on the day of the events to remote students who register to attend.

Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns!

Looking for a job?? Check out the Student Center’s job board!

Don’t hesitate to ask questions or seek job readiness support. We are here and happy to help!

What a great turn out we had to the employment workshop, hosted with !

Please stop by the Student Center if you forgot to pick up an enrollment packet.

The Student Center would like to invite you to an employment workshop this THURSDAY, 2/25, during your 5th or 6th period lunch.

In the gym, we will be hosting a career readiness information session with TrueMentors. All students are welcomed to attend! Please bring your lunch and join us.

For our remote students, please join via the Zoom link emailed to you and posted on Google Classrooms. There will be two sessions. One beginning at 11:15, and another beginning at 12:05.

Please email or stop by the Student Center (room 228) with any questions. See you there!

Please help me welcome our new YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST Mr. Keeon Walker!!! 🎉🎉

Mr. Walker is a Hoboken native with roots deep in the community (a HHS graduate)! Since 2008 he has proudly served the community as a Hoboken firefighter. Mr. Walker also leads the Redwings football team as head coach for the past four seasons. He previously worked with the late Coach Tag as an assistant coach.

Mr. Walker is committed to working alongside the community for the benefit of all. He is a graduate of Syracuse University where he was a four year letter winner of the football team.

We are so excited to have him on our team!

Today is the last day of September: Su***de Awareness/Prevention Month, but the work never ends! Remember we are always here for you!

The last step to the campaign...FOLLOW UP!

After your initial contact with a person experiencing thoughts of su***de, and after you’ve connected them with the immediate support systems they need, make sure to follow-up with them to see how they’re doing. Leave a message, send a text, or give them a call.

Why? This type of contact can continue to increase their feelings of connectedness and share your ongoing support. There is evidence that even a simple form of reaching out can potentially reduce their risk for su***de.

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With full funding restored, our work goes on.

Helping someone with thoughts of su***de connect with ongoing supports (like the Lifeline, 800-273-8255) can help them establish a safety net for those moments they find themselves in a crisis. Additional components of a safety net might be connecting them with supports and resources in their communities. One way to start helping them find ways to connect is to work with them to develop a safety plan. This can include ways for them to identify if they start to experience significant, severe thoughts of su***de, along with what to do in those crisis moments. A safety plan can also include a list of individuals to contact when a crisis occurs.

Why​? Individuals that have called the National Su***de Prevention Lifeline were significantly more likely to feel less depressed, less suicidal, less overwhelmed, and more hopeful by the end of calls.

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This could mean being physically present for someone, speaking with them on the phone when you can, or any other way that shows support for the person at risk. An important aspect of this step is to make sure you follow through with the ways in which you say you’ll be able to support the person – do not commit to anything you are not willing or able to accomplish. If you are unable to be physically present with someone with thoughts of su***de, talk with them to develop some ideas for others who might be able to help as well.

Why​? Being there for someone with thoughts of su***de is life-saving. Increasing someone’s connectedness to others and limiting their isolation (both in the short and long-term) has shown to be a protective factor against su***de.

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*Over the next few days we will be talking about su***de prevention and awareness. Through the use of the campaign we will go over the important steps to help someone in need!*

Asking the question “Are you thinking about su***de?” communicates that you’re open to speaking about su***de in a non-judgmental and supportive way.

The flip side of the “Ask” step is to “Listen”. Make sure you take someone’s answers seriously and not to ignore them. Listening to their reasons for being in such emotional pain, as well as listening for any potential reasons they want to continue to stay alive, are both incredibly important when they are telling you what’s going on. Help them focus on their reasons for living.

Why? Studies show that asking at-risk individuals if they are suicidal does not increase su***des or suicidal thoughts. In fact, studies suggest the opposite: findings suggest acknowledging and talking about su***de may in fact reduce rather than increase suicidal ideation.

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