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WHAT
FISP IS ALL ABOUT
FISP is a
not-for-profit 501(c) 3 ALL VOLUNTEER
organization. Our funding is acquired
through Membership Dues, Grants,
Sponsorships, Fundraising Events and Donations.
Our mission is the Prevention
of Suicide. The following statistics
demonstrate the urgency
and magnitude of the need to focus on this mission.
DID YOU KNOW ?
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Worldwide over 1,000,000
people die each year by suicide.
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The CDC's most recent report shows the largest One-Year
Increase in Youth Suicide
Rate in 15 Years
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Suicide takes the lives of over
2,400 Floridians and over
33,300 Americans
in 2007.
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Suicide is the 11th cause of death in the Americans .
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In 2007,
there were 2,570 suicides and another 9,410
hospitalizations for non-fatal self-inflicted injuries.
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Broward County Florida the youngest documented child to
complete suicide was
9 years
of age.
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Florida has the
2nd highest number of suicides in the Nation and
ranks #13 highest
rate of all
the states [2001].
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Florida has more than two times the number of
suicides than homicides or deaths by
HIV/AIDS.
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Every
43 seconds someone
in the U.S. attempts suicide; Every
17 minutes someone
in the U.S.
dies by suicide.
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For every single completed
suicide there are at least 25 attempts!
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person who dies by suicide leaves behind an average of
eight loved ones or
survivors, not to mention friends, co-workers,
schoolmates and religious affiliates
These figures tell why our mission is so very
urgent here in the state of Florida and throughout
the United States. In an effort to prevent
suicide, FISP strives to accomplish our mission
to
Prevent Suicide by Educating Professionals
and the Public, Providing Prevention
Programs, Advocating for Mental Health
Legislation and Supporting Survivors of Suicide.
(A survivor is a person who has lost a loved
one to suicide.)
See the the Suicide Facts page for the
Florida Initiative For Suicide
Prevention
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DEPRESSION AND SUICIDAL WARNING SIGNS
The following programs which FISP
provides to our community are the reasons why we have
become such an important part of the
suicide prevention effort in our state.
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AVAILABLE NOW
Find COMFORT,
UNDERSTANDING,
LOVE, AND HEALING
in the book
The butterfly on my shoulder
Written by Helene Levin,
a Suicide Survivor and a member of FISP
This book will help you
or a survivor
you know negotiate your grieving process.
Mrs. Levin is donating the
Profits
from the
sale of this book to
Support our mission to Prevent Suicide
The butterfly on my shoulder
is Available
Signed by the Author directly from FISP
email your order to
fisp@earthlink.com
or call the FISP office at
(954)384-0344
ABOUT THE BOOK
The Butterfly On My Shoulder
is an inspiring book composed of poems and commentary
about the grief process. Its purpose is to share
the love, pain and growth that so many have lived
through and to inspire healing by all who grieve. This
book lets mourners know that they are not alone and they
are not going crazy, they are grieving and they
can heal. It was written over a 22 year period by
a mother after the death of her 24 year old son by
suicide in 1986. Many of the poems have been previously
published in newsletters, brochures and on the internet.
They have proven to be very encouraging to those who
grieve by helping them to deal with and understand their
grieving journey. The book offers a
clear explanation of the grief journey and grief
process as experienced from the perspective of
all family members, friends and fellow grievers in
fourteen chapters. The chapters are divided by the
stages and the friend or family members perspective.
The poems and commentary offer
suggestions and information about helpful methods and
modalities that a grieving person can use to better
negotiate the different stages of grief. The
author uses her experiences and education as the founder
of a Compassionate Friends Chapter, Board member and
active volunteer of the Florida Initiative for Suicide
Prevention, Inc. and a member of the Florida State
Suicide Prevention Coordinating Council to explain and
share the experiences of thousands of grieving
individuals which she has come in contact with over the
last 22 years. The commentary and poems express
the perspective of both the author and survivors with
which she has worked and describes their pain and
ultimate healing. This book is a useful tool for
anyone who is grieving the loss of a loved one including
those dealing with a death by suicide.
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Now the Florida Initiative for Suicide Prevention, Inc. is
now also the
FLORIDA INITIATIVE
FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS
Providing the FISP
SUN Programs
The Original Teen Solutions Unlimited Now SUN Program
was created by Dr. Judith Tellerman
FISP
SUN Prevention Programs include:
The FISP
Teen " Solutions Unlimited Now" SUN Problem
Solving Program
At locations In cooperation with:
Harbor House
PACE
Hispanic Unity of Florida
LEAF - A Residential Detention Facility for Girl
St. Stephens School
The Broward County Juvenile Justice Detention Center
The Broward County Juvenile Justice Probation Department
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward
The Florida Ocean Sciences Institute
The SOS Children's Village
The YMCA at Lauderhill Middle School
The YMCA in Hollywood
The Urban League of Broward
The
NEW FISP
Adam Silverman
College SUN Program
Soon to be on College Campuses in the South Florida Area
The New FISP
SUNSHINE Club
Problem Solving and Support Program for the Elderly
in partnership with
the Broward County Elderly and Veterans Services Division
The
New FISP
SUN HOPE Program for people with
Disabilities
"Helping Overcome Problems Effectively"
Prevention Trainings and Presentations:
Area on Aging Inter
Faith Conference
Broward County Foster Parents
Broward County Court Appointed Guardian ad Litem for
Children
Broward County Schools for Students and Teachers
Crisis Intervention Trainings for Dade and Broward County
Cypress Bay High School
Drug Free Youth In Town
Fresh Start
Florida International University
Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies
Miami Children's Hospital
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA)
FOMA, Florida Osteopathic Medical Association
Palm Beach Middle School Students
Police Departments
Dade and Broward including Broward Sheriffs Department
Pompano Beach Fire
Department Teen Program
University of Miami Law School
Youth Crime Watch National Convention
Survivor Support Programs:
Survivor Support Groups in four locations: (See
survivor page)
FISP Annual Survivor of Suicide Day Conference
Telephone referrals and written material packages
Support Legislation:
Voting Member of the State Suicide Prevention Coordination
Council
Promoting Statewide legislation to support programs to
reduce suicide
Promoting funding for suicide research and education
Promoting better
medical services for the mentally ill
Support Mental Health Programs through
Collaboration:
Sponsor and Program Coordinator of the Broward-Palm Beach
Bi-County Suicide Prevention Through Mental Wellness
Day
Originator of the Tri-County Suicide
Prevention Conference at Nova Southeastern University
To be held in May of 2010
Please do not hesitate. Call our office
to get more information. Join FISP
now and
help meet our state's goal to reduce suicide
in Florida by one third by 2010. Become
involved in this urgent mission to
Prevent Suicide Now!
Contact Jackie Rosen, Executive Director/CEO
(954) 384-0344
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Whos on the Board at FISP:
Jackie Rosen, Executive
Director/CEO.
Officers
Harry M. Rosen, Esq., Chairman
Ruden McClosky Law Firm
Former Mayor of Miramar and
Weston
Joseph M. Steinman, Membership V.P.
Former CEO of Trimline Sales
Judi Robaina, Ways and Means V. P.
Activist in Area Charity
Organizations
Dawn Holcomb, Secretary
Ruden McClusky Law Firm
Board Members:
Michelle Channing,
Psy.D
Licensed
Clinical Psychologist
Judge Mathew Destry
Broward County
Circut
Criminal Court
Mona Habib
Community Activist
Chris Holcomb- Publicity Chair
Community Activist for those with
Catastrophic Injuries
Wayne House, President/CEO
United Video & Teleconference Center
S. Elizabeth Kortlander, Ph.D
Licensed Psychologist
Frederick Lippman, B.Sc., R.Ph.,
Ed.D.
Chancellor
Health Professions Division.
Nova Southeastern University
Josette
McDonnell
Community
Activist
Louis M. Reidenberg, Esq.
Pamela
Westberg-Reidenberg
Vitas
Laurence
Rothman
Consultant
Rev. Robert W Sands,
Griffin Road Baptist Church
Sands Communications, Inc.
Judge Arlene J. Simon
Department of Juvenile Justice Office of
General Counsel
Legal Coordinator - Juvenile Delinquency and
Children in Nee Services. (CINS)
Austin W. Tupler
Austin Tupler Trucking, Inc.
Polly Wilkie
Vice
President with Community
Bank of Broward
Prestige
Club, President
Judge Ginger LERNER-WREN
Broward County
Mental-Health Judge
Lila Zedeck
Community Activist
Murray Zedeck, D.O.
Chairman, TransCapital Bank
Chairman and Professor (ret), Dept. of
Community Medicine of Southeastern College of
Osteopathic Medicine Member of "Broward
Beautiful" Advisory Board to Broward County
Commission Former Chairman, Broward County
Housing Finance Authority
Honorary Board Members
Rene Barrett,
FISP Founding
Executive Director
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FISP
SUN PROGRAM
SOLUTIONS UNLIMITED
NOW
The FISP
SUN Program:
"Solutions
Unlimited Now for Adolescents,
College Students
and
The FISP SUNSHINE CLUB
Program
Model adapted
for Senior Citizens:
FISP
provides the structured
group counseling model SUN Problem Solving
Program to groups of teens and college
students in partnership with area
organizations at no cost to the
organization or the student. This ten step ten week
program is facilitated by a mental health
professional in confidential groups of
eight to ten participants. It is
funded strictly through donations, sponsorships
and grants. We have been very
successful at providing SUN to hundreds of
children in YMCA after school programs, teens
in the Broward County Juvenile
Justice system both in the Broward Detention
facility, the LEAF residential girls
facility and teens on probation as part of
their community service obligations.
Additionally we have serviced Hispanic
Unity of Florida in Hollywood and SOS
Children's Village in Coconut Creek.
SUN was originally developed by professor
Judith S. Tellerman, Ph.D. in Chicago.
FISP brought SUN to South Florida four years
ago after sponsoring research to verify it's
effectiveness. Through continual research
FISP has continued to improve and developed
enhancements to the program. In keeping with
this effort, FISP announces our collaboration
with Nova Southeastern University School of
Psychology and it's Director of the
Assessment and Consultation Center (SPACC)
Dr. Ralph E. Cash. This partnership
is for the purpose of furthering our
research and evaluation of the FISP SUN Program
enabling us to continue to enhance and
improve SUN effectiveness. The findings suggest
that the SUN model has an ability to produce
remarkable results in terms of improved
cognitive decision-making and social skills
in both troubled and normative teens and
pre-teens.
SUN is a very
flexible program that can be adapted and utilized with any
age group.
This adaptability has allowed FISP to
develop additional groups in partnership with many
agencies. This expansion has included
our SUNSHINE Club for the elderly in partnership
with the Health and Human Services Elderly
and Veterans Department in Broward County.
FISP will be starting groups at their
facility in December of 2006. The newly funded
Adam Silverman Memorial College SUN groups
are in developmentas well. A
partnership will be developed with several
area colleges to provide referrals to groups
on their campuses. FISP expects to
constantly expand and improve our SUN
based
programs with the help of Nova Southeastern
Universitys continuous research which will
provide data and constant improvement in all
the FISP SUN based programs.
The feeling of
belonging, acceptance and safety of having a confidential
peer and adult
support system can
effectively help the 27.3 percent
of
Floridas high
school students in
grades nine through
eleven that experienceddepression in 2005. It can give
the 14.5% of
that 27.3 %, who
seriously considered suicide and the 11.6% who made a
suicide plan the
confidence in
themselves to the stay alive. The alarming statistic showing
108.5% of youth
in the Hispanic
community as being depressed and 17.6% having made a plan to
accomplish
suicide shows the
urgent need in immigrant communities. Suicide is
the 5th
leading cause
of death for
youths 5-14
and the 3rd leading cause of death for youths
15-24. Data collected
by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) indicate that suicide emerges as
a significant problem during the high
school years, increases
among young adults
2024 years of age, and continues to increase
marginally over thenext two decades
of life.
Help FISP continue this disparately needed program through
donations and sponsorships.
See the SUN website at
www.
sunprogram.org
HELP
OUR TEENS, COLLEGE STUDENTS AND SENIORS LIVE MORE
SUCCESSFULLY!
SPONSOR A FISP Solutions Unlimited Now
☼ SUN GROUP ☼
  
HELP THEM ALL LEARN HOW TO SOLVE THEIR
PROBLEMS!
YOUR CONTRIBUTION WILL HELP THEM ALL
learn how to
BETTER
HANDLE THEIR DECISIONS
AND
BE A MORE PRODUCTIVE AND SUCCESSFUL.
The groups are structured to enable the teens
to help themselves and each other
learn how to find and implement well thought
out solutions to their problems. Each
group is facilitated by a SUN trained mental
health professional, who use various
modalities to help the group progress.
Groups include:
♦ 8
to 10 Participants
♦ 10 Weekly Group Meetings
♦ SUN Trained Adult Mental Health
Professional Group Facilitator
♦ All Program Materials
♦ Completion Party and
Completion Certificate
♦ Group
Research Data by Nova Southeastern University
I would like to Sponsor
____ $250
One Teen, College Student or Senior in a group
____ $500 Two Teens, College Students
or Seniors in a group
____ $1,250
Five Teens, College Students or Seniors in a
group
____ $2,500 One Complete Group of 10
Teens, College Students or Seniors
mail checks to address below made payable to:
FISP
2645 Executive Park Drive
Weston, FL 33331
I have enclosed a check in the amount of
$
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Charge
to Visa ______ Master Card ______ American
Express ______
Card#___________________ Expiration Date:
_________
Signature:
_____________________________________
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HELP FISP HELP TEENS, COLLEGE STUDENTS, SENIORS AND
SURVIVORS LIVE HEALTHIER, HAPPIER MORE
SUCCESSFUL LIVES!
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2009
National Survivors of Suicide Day
SURVIVING AFTER SUICIDE CONFERENCE
9:30 AM TO 4:00 PM
A Day of Healing for Survivors
and a Day of Education for
Professionals
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2009
"A Day of Healing"
NO CHARGE to attend
Continental Breakfast and
Box Lunch Provided
at
Broward County School Board Building
600 SE Third Ave. Fort Lauderdale,
FL 33301
Phone: (754) 321-0000
In cooperation with the
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
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Join us at our 2010
ANNUAL DINNER DANCE
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
TODAY!
Friday, April, 16, 2010
Honoring special people
who have made a difference
with
the FISP Humanitarian Award
Seven oclock in the evening
at
The Signature Grand
6900 State Road #84
Davie, Florida
Cocktail Reception...Dinner...Dancing
Silent
Auction
Featuring Entertainment and Music for dancing and your
listening pleasure
By the 11 piece Band
The Five Boroughs
$100
per person
President
Ways and Means
Executive Director
Harry Rosen Judi Robaina
Jackie Rosen
Sponsor Opportunities
£
Save-A- LIFE-
Four tables of (10) & Event Sponsorship
Award..............$10,000
Newspaper Publicity and Journal Front Cover
£
LIFESAVER- Three Tables of Ten (10) & Center
Two (2) Pages
....$ 7,500
£
LIFE PRESERVER- Two Table of Ten & Outside Back
Cover Page
$ 5,000
£
Table of Ten & Inside Front or Back
Cover Page.
..............................$ 2,500
£
LIFEGUARD-
Table of Ten
& One inside Page
.
...$ 1,500
£
LIFELINE-
Table of Tens
& 1/2 Page
......
.$ 1,000
£
HELPING
HAND- Four (4) Tickets & 1/4
Page
.
. $ 500
*
Available on first come basis *
Advertising deadline March 30, 2010
Dance at the Love IN
AD SIZES & RATES
£
Full Page - 5-1/2 x 8-1/2
..$ 500
£ Half Page 5-1/2 x 4-1/4
.$ 300
£ One Third Page 5-1/2 x
2-7/8
.
.$250
£ One Quarter Page- 5-1/2 x 2-1/8
...$125
£ Business Card
.$100
£ One
Eighth Page- 2-3/4 x 2-1/8
....$ 50
£ One
line on Supporter
Page......................................................$
25
* Available
on first come basis * Advertising deadline
April 5, 2006
Please make checks to FISP and mail to
FISP
C/o Harry M. Rosen, President
1253 Manor Drive South
Weston, Florida 33331
Or charge to MasterCard____
Visa____ American Express____
Please include the following information
Acct #:
___________________Expiration Date:
__________Zip Code of
Billing Address______
Name:
___________________________________ Signature:
______________________________
Please Print
Phone:
__________________________________
Email: __________________________________
Advertising or Special Message:
_____________________________________________________
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FISP
is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit all volunteer corporation
registered with the State of Florida
Eye On FISP:
FISP thanks the Broward County
School Board their support by hosting
FISP's Annual
Survivors of Suicide Day Conference on
November 19th 2006. Thank you Board member
and Conference Chair Arlene Simon for working
to make this Day of Healing for Survivors a
success.
FISP thanks the
Children's Services Council of Broward, the YMCA, Eli
Lilly the
Broward County School District, the Broward
County Juvenile Justice System, and the
Coral Springs Community Chest for their
support of our SUN Program.
Thank you to all our volunteers that make the
FISP programs possible.
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Survivors Notes:
This section will expand for those loved ones
who have survived a suicide, and for those
who have attempted suicide, to recount their
stories. By telling your stories, you will be able
to help those who have experienced the trauma
and can benefit to know that they are not
alone. For those contemplating suicide, your
stories may give them the second option they
need to reach out for help. And for others,
it may just alert them to the warning signs of those
around them. feel free to contact the
editor to submit your stories at
fisp@earthlink.net
or Fax to (954) 384-7988.
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How you can help?
Help us by working together to provide programs to our
community.
You can help by:
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Become a member of FISP.
Members receive:
The FISP newsletter - "The Initiative"
A Membership Card and Prevention Pin
Invitations to all Events
Brochures explaining our Programs
Dues are $35.00 annually
Mail to:
FISP
2645 Executive Park Drive
Weston, Florida 33331
(954) 384-0344
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Donating your time.
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Donating money to our Programs.
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Attending our events.
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Sponsoring our events.
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Sponsoring a child in the SUN Program
call our office for
volunteer opportunities (954) 384-0344 and help us prevent
more families from
experiencing the pain of losing a loved one to suicide.
Contact us to sign up.
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