Soul Alive's response to the surge in teen suicides

Writing, talking about and even just mentioning the word suicide feels uncomfortable. But after the recent surge in young people taking their own lives just in the Sydney area and a study coming out from Sydney University predicting an increase of up to 25% in suicides over the next five years in those aged between 15 - 24, this is no longer something we can brush aside because it feels uncomfortable to talk about.

I do not have any children of my own yet and I know there are more qualified people to comment and offer advice on what we should be doing to help support our youth more. However I/Soul Alive do believe we can still help in two main ways.

  1. Greater Awareness. By simply shinning a light on this heartbreaking situation maybe a parent, teacher or a friend somewhere might take a moment to check in with that young person who they think might be doing it a bit tough right now and that small moment might mean all the difference.

  2. Meditation. I honestly believe that introducing meditation in way that is interesting and enjoyable can really resonate with those in this age bracket. By removing the ‘Woo woo’ element that is often attached to meditation and treating it like taking yourself on a mini vacation where you’re simply giving the mind a break from all the ‘crap’ we all have to go through.

    And that’s why we’ve giving anyone aged between 15-24 a free membership to our upcoming 5-Week Mindfulness Experience - 5-Alive. Where we’ll be delivering 5 live-guided meditation sessions each week for 5 weeks starting from next week (7th Sept).

    If you’re in that age bracket and keen to give this meditation thing a go, then fill in your details below and we’ll be in touch to organise your membership.

    If you’re a parent, grandparent, teacher, friend, brother, sister, anyone that would like give someone who’s in this age bracket a pass to the 5-week Experience, fill in their details below and we’ll zip them a msg letting them know the good news.

Much love always, Luke and Soul Alive 💛

 

To find out more about the 5-Week Mindfulness Experience in general CLICK HERE

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