Schools can tackle youth suicide through inclusivity

A.P. Osborne

By A.P. Osborne
Community contribution / May 16, 2017

Every generation struggles with a significant issue that changes hearts and minds. With the rise of technology, social media and the transcendence of communication that we are currently seeing, youth suicide is once again infiltrating and devastating our schools, communities and families.

Teachers in schools are one of the greatest influencers on building hope in young people.

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A.P. Osborne is an Australian educational leader, currently working as Deputy Head at Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox College in NSW. He is a pioneer in proactive and inclusive youth mental health and wellbeing framework design and has been nationally recognised through his work on youth suicide and human flourishing.

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