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Covid-19=crush of hope=an alarming rise in suicide in young adults. For me, comedy serves as a creative buffer allowing me to deflect the onslaught of daily bad news. But, at 23, I once abandoned my natural sense of humor, instead drowned in a dark moment, prompting a suicide attempt. Paradoxically, this was the single most inspirational moment of my life. I share my story on how a serendipitous encounter reshaped my loss of hope into a shield of courage to protect me from future life trauma.

I wrote this in 2018, after a CDM student suicide.

STUDENTS HELPING STUDENTS: Concerned with student depression caused by pandemic's social isolation, self injury and suicide, Junior, Param Desagani, took action, creating a website to provide information and advice to teenagers on mental health. See: https://helpkeepalife.org/
Mr. Param offers informative podcasts, interviewing specialists in mental health.
Param Desagani is the perfect model for Dr. Sonny Magana's "transcendent learner", one who reaches beyond classroom academics to promote positive change in the world.

PROMOTING OPTIMISM, HOPE AND MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH GAMES:
The Power of Living Gamefully.
At the heart of SuperBetter is the Live Gamefully® method, a framework that brings the psychological strengths and mindset of gameplay to real life. The method promotes new levels of personal growth as a result of stress and change.

That's why it's called SuperBetter.
https://www.superbetter.com/

SuperBetter is backed by science.It’s validated in randomized controlled and clinical trials to build resilience and improve mental health.

SuperBetter offers proactive response to the COVID-19 mental health crisis.

THE RECOVERY VILLAGE
Though Recovery Village is a medical institution in Washington, treating mental health disorders, they provide a wealth of resources for caregivers to identify depression and related substance abuse issues.

Please see:
https://www.ridgefieldrecovery.com/treatments/co-occurring-disorders/depression/

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