1. Video Storyboard
Name of video:
Understand the Warning Signs:
Preventing Teen Depression
and Suicide
Background: Photo of
depressed teen
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Intro Photo
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2. Video Storyboard
Name of video:
Understand the Warning Signs:
Preventing Teen Depression
and Suicide
Background:
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White/American Typewriter
Description of this scene:
Introduction/Title Slide
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Understanding the
Warning Signs:
Preventing Teen
Depression and Suicide
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3. Video Storyboard
Name of video:
Understand the Warning Signs:
Preventing Teen Depression
and Suicide
Background:
Black
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White/American Typewriter
Actual text:
Depression:
A disturbance in mood,
thought, and body
characterized by varying
degrees of sadness,
disappointment, loneliness,
self-doubt and guilt.
Description of this scene:
Definition of Depression
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Depression:
A disturbance in mood, thought,
and body characterized by varying
degrees of sadness, disappointment,
loneliness, self-doubt and guilt.
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Depression is a
disturbance in mood,
thought, and body
characterized by varying
degrees of sadness,
disappointment,
loneliness, self-doubt and
guilt.
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4. Video Storyboard
Name of video:
Understand the Warning Signs:
Preventing Teen Depression
and Suicide
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White/American Typewriter
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During a given school year,
it is estimated that 8 to 12
percent of high-school
students will have
depression. Of those who
are diagnosed, only 1 out
of 3 teens will receive
treatment for their
depression.
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Depression Fact Sheet
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During a given school year, it is estimated that
8 to 12 percent of high-school students
will have depression. Of those who are diagnosed,
only 1 out of 3 teens will receive
treatment for their depression.
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Depression is an illness.
It is not a character
weakness and usually
does not go away on its
own. If left untreated, it
could lead to serious
consequences, including
suicide.
Symptoms of depression
must persist most of the
day for two weeks or
more.
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5. Video Storyboard
Name of video:
Understand the Warning Signs:
Preventing Teen Depression
and Suicide
Background:
Photo of sleeping teen
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Blue/Arial
Description of this scene:
How can you tell if a teen is depressed?
PHYSICAL SIGNS
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Lack of energy, excessive
sleeping, loss of appetite,
headaches, stomach pains
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Symptoms of depression
include the following:
-Trouble sleeping or
sleeping too much
- Loss of appetite of
eating too much
-Physical complaints,
including frequent
stomach distress or
headaches, or symptoms
of anxiety like a racing
heart or shortness of
breath
-Low energy and
lethargy that may be
interpreted by others as
laziness or a sign of drug
use
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6. Video Storyboard
Name of video:
Understand the Warning Signs:
Preventing Teen Depression
and Suicide
Background:
Photo of crying teen
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Orange/Arial
Description of this scene:
How can you tell if a teen is depressed?
VERBAL AND NON-VERBAL SIGNS
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Lack of interest in
previously enjoyable
activities, irritability,
withdrawal from others,
neglect of appearance,
crying spells
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At times, teen present
other signs that are more
verbal or non-verbal but
not physical. These signs
include:
-A loss of interest in
friends or previously
enjoyed activities
- Excessive irritability
that causes others to feel
like they have to walk on
egg-shells
-Neglect of appearance
And
-Crying spells in the
middle of class or times
that seem random to
others
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7. Video Storyboard
Name of video:
Understand the Warning Signs:
Preventing Teen Depression
and Suicide
Background:
Photo of grade report
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White/Arial
Description of this scene:
How can you tell a teen is depressed?
CLASSROOM SIGNS
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Unusual or chronic
sleeping in class, Grades
drop, withdrawal from
friends or class discussion,
hungry
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In addition to the
physical signs and nonverbal and verbal signs,
there are a few signs in
the classroom to look for
such as:
-Unusual or chronic
sleeping in class
-Grades drop
significantly
-Withdrawal from friends
or class discussions
and
-Hungry (stomach
growling or hunger
complaints)
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8. Video Storyboard
Name of video:
Understand the Warning Signs:
Preventing Teen Depression
and Suicide
Background:
Black
Color/Type/Size of Font:
White/American Typewriter
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What do you do now?
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What do you do now?
WHAT DO YOU DO NOW?
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9. Video Storyboard
Name of video:
Understand the Warning Signs:
Preventing Teen Depression
and Suicide
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What do you do now?
GET MORE INFO
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White/American Typewriter
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Talk to the student.
Ask how they are feeling.
Are they getting enough
sleep?
Are they eating?
Be open and honest –
inform the student that
you are going to refer
them to their school
counselor
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Narration:
Talk to the student.
Ask how they are feeling.
Are they getting enough
sleep?
Are they eating?
Be open and honest –
inform the student that
you are going to refer
them to their school
counselor
Talk to the student.
Ask how they are feeling.
Are they getting enough sleep?
Are they eating?
Be open and honest –
inform the student that you are going to refer
them to their school counselor.
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10. Video Storyboard
Name of video:
Understand the Warning Signs:
Preventing Teen Depression
and Suicide
Background:
Photo of counselor talking
with a teenage boy
Description of this scene:
What do you do now?
REFER TO A COUNSELOR
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Counselors are trained to
conduct suicide
assessments, talk with
other helping professionals
and parents about the best
treatment for the student
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Most often, it is
imperative for school
teachers to relay
concerns about individual
students to a counselor,
school nurse or other
support person in the
school.
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11. Video Storyboard
Name of video:
Understand the Warning Signs:
Preventing Teen Depression
and Suicide
Background:
Photo of teacher meeting
with parent and student
Description of this scene:
What do you do now?
IT’S AN AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITY - WHAT IF A
COUNSELOR IS NOT AVAILABLE?
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Don’t delay! Get in contact
with the student’s parent
or guardian immediately.
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In some cases, like an
afterschool activity, a
school counselor may be
unavailable. Therefore, it
is encouraged that
teachers talk directly to
the student’s parent or
guardian about changes
in behavior that may
suggest a problem.
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12. Video Storyboard
Name of video:
Understand the Warning Signs:
Preventing Teen Depression
and Suicide
Background:
Black
Color/Type/Size of Font:
White/American Typewriter
Actual text:
Check in with the student
at least twice a week.
Let the school counselor or
parents know
of any positive changes or
other
concerns you may have.
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What’s next?
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Check in with the student at least twice a week.
Let the school counselor or parents know
of any positive changes or other
concerns you may have.
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It is important that after
the correct referrals are
made (either to the
counselor or parents)
that school personnel
continues to check in the
with the student and look
for positive changes or
symptoms that continue
to stay the same.
Together, the school
teachers, counselors,
nurses, and parents can
help the student get
treatment for their
depression.
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13. Video Storyboard
Name of video:
Understand the Warning Signs:
Preventing Teen Depression and
Suicide
Background:
Black
Color/Type/Size of Font:
White/American Typewriter
Actual text:
National Suicide Prevention
Hotline:
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Suicide Prevention Resource
Center
www.sprc.org
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Resources for Depression Suicide Prevention
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National Suicide Prevention Hotline:
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
www.sprc.org
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
www.afsp.org
American Foundation for Suicide
Prevention
www.afsp.org
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