Wisconsin Foundation Forges Educational Alliance with National Policy Magazine to Combat Youth Suicide in the State

Press Release (Milwaukee, WI): Astoundingly, suicide is the Number 2 killer of children in Wisconsin. And efforts to prevent youth suicide in the state are receiving a big boost because of a new alliance forged by the Charles E. Kubly Foundation with a national mental health policy magazine, foundation officials announced today. Thousands of Wisconsin school and health care personnel will receive the upcoming youth-themed issue of Advancing Suicide Prevention, a professional publication that goes to 20,000 health policy leaders and influencers across the country. Funding from the Kubly Foundation will expand this core circulation by 5,000 additional professionals throughout the state. These include leaders and "gatekeepers" who can influence youth and policies affecting their well being - guidance counselors, school psychologists, child and adolescent psychiatrists and other professionals in Wisconsin. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for Wisconsin young people - and that makes it a major public health problem in Wisconsin, according to health officials. Between the years 1999-2002, 430 Wisconsin youngsters age 10-24 died by their own hand, making Wisconsin the 16th highest state in the nation in youth suicide.