Suicide prevention forum tonight at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Norwood

From Pennsylvania-

The third and final session of “You’re Not Alone,” a forum for adults struggling following the recent suicides of Interboro High School students is at 7 tonight in St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church.

The topic is Suicide Prevention and Awareness and the guest speaker will be Meghan Root of Project Reach in Media, according to Father Michael Knight, priest-in-charge.

Root will focus on how adults can initiate constructive discussion about suicide and or suicidal feelings with their children, or other teens, Knight said.

“We will show adults how to start that conversation,” he said.

For the last three Thursday evenings, Knight has opened the doors of the church as a way of offering “sanctuary” to adults suffering with grief in some way. His purpose is to offer encouragement, counseling and healing.

Those who wish to join in a spiritual exercise at the close of the program are welcome, he said.

St. Stephen’s is one of many churches in the Interboro Ministerium that sprang into action once word of the suicides were made public.

The church is located at 128 Chester Pike, Norwood.

http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2010/03/26/news/doc4baad84b10644279698594.txt