State Board of Education meeting at the William B. Travis Building on Sept. 13, 2019, featuring the 2019 Heroes for Children awards with 15 honored volunteers throughout Texas. (Photos by Bob Daemmrich 512-469-9700)
We are pleased to announce that S.T.O.P. founder, Brenda George, has received the prestigious, TEA Heroes for Children Award. The Award ceremony occurred at The State Board of Education September board meeting.
Fifteen school volunteers, who collectively have devoted 179 years of service to the Texas public schools, were honored by the State Board of Education on Sept. 13 as Heroes for Children.
For more information about the Heroes for Children Award and how to nominate a candidate, contact heroes@tea.texas.gov or call (512) 463-9007.
Disaster Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990 (press 2 for Spanish), or text TalkWithUs for English or Hablanos for Spanish to 66746. Spanish speakers from Puerto Rico can text Hablanos to 1-787-339-2663.
Due to the extreme contagion of the Corona Virus 2019, the S.T.O.P. Board of Directors has decided to suspend any indoor assemblies until further notice. The Board of Directors and founder Brenda George are working hard to find creative ways to continue to help parents, educators, and school-age peers to be able to help any child in need of a message of hope.
COVID-19 Has assuradly increased the suicide rate in our communities. Though their are no statistics to give at this time, feelings of hopelessness and fear of an uncertain future can exacerbate an already alarmingly increased rate of suicide in our teens and young adults and STOP aims to mitigate this effect.
There is more than one way to seek help if feeling overwhelmed by the circumstances of this virus and the isolation it has caused.
Contact your doctor or a mental health professional to help you cope with suicidal thoughts.
Call a mental health crisis number or a suicide hotline. In the U.S., call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 any time of day — press “1” to reach the Veterans Crisis Line or use Lifeline Chat.
Call 911 or your local emergency number.
Reach out to a close friend or loved one.
Contact a minister, spiritual leader, or someone else in your faith community.
The individuals you will reach out to through these avenues can help you to navigate through these trying times, and to come out happier, healthier and stronger on the other side. There will be an end to this pandemic.
