Life is Precious TM
SummaryLife Is Precious employs innovative, culturally-tailored services to prevent suicide among Latina teens in New York City. |
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
One in six Latina teenage girls in the United States will attempt suicide; in New York City the rate is even higher than the national average. Life is Precious compliments traditional outpatient mental health services by addressing the needs of girls age 12-16 and their families for culturally competant, family-centered youth development services, case management, educational enrichment and mentoring.
Activities
Life is Precious provides girls and their families culturally-relevant and creative art therapy, tutoring and mentoring designed to prevent suicide, improve family function and advance career outlooks for girls
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $6,750
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $43,250
Total Funding Goal: $50,000
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This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
•Reduction - in suicide/suicide attempts •Replication - easily reproduced, innovative treatment model that addresses a documented crisis that has eluded successful treatment through traditional community and psychiatric-based approaches
Project Message
Project maximizes Latina teens individual strengths as well as family and Latino Community to reduce risks of suicide
- Dr. Rosa M. Gil, President and CEO
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Adam Szczepanski
Development Manager
214 West 29 Street, 8th floor
New York, New York 10001
United States
212-219-1618
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Project Sponsor
Organization
Comunilife, Inc
214 w. 29th St.
New York City,
NY
10001
United States
212-219-1618
http://www.comunilife.org
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
United States
and can also be found under 
Children.
For more information about United States, read the Human Development Report on United States or the Wikipedia entry for United States.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on June 3, 2009
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