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    Epic Charter Schools is providing free mental health counseling services to its students and staff through partnerships with YouthCare of Oklahoma and YCO Alliance. The initiative was announced during National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. EPIC Superintendent Bart Banfield said ending the stigma around discussing mental health, especially in schools, is long overdue given Oklahoma's high suicide rate. EPIC serves around 28,000 students statewide and aims to prioritize wellness for students and employees.

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    Epic Charter Schools is providing free mental health counseling services to its students and staff through partnerships with YouthCare of Oklahoma and YCO Alliance. The initiative was announced during National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. EPIC Superintendent Bart Banfield said ending the stigma around discussing mental health, especially in schools, is long overdue given Oklahoma's high suicide rate. EPIC serves around 28,000 students statewide and aims to prioritize wellness for students and employees.

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    Every student at EPIC Charter (3,&6XSHULQWHQGHQW%DUW%DQÀHOG of death in Oklahoma. The state has ing cause of self-harm in students,”
    Schools will now have access to men- said the time has come to end the the 15th highest suicide rate among %DQÀHOG VDLG ´(3,&·V PRWWR LV ¶'DUH
    tal health counseling thanks to a stigma surrounding the discussion the 50 states. Nationally, in the same Greatly,’ and part of that ethos must
    partnership between EPIC and Youth- of mental health issues, especially in year, according to the American include daring to open the door for
    Care of Oklahoma and YCO Alliance. the state’s school systems. Foundation for Suicide Prevention, real change when it comes to the
    The initiative, which includes free “As educators, we, along with par- 7.4 percent of youth in grades 9-12 mental health of our children and
    counseling for EPIC students, was HQWV DQG IDPLOLHV DUH RIWHQ WKH ÀUVW reported at least one suicide attempt citizens.”
    announced in recognition of National line of defense when it comes to spot- in the last 12 months. If you or someone you know is in
    Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. ting and addressing the warning 7KHVHDODUPLQJVWDWLVWLFV%DQÀHOG crisis, please call the National Sui-
    Additionally, EPIC faculty and staff VLJQV RI VHOIKDUPµ %DQÀHOG VDLG said, are proof that the time is long cide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-
    will continue to have access to free “National Suicide Prevention Aware- overdue for a change in the way Okla- 273-TALK (8255) or contact the Crisis
    counseling sessions from Chance to ness Month is an excellent opportu- homans approach mental illness. Text Line by texting TALK to 741741.
    Change, an Oklahoma City-based nity to double down on our efforts to “As the state’s third-largest public EPIC is the state’s third-largest
    mental health and substance abuse end the stigma surrounding open and school system, we place a high pre- public school system. It serves ap-
    FRXQVHOLQJQRQSURÀWZLWK\HDUVRI honest discussions about the state of mium on self-care and wellness,” he proximately 28,000 students state-
    experience. Services can be utilized mental health of our students and all said, “not only for the students in our wide in the 2019-2020 school year
    in person but are guaranteed via Oklahomans.” care but for every EPIC employee.” and currently employs more than
    phone or video conferencing. Employ- According to the most recent data “Students come to EPIC for a myri-  FHUWLÀHG WHDFKHUV DQG SULQFL-
    ees also have access to online cours- (2017) from the Centers for Disease ad of reasons, not the least of which is pals located in every county across
    es pertaining to self-care and mental Control and Prevention, suicide that bullying occurred in their tradi- the state. For more information, visit
    health awareness. ranked as the eighth-leading cause tional school setting, which is a lead- www.epiccharterschools.org.

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