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Saving lives with second wind fund
The Second Wind Fund is a teen suicide prevention program headquartered in Colorado, United States.
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Second Wind provides professional counseling services for youth 19 and under who are uninsured or underinsured and at-risk for suicide. Nearly 4,300 youth have been referred from approximately 400 schools and other agencies throughout Colorado.
Second Wind was initiated by Green Mountain Presbyterian Church after a series of four suicides at neighboring Green Mountain High School in 2001–2002.
Second Wind works with licensed professional therapists who have significant experience working with youth at-risk for suicide. Typically, school mental health staff contact Second Wind and describe a situation in which a youth is struggling with suicidal thoughts but is impeded from receiving mental health services because of inadequate insurance or family finances. Second Wind then pays for up to 12 counseling sessions per youth.