Suicide Prevention Speaker to Address Schools

Lourdes continues its fight to help erase the mental health stigma by bringing back “Minding Your Mind,” Youth Suicide Prevention Speaker, Drew Bergman to western Kentucky.
 
Bergman’s mental health awareness message will be heard by more than 3,500 high school and middle school students on Thursday, November 30. Bergman will speak to students at Graves County and Mayfield High Schools, along with Graves and Mayfield Middle Schools. His message will center on positive coping skills and helping students understand how their brains work and providing them with mindful exercises to manage their stress and anxiety.
 
Bergman graduated from Temple University with a degree in Business Marketing. While his future is bright, his teenage years were filled with tremendous sadness resulting from a severe case of depression. His sophomore year of high school, Bergman attempted suicide for the second time.
 
He is a 2014 recipient of the Need In Deed Community Partner Award. He was a presenter at the national SADD conference and was one of the keynote speakers at the Pennsylvania State PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports) Conference where he presented to 1,000 educators and school counselors.