Do:

• Realize that the future won't be the same without you.

• Seek help immediately if you feel overwhelmed!

• Find someone you can talk to; parents, friends, pastor/priest, youth leader, coaches, teachers, liaison officers, crisis intervention, etc.

• Get involved with youth groups, church, school activities, volunteer work, hobbies, etc.

• Avoid using alcohol and/or drugs:
  -it is a temporary escape that avoids finding a real solution
  -it makes you less likely to think before you act

• Trust that your future holds friendships, love, happiness and self-worth.

• Grab someone you care about and do the things that make you laugh.

  Don't:

• Don't tolerate physical, emotional or sexual abuse from anyone.

• Don't choose suicide--problems are temporary, but suicide is permanent.