This “Back to School” segment done by journalist, Caroline Flynn, is a wonderful demonstration of how the media can highlight a sensitive topic while using safe messaging and compassion when interviewing youth. 

News coverage of the Anchorage Collaborate Coalition Community Celebration.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE receives an Outstanding Leadership award from Spirit of Youth. 

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A new campaign hopes to address Alaska’s high rates of teen suicide. Channel 2’s Marti Glaser spoke Thursday with West High School sophomore Katherine Murray as well as senior Kathryn Casello, the youth representative for the Statewide Suicide Prevention Council.

Two Alaska teens have started a statewide movement in an effort to reduce the high rate of suicide amongst their peers. Their message to kids who might be contemplating suicide is… You are not alone.

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