I'm Glad You Stayed Project

Friends Helping Friends,
In Loving Memory of Dylan Salge

QPR TRAINING

QUESTION. PERSUADE. REFER.

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RESOURCE TABLES

FREE SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCES

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BAG TAGS & HELMET STICKERS

YOU MATTER/ 988 BAG TAGS & HELMET STICKERS

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Mission Statement

The I'm Glad You Stayed Project strives to educate the public, especially teenagers, on real-time suicide prevention actions and provide free resources to save the lives of those struggling with mental health and suicidal ideation. We are not professionals, just friends helping friends, trying to make a difference!

We are a federally recognized 501(c) non-profit and rely on volunteers to run our project.

Photo by Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
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Goal 1

Get resources and information out to middle schools and high schools across the United States and globally.

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Goal 2

To ignite the conversation on mental health and suicide, and provide information that is not taught in schools.

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Goal 3

Prevent suicide and guide teens to free resources that can help them.

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Our I’m Glad You Stayed Project Ambassador responsibilities are: 
to share our IGYSP suicide prevention and awareness resources with your peers and community; when available, help work the I’m Glad You Stayed Project table at organizational events and participate in any I’m Glad You Stayed Project sponsored events; approach your personal clubs, sports teams, organizations, or school counselors to ask if they would like to be provided with our complimentary IGYSP wristbands and pamphlets. (Refer them to this website to order.)
Guide anyone struggling to the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988. 
Call 911 if someone approaches you who is in immediate crisis.
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Aftermath by Dottie Schley
Produced by the I'm Glad You Stayed Project
Filmed March 2022

A story about the aftermath of suicide, as told by a mother and friends. Thank you to Kylie Melloy, Deann Janis, and Hiruni Sumanasiri for sharing your photos with us to use in this film!

Abbey Schley

President & Founding Member

Deann Janis

Vice-President & Founding Member

Dottie Schley

Secretary, Q.P.R Trainer & Founding Member

Micki Salge

Treasurer & Founding Member

Sheila Pinter

Advisor

IAN PROBST

Lead Ambassador

Haley Phoenix

Event Advisor & Speaker