Lord Protector Jim Hood issued the following statement.
Attorney
General Jim Hood launched an app Monday for students struggling with
depression, bullying, drug use, and other problems common among teens.
The
“Students Against Violence” app
is a place where students who are struggling with thoughts of suicide
or are in a home where there is domestic violence can turn to local and
national resources to
help them through such situations. The app includes categories for
depression/anxiety, self-harm, suicide prevention, youth drug abuse,
bullying, school violence, teen dating violence, domestic violence,
underage drinking, and electronic cigarettes.
“I
know kids won't go look at our office's website for brochures that we
have on these topics, so we decided an app like this would be a better
way to reach them,” General Hood
said. “I hope kids who don’t feel comfortable talking to someone in
person about their problems will be able to use this as a first step,
recognize their problem, and find a way to address it.”
The
app, which is available for free download on iPhone and Android phones,
breaks out the situations listed above into separate sections,
describes what a person may feel, think,
or experience during that scenario, explains warning signs to identify
in yourself or others, and lists resources for more help, such as the
Mississippi Department of Education’s “Connections” Hotline for school
violence reporting or the Mississippi Department
of Mental Health’s Helpline. The phones numbers are directly linked so
the user can call from within the app.
“This
information isn’t new, we’re just presenting it in a new way to
students who do everything from the palm of their hand,” General Hood
said. “I encourage teachers, school
counselors, coaches, and anyone else who works with teenagers to
encourage them to download this app. It could be the thing that prevents
them from causing harm to themselves or others.”
"I
am proud that General Hood and Mississippi are the first in the nation
to provide this valuable resource, not only for Mississippi’s youth but
for those who work with
youth,” said Jason Foundation President Clark Flatt. “I am proud that
so many of Mississippi’s state agencies lent their support to enable
this app to address so many issues facing our youth.”
This
project is a collaboration between General Hood and the Jason
Foundation, with input from several state agencies and partners such as
the Department of Mental Health, Mississippi
Department of Education, Mississippi chapter of the National Alliance
on Mental Illness, and The Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi. The
Jason Foundation, Inc. is a group dedicated to the prevention of the
silent epidemic of youth suicide through educational
and awareness programs that equip young people, educators, youth
workers, and parents with the tools and resources to help identify and
assist at-risk youth.
8 comments:
This must be a campaign weapon because an app that addresses bullying can surely be used against Tate.
Hood has got to be the most useless and worthless AG the state has ever had. It seems he's always wanted to be a social worker or something because he's scared to death of prosecuting anyone. In his present role, the best thing he could do is have a bullying junior/senior in high school presectured to the full extent of the law and do some time. That would send a message that the adults care about your safety. God only know how worthless Hood would be as a Governor.
Well, when he tries to prosecute, it is the most epic failure ever seen. See RSS x2
138... Tate is gonna lose regardless. Thanks for playing though
Reeves is going to lose to RSS? Don't think so.
1:38, you actually typed out that comment and clicked submit before you thought better of it? You think the attorney general of the state should start prosecuting grade school bullies? And you think calling him worthless and useless for not doing this is supporting your idea that he is not genuine in fighting bullying? Any idea how pathetic and hypocritical this makes you sound?
Hood has left no remarkable impression on keeping Mississippians safe. This is merely a gimmick for re-election. The state if rife with corruption, the state auditor is uncovering lots of embezzlement, but Jim Hood sits on his hands, and says nothing.
@3:38 No, he is not genuine in fighting bullying. As stated above, it's an election year gimmick to make you "feel" like he's doing something. He's done just about nothing for Mississippians in his current role because he's one of the swamp creatures.
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