By: Chloe Davis, Intern.

On the 17th “Life Guard” (guarding people lives) training for youth that focuses on anti-bullying, oppression issues and suicide prevention

May 17th 4:00pm-8:00pm

Warehouse 21

Community Panel

May 17th 7:00-8:00 pm

Warehouse 21

Training for Providers

May 18th 8:30 am-1:00 pm

Santa Fe Lodge

For the first time since it began in 1994, the Trevor Project is coming to New Mexico, and not a moment too soon.

Being a teen is hard, and sometimes life becomes too much. In the US alone, suicide is the third greatest cause of death among 15 to 24-year-olds. To make matters worse LGBT (lesbian gay bisexual and transgender) youth are four times more likely to commit suicide during their teenage years; they are 8.4 times more likely to try and succeed after being rejected by their family.

The Trevor project travels around the country to spread information about this horrible problem and the ways it can be helped and prevented, but it has never been to New Mexico (which has one of the higher LGBT suicide rates in the country according to Sky Gray, executive director of SFMC) until now. On May  17 and 18  the Trevor Project joins hands with the Santa Fe Mountain Center for two days of suicide prevention and awareness training.

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by Chloe Davis, SFR intern

IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY

Reception
4-8 pm
Saturday, Feb.  20

50 E. San Francisco St.

Exhibition is free and open to the public

Whether or not artistic talent runs in the family, any common interest is something to celebrate. Susan Kelly, her daughter Rachel Kelly and her granddaughter Sara Grab all celebrate their common interest in art by holding a benefit for the Santa Fe Youth Shelters, in which they will be selling their artwork. Susan draws from photos of teenagers, Rachel creates whimsical paintings and  collages and Sara shows a series of photographs of elderly people holding photos of themselves when they were very young.

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Here is perhaps the most surprising finding from a new survey of what teenagers want from online news: “BEWARE OF TOO MUCH SCROLLING AND CLICKING.”

“I don’t know if it is just me, but scrolling down a bunch of information is more overwhelming to me,” says William, 18.

“I don’t really want to click on things,” says Maria, 14.

So much for the internet. Scrolling and clicking are out. That leaves…reading? No.

“They fuzz out when confronted with long, uninterrupted blocks of text,” the survey says. “They don’t seem to be able to absorb information or become interested in it unless it’s broken up and illustrated.”

OK, got it: Pictures are good. Happy pictures.

“Teens can find the very subjects of the news stressful. News of crimes and wars makes them feel unsafe. News about the economy and the environment worries them.”

If “the news is too time-consuming, difficult or unpleasant, it’s not worth the effort.”

We feel that. Why bother trying to “get” anything? It’s a lot of work.

“Understanding the news is not always easy for them… [M]ost news stories and sites assume users possess a certain background of orienting knowledge about issues, players and history – knowledge many teens don’t have…

“They don’t want to ‘follow the news.’ That would mean mastering daily ins and outs of a variety of news stories, which requires more background, time and interest than they have.”

The news site of the future? It’s already here. See it after the cut. (Sorry, you’ll have to click.)

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