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Michael Buonauro Foundation Brings SOS to
55,000 Florida Students
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Judy and Frank Buonauro, whose son Michael died by
suicide in 2004, provided the SOS Signs of Suicide® Prevention Program to
55,000 high school students in Orange County, Florida, through the foundation
they created in Michael’s memory during the 2005-2006 school year.
Michael Buonauro died by suicide May 28, 2004, one day after his 25th birthday. |
His parents are determined to spare others from the heartbreak of losing a
child to suicide. They have committed themselves to working to help young
people in their state, who may be at risk for suicide, get the help they need.
The Buonauro’s created the Michael Buonauro Foundation, and through it have
secured the SOS Signs of Suicide® Prevention Program for all public and private
high school students in Orange County (Orlando), Florida, in 2005-2006 with
plans to expand the program throughout Central Florida in the upcoming academic
year.
In their own words:
Our son, Michael, died by suicide in May of 2004. He was the light of our lives,
and we will miss him every minute of every day until the day we die.
We have created the Michael Buonauro Foundation as a living memorial to
Michael. It is our goal that through the foundation we will be able to help
other young people who may also be at risk for suicide get the help that they
need, while sparing other parents the heartache we have experienced.
As long time residents of Orange County, Florida, we have chosen to start right
here in our community. Through the Michael Buonauro Foundation, we provided a
suicide prevention program for all secondary school students throughout Orange
County during the 2005-2006 school year. We have selected to fund the highly
respected, evidence-based
SOS Signs of Suicide® Prevention Program.
Participating schools received a free kit of materials containing everything
needed to implement the program school-wide. In addition, we also funded
trainings for school personnel. It is our hope that the program will soon be
expanded to schools throughout Central Florida.
Judy and Frank Buonauro
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Screening for Mental Health, Inc.
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