Note: If you or anyone you know are experiencing signs of depression or suicidal ideation, please reach out to local healthcare professionals or call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
In honor of national suicide prevention week, in this week’s episode replay I read a paper I wrote on the topic of depression, suicide, and computer science education. This paper is formatted into the following sections: 1) A vignette on my own experiences coping with depression and suicide; 2) Statistics on depression and suicide as it relates to various populations computer science educators work with; 3) A vignette of a computer science educator helping a student through depression and suicidal thoughts; 4) Risk factors and warning signs; 5) Suggestions for providing support; 6) A vignette from a computer science educator's perspective on a student who committed suicide; and 7) Closing thoughts.
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How to Get Started with Computer Science Education
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0:00 Intro
4:38 Vignette 1: Jared
10:45 Statistics on suicide
17:44 Statics on depression
20:30 Vignette 2: Chris and Elliott
28:14 Risk factors and warning signs
32:28 Suggestions for providing support
37:04 Vignette 3: Alex and Sam
40:55 Closing thoughts
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