Cheers to Fosters.com in New Hampshire for this article on social work graduate student Jayde Cherico, who is working with a local coalition to prevent suicides.

Suicide is the second leading cause of death among people aged 15 to 34 in New Hampshire, the article said. Cherico is focusing on research on barriers that prevent people from committing suicide by jumping to their deaths.

Cherico is a National Association of Social Workers member and a student in the University of New Hampshire social work program.

To learn more about how social workers help prevent suicide visit NASW’s Help Starts Here Suicide Prevention Web page by clicking here.