BOSTON — A tidal wave of behavioral health issues among young people during the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted Congress to reinvigorate suicide prevention programs targeting teens. A bipartisan proposal co-sponsored by U.S. Representative Lori Trahan, D-Westford, would reauthorize programs established under the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act, which support community-basedRead More →
ICE this week automatically installed a suicide prevention app on employees’ government-issued smartphones, staffers told The Washington Times, calling it a grim sign of declining morale at the immigration agency. The app asks a series of questions designed to spot mental health issues and stimulate awareness. In an email toRead More →
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Suicidal behavior is common among older people — and especially older women, new research suggests. In a meta-analysis that included 20 studies and more than 3 million total people living in long-term care (LTC) facilities, the prevalence rate of suicidal behavior was over 6%. Additionally, the most common of theseRead More →
Florida American Legion Department District 13 Commander Bud Boyer said the state was the root of veteran suicides for the past three years. “Here in Florida, you can talk to anybody at a post, and they’ll know somebody who (died by) suicide,” Boyer said. “Those who need help, we haveRead More →
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is moving to its own three-digit number this summer. When that happens, behavioral health officials across the country expect a surge in callers. In central California, the Kings View Central Valley Suicide Prevention Hotline is gearing up to ensure people inRead More →
With mental health issues on the rise across the country, Missouri lawmakers are weighing bills that would provide pharmacists and teachers with additional training to recognize the signs of suicide. A bill sponsored by Rep. Adam Schwadron, R-St. Charles, heard at the House Health and Mental Health Policy Committee onRead More →
With mental health issues on the rise nationwide, Missouri lawmakers are weighing bills that would provide pharmacists and teachers with additional training to recognize the signs of suicide. A bill sponsored by Rep. Adam Schwadron, R-St. Charles, heard at the House Health and Mental Health Policy Committee on Monday, wouldRead More →
The next training begins on May 12. Information provided by the Central Coast Family Services Agency Suicide Prevention Service of the Central Coast has announced that it is recruiting new volunteers for its Suicide Crisis hotline. According to a press release, Suicide Prevention Service is a program of the CentralRead More →
This event is close to the heart of Deputy Fire Chief Randy Paige, whose son Colten committed suicide at the age of 19. The walk was named in his memory. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A local family who lost their son to suicide continues to do their part to helpRead More →
After the 2021 mass shooting at a Colorado supermarket, Tony Coder was in communication with a northeast Ohio resident unable to get help from the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. He told Coder that he was considering shooting up a grocery store and that by killing himself first, he would saveRead More →
The City of Columbia is moving to the next phase of parking lot safety improvements at Fifth and Walnut Streets after more than half a dozen suicides of the structure since it opened in 2011. The Columbia City Council has authorized the city to solicit bids to place metal screenRead More →
Date published: March 24, 2022 Type of support: Press release Public: General public The Morrison Government is extending the National Suicide Prevention Research Fund with an additional $4 million over two years, as part of our commitment to increasing cutting-edge Australian research into suicide prevention and treatment. In 2020, aRead More →
Memphis— At its quarterly meeting on Tuesday, the University of Memphis Board of Trustees announced the creation of the Rudd Institute for Veteran and Military Suicide Prevention as a thank you to UofM President David Rudd. Helping and supporting veterans has been a top priority for Rudd, a veteran himself,Read More →
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Despite more than a decade of efforts to prevent suicides among the military, the numbers continue to rise, including a 16% jump in 2020. To get a better sense of the scale of the problem, Congress mandated an independent review commission in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2022, andRead More →
CUMMING, GA – On September 4, 2018, Ali Norris’ life was changed forever after his older brother, Stephen, died by suicide. “Stephen was the kind of brother every sister dreams of having,” Ali told Patch. “Patient, caring, supportive, protective and incredibly fun to be around. He was the smartest personRead More →
A new on-campus research center will be named in honor of outgoing University of Memphis President Dr. David Rudd. The Rudd Institute for Veteran and Military Suicide Prevention will focus on Rudd’s own area of psychology: suicide prevention research, particularly for military veterans. The appointment was officially announced by theRead More →
OXFORD, Mississippi — Two neuroscientists and an educator will lead a virtual discussion about suicidal behavior on March 23, as part of Brain Awareness Week at the University of Mississippi. The goal of Brain Week is to make brain research and its impact on society accessible to the general public.Read More →
I am trans. This year, I’ll be 30, and my teenage self would be beyond amazed — not just the joys that fill my life, but the fact that I’m alive. I’m part of the last generation that didn’t quite have the language for the feelings that flooded us whenRead More →
OXFORD, Mississippi — Two neuroscientists and an educator will lead a virtual discussion about suicidal behavior on March 23, as part of Brain Awareness Week at the University of Mississippi. The goal of Brain Week is to make brain research and its impact on society accessible to the general public.Read More →
LINCOLN — An upcoming online training by Nebraska Extension will teach participants how to recognize and respond to potential signs of crisis and suicidal behavior. Life can be stressful at the best of times. For Nebraskans, the past few years have been particularly difficult. Recent disasters and the pandemic haveRead More →
A charity in Wirral organized the first conference dedicated to suicide prevention in the region. The event, set up by the suicide prevention, intervention and postvention charity, The Martin Gallier Project (MGP), will take place next Friday (March 25) between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. It has been designed toRead More →
By Lazarus Nance Letcher I am trans. This year, I’ll be 30, and my teenage self would be beyond amazed — not just the joys that fill my life, but the fact that I’m alive. I’m part of the last generation that didn’t quite have the language for the feelingsRead More →
March is National Social Worker Month and Mental Health Awareness Month follows closely in May. As a future social worker, I want to draw attention to school suicide prevention. Suicide can be a risk for all people, regardless of age, gender or ethnicity. Suicidal ideation occurs when a person contemplates,Read More →
A multi-agency suicide prevention strategy, led by Hampshire County Council, was in place between 2018 and 2021, but the resulting practices have continued. During this period, the number of recorded suicides in Hampshire increased from 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2014-2016 to 8.6 per 100,000 people in 2018-2020. Read moreRead More →
Dozens of backpacks, personal stories to share at Curran Plaza Uyen Pham The Send Silence Packing exhibit, seen here from 2020, featured backpacks donated from college students who died by suicide in an effort to encourage hope and resource awareness. Photo by Uyen Pham/City Times San Diego City College willRead More →
Amid growing concerns about the pandemic’s impact on Americans’ mental health and the rollout of a new three-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline this summer, advocates say local call centers across country remain underfunded and understaffed for an expected increase in call volume. Despite efforts to improve theRead More →
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) will set up a Farmer Isolation and Suicide Prevention Task Force, according to ICSA President Dermot Kelleher. Talk to Agriland Regarding an upcoming farmers’ meeting on Wednesday, March 16 at 8:00 p.m., Kelleher said a range of topics will be discussed, includingRead More →
The United States has the highest gun suicide rate in the world – and suicides account for more than half of the total number of gun deaths nationwide each year. It is because of these statistics that we at The Trace consider suicide coverage to be central to our missionRead More →
In the last fiscal year 2020/21, the Nepal Police recorded 7,141 suicide cases. Among them, 3,938 of the suicide victims were men, 2,449 women and the remaining children. Nepal Police data alone shows that the number of suicides increased by 14.2% from the previous fiscal year 2019/20 despite suicide preventionRead More →
Some school counselors and lawmakers are concerned about the mental health of Georgian children, citing a recent increase in suicide deaths. Jacob Dreiling is a certified therapist and mental health counselor at Decatur Student Center. He focuses on suicide assessment and prevention for Decatur’s municipal schools. (Taylor Reimann/Fresh Take Georgia)Read More →
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BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – The Brazos Valley Coalition on Suicide Prevention has just been named the best suicide prevention council in the state of Texas for 2022. It’s an award that BVCOSP President Doug Vance hopes the help expand their mission in the future. Vance thanks his team members forRead More →
SARATOGA COUNTY, NY – The Saratoga County Suicide Prevention Coalition is partnering with Newtown Road Church to provide suicide prevention training to the community. More than half of Americans have been affected by suicide in some way, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Suicide is the second leadingRead More →
Newswise—March ten2022 – Mobile apps could provide “an uninterrupted crisis response tool” for people with suicidal thoughts and behaviors – although further research is needed to establish their effectiveness – concludes a review in the March/April issue of Harvard Review of Psychiatry. The journal is published in the Lippincott PortfolioRead More →
Once the application has been downloaded and the initial information entered, the user has access to two options. The first option is for those thinking about suicide and the second is for those helping someone at risk of suicide. The first option provides information and resources that may benefit theRead More →
LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 02: Actress Sarah Hyland arrives at ‘Trevor Live’ to honor Katy Perry … [+] and Audi of America for The Trevor Project held at the Hollywood Palladium on December 2, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for The Trevor Project) GettyRead More →
Suicide prevention does not work. It’s good to devote a month to it. It’s nice to send your thoughts and prayers. But when things never change, it’s hard to keep the same goal. Stanford University soccer goalie Katie Meyer, 22, died by suicide on March 2. I haven’t, but thisRead More →
Representative Art Washut, Natrona County (Dan Cepeda, Oil City) If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Hotline at 1-800-273 TALK (1-800-273-8255) CASPER, Wyoming — Rep. Art Washut (Natrona County) and Sen. Bill Landen (Natrona) worked together to ensure funding was addedRead More →
The competency framework aims to provide structure to the mental health support provided at Australian universities, for the country’s 1.5 million students and over 100,000 staff each year, functioning as an important point of reference . It aims to complement the existing network of support services in Australian higher education.Read More →
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A Peterborough filmmaker hopes to fund his next film via Kickstarter to tackle a difficult and sensitive subject. The short film “Summer Turns to Fall” will address the subject of suicide through the eyes of those who are left behind and who suffer the consequences. The aim of the film,Read More →
Galway Bay FM Newsroom – NUI Galway researchers are using insights from young people in Galway, Mayo and Roscommon to learn more about young people’s mental health and suicide prevention. The research project is called Inform – YSP. It stands for “Informing Youth Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Promotion throughRead More →
WACO– A group of veterans spent the day walking around Waco for the Silkies Invasion Veteran Suicide Prevention Hike. They use 22 as a symbolic number representing about 22 veterans a day who commit suicide. “Being in the military, you think pain breeds camaraderie,” said Silkies Invasion coordinator Jacob Romero.Read More →
Teigan Avery speaks warmly of his father, saying whoever received his phone call knew he was there for at least an hour of conversation. But after his death, she asks the question: what would have happened if he had called someone the day he decided to kill himself? “But howRead More →
The World Health Organization has reported that cases of anxiety and depression have increased by more than 25% worldwide due to Covid 19. In a new scientific brief, the WHO also found that the Covid-19 crisis had in many cases significantly impeded access to mental health services and raised concernsRead More →
The suicide rate in America is so alarming that it often makes the headlines. We all need to be concerned about stopping this self-destructive trend. How? ‘Or’ What? By using the preventive tools available to us as Catholics living the faith. A discussion about suicide should include both risk factorsRead More →
The Department of Defense is launching a new effort this month to bolster tools for storing guns and safer medications in an effort to stop military suicides. Karin Orvis, director of the Pentagon’s office of suicide prevention, told Congress on Wednesday that the DoD will use a series of evidence-basedRead More →
A construction group has presented an outstanding check to a Wishaw-based suicide prevention charity. As the festive season approaches, the South West hub has urged partners, suppliers and supporters to join them in providing much-needed and well-deserved support for Chris’s House and raised an incredible £8,510 in the process. Chris’sRead More →
Defense Department officials on Wednesday acknowledged shortcomings in their suicide prevention programs as the number of lives lost through self-harm in the ranks continues to rise. “Trends are not going in the right direction,” said Karen Orvis, director of the Defense Department’s office of suicide prevention. “Over the past twoRead More →
February 28, 2022 6:43 p.m. Job : February 28, 2022 6:43 p.m. Update: March 1, 2022 8:47 a.m. MADISON, Wis. — In the past few years, 41 people in three states across the country have voluntarily banned themselves from buying guns: none of them chose to overturn that ban. SinceRead More →
Over the past two years, Lane County Public Health has documented the lives of 16 people who survived suicide attempts. Their stories – told through photography and the spoken word – constitute a traveling exhibition entitled “Why we build”. There are approximately 3,000 suicide attempts in Lane County each year.Read More →