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 →
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 →
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 →
The federal government is taking a whole-of-government approach to suicide prevention, including among its workforce, according to a psychologist working for the Australian Public Service Commission (APSC). Rachael McMahon, director of the commission’s mental health and suicide prevention unit, said a cultural shift was underway in the public service. InRead More →
Pharmacist Jérôme Kanyika shared his opinion on the worrying rise in suicide cases. He strongly believes that easy access to prescription drugs is partly responsible for the increase in suicides and suicide attempts. Indeed, some pharmacies sell prescription drugs potent enough to kill an adult human being when taken inRead More →
Described as “an epidemic” of suicides in meetings. Previous following Image 1 of 2 Councilor Philip Brady (FF). Hu O’Reilly Picture 2 of 2 Councilor Aiden Fitzpatrick (FF). Adrian Donohoe Photography. 086 3716199 Published: Sat 19 Feb 2022, 16:00 Providing resources to sports and community groups was the recommendation madeRead More →
RALEIGH, NC (WNCN) — People in crisis thinking about suicide will soon have a new, easy-to-use national number to connect them to the help they need. Across the country, 911 will provide you with a first responder to send you help in an emergency. But until now, there was noRead More →
Suicide prevention is often a question of strategy. In 1964, the Academic Dean of Tufts University School of Medicine, Louis Lasagna, wrote a modern translation of the Hippocratic Oath: “I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant : I will remember that there isRead More →
Rep. Tina Orwall, D-Des Moines OLYMPIA — On Tuesday, the House of Representatives voted unanimously to advance a measure to establish programs to prevent suicide among veterans and service members in Washington. Military service members, veterans and their families are at increased risk of being affected by suicide. Veterans makeRead More →
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — This could be promising news for Virginia veterans battling mental health issues. The bill aims to focus on a bill that would create new suicide prevention to help veterans with mental health issues. The legislation, presented by Del. Anne Ferrell Tata, will focus on creating aRead More →
Williamsport, Pennsylvania — Pennsylvania College of Technology’s commitment to student well-being — particularly in the critical areas of mental health and suicide prevention — has received a boost with renewed funding from a agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services. The college has been awarded a GarrettRead More →
You may remember Fonda Bryant – National Outstanding Woman of the Year 2021, crowned by Fox46. Its suicide prevention mission began with suicide prevention signs in parking lots around Charlotte and continued with free suicide prevention classes. The online course costs nothing, can be taken from the comfort of yourRead More →
COVID-19 has brought significant change and uncertainty to people’s lives. Family illnesses and bereavement, unemployment, school closures, and lack of physical contact with family and friends can all lead to increased stress and mental health issues like depression. At worst, depression can lead to suicide, which tragically kills more thanRead More →
MITCHELL — As suicide rates continue to rise at an alarming rate among young people in South Dakota, Thomas Gulledge is working to reverse the trend by bringing a suicide prevention program to Mitchell. With a $150,000 grant from the South Dakota Department of Health, Gulledge, who is the fitnessRead More →
DULUTH, Minn. – As author Thomas Fellows, the main thesis of this book, puts it, “Mrs. Dubose’s Last Wish: The Art of Embracing Sufferingis that while 99% of the world tries to avoid suffering, the most successful people and the people who will be remembered for generations to come, notRead More →
As demand for Lifeline crisis support hits a record 3,700 calls in one day, the federal government awarded the suicide prevention service an additional $1.5 million to expand its SMS support. More people can now contact Lifeline’s confidential SMS helpline, any time of the day or night, by texting 0477Read More →
*CONTENT WARNING: This article contains mentions of teenage suicidality.* PROVO (ABC4) – Algorithm can be a scary word, admits Quinn Snell, professor of computer science at Brigham Young University. The term, which has since achieved commonplace status in the modern lexicon, may conjure up imaginings of intrusive data analysis byRead More →