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From the Field, innovative activities being implemented in states, communities, healthcare organizations, and other settings.
- Prevention in Practice stories highlight innovation in suicide prevention.
- Surveillance Success Stories focus on using data to inform suicide prevention efforts.
- State Infrastructure Success Stories highlight real-life examples of states that have built infrastructure essential for advancing suicide prevention.

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) are hosting a livestream event...

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PAHO/NIMH Symposium on Suicide Prevention

May 31, 2024

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) are co-hosting the Symposium on Suicide Prevention,...

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Measuring Suicide Prevention Infrastructure Support

November 17, 2023

The American Evaluation Association (AEA) has published an AEA365 blog post on measuring suicide prevention infrastructure support using an example...

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Emergency Department Intervention to Reduce Adult Suicide Risk

November 17, 2023

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has released a research highlight on an emergency department intervention for reducing adult...

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Mental and Substance Use Disorders Prevalence Study

July 28, 2023

RTI International (RTI) has released findings from the SAMHSA-funded Mental and Substance Use Disorders Prevalence Study. The study measured the...

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Funding Opportunity: Youth Violence Prevention

July 28, 2023

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) has released a funding opportunity for research on interventions to...

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New 988 Lifeline Social Media Shareables

June 23, 2023

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (Lifeline) has added new social media shareables to the 988 Partner Toolkit. The new content includes social media posts...

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BPR Application Office Hours—Extended by Popular Demand!

May 19, 2023

SPRC’s new Best Practices Registry (BPR) is seeking applications for programs and interventions that prevent suicide. Working on an application...

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Apply to the New Best Practices Registry Today!

February 24, 2023

SPRC’s new Best Practices Registry (BPR) is seeking applications for programs and interventions that incorporate expert consensus, best practices, and...

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WASHINGTON: A First-in-the-Nation 988 Line for Native People Goes Live in WA

November 18, 2022

The Seattle Times Washington residents now have access to the country’s first-ever 988 crisis line for Native people. Launched last...

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicidal Behavior

July 01, 2022

Join us for a webinar to explore cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for patients with suicidal behavior. The presentation will describe...

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2020 Suicide Death Data

March 25, 2022

Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE) is now offering data sheets and visualizations for 2020 suicide death data on their suicide...

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Suicide Prevention Month: Ideas for Action

August 06, 2021

Looking for ways to observe Suicide Prevention Month? This two-page resource offers information to help anyone, anywhere get involved. In September, we...

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We Wish to Call You by Your Name

August 06, 2021

Stories about missing children have been told by families for generations. If you are not familiar with the federal government’s...

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Effective Suicide Prevention for Rural Communities

July 23, 2021

Education Development Center (EDC) has published the article, “Effective Suicide Prevention for Rural Communities.” It describes how SPRC’s Effective Suicide Prevention...

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NEW YORK: How a Hospital and a School District Teamed Up to Help Kids in Emotional Crisis

July 23, 2021

NPR A school-hospital partnership in Long Island may be a model for connecting kids with mental health care. In response...

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Sharp Uptick Seen in Suspected Suicide Attempts among Teenage Girls: CDC

July 23, 2021

ABC News According to a recent analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suspected suicide attempts increased among teen girls...

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Building a New Model for Suicide Prevention

July 16, 2021

Education Development Center (EDC) has published the article “Building a New Model for Suicide Prevention” highlighting the Colorado National Collaborative,...

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Suicide Safer Care: Suicide Prevention in Primary Care

April 30, 2021

SPRC is leading a webinar on preventing suicide in primary care settings. The event is designed to train frontline clinicians...

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Child Abuse Prevention is Suicide Prevention

April 16, 2021

It is becoming more evident that preventing child maltreatment can help prevent suicide. During the COVID-19 pandemic, risk factors for...

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Care Transitions Podcast Series

March 26, 2021

Education Development Center (EDC) has launched a Care Transitions Podcast Series. It showcases the insights of health care and lived experience...

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The Surgeon General’s Call to Action

March 26, 2021

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Office of the Surgeon General (OSG), in collaboration with...

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New Hampshire Suicide Prevention Infrastructure Success Story

March 26, 2021

SPRC proudly announces the release of a new state suicide prevention infrastructure success story. New Hampshire’s State Plan Implementation Approach spotlights New...

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The State of State, Territorial, and Tribal Suicide Prevention

March 26, 2021

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) highlights the importance of building state infrastructure for effective suicide...

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SPRC Highlights in 2020

January 08, 2021

In a year of multiple public health challenges, SPRC provided critical support for suicide prevention efforts across the country. We...

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Suicides Decrease as Utah’s Prevention Infrastructure Grows

November 23, 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3OIcGpW_xY In this short video, Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Director Doug Thomas discusses the importance of...

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Building State and Local Funding in Colorado

September 22, 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPrtENOdG14 In this five-minute story, Sarah Brummett of Colorado’s Department of Public Health & Environment describes how Colorado leveraged existing...

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Mental Health & Suicide Prevention National Response to COVID-19

May 01, 2020

Recognizing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the country’s mental health and well-being, the National Action Alliance for Suicide...

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Tennessee’s Statewide Suicide Prevention Network

January 28, 2020

The Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network (TSPN) is an independent nonprofit organization that is housed within Mental Health America of the MidSouth and has regional...

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New York’s Suicide Prevention Academy

January 10, 2020

In 2014, the New York Office of Mental Health created the New York Suicide Prevention Office (SPO) to coordinate its suicide prevention...

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Webinar: Building Suicide Prevention Infrastructure in Your State

October 18, 2019

Does your state have the roads to build a suicide prevention superhighway, or are they full of potholes? Join SPRC,...

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SPRC Launches Updated Strategic Planning Course

October 18, 2019

SPRC is pleased to release an updated and redesigned version of our popular online course, A Strategic Planning Approach to Suicide...

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Upstream Suicide Prevention in Connecticut Elementary Schools

September 17, 2019

https://youtu.be/DkY0Arl8jG0 In this five-minute story, Heather Spada from United Way of Connecticut describes her state’s effort to create and implement...

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National Recovery Month

September 13, 2019

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is holding its annual Recovery Month to increase awareness of mental and substance...

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Model School District Policy on Suicide Prevention

September 13, 2019

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and its partners have released Model School District Policy on Suicide Prevention: Model Language,...

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AUSTRALIA: Australia's New Suicide Prevention Advisor Says Culturally Specific Support “Critical”

September 13, 2019

SBS News Australia’s first suicide prevention advisor is calling for a culturally competent approach to addressing suicide. Christine Morgan is...

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INDIANA: Suicide Prevention at Church: “It’s OK to Have a Therapist and Jesus, Too”

September 13, 2019

Indianapolis Recorder A faith-based program in Indianapolis is offering a safe space for people affected by suicide and mental health...

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Nearly 1 in 7 U.S. Kids and Teens Has a Mental Health Condition, and Half Go Untreated, Study Says

March 15, 2019

CNN According to a recent study, half of U.S. youth with mental health disorders are not receiving treatment. Using national data,...

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Crisis Bed Registries to Assist People with Urgent Mental Health Needs

February 15, 2019

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD)...

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CALIFORNIA: New Mobile Mental Health Service Dispatched to Help People Who Are at the Breaking Point

February 15, 2019

Redding Record Searchlight A mobile mental health service is now available in Shasta County, California. Staffed by a mental health...

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How Talking about Suicide Can Give People Something to Live for

January 11, 2019

O, The Oprah Magazine Peer support services are helping some who have struggled with suicide to feel less alone. Services...

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Suicide Rates by Major Occupational Group — 17 States, 2012 and 2015

November 16, 2018

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a report on suicide rates by occupational group. The data are from...

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Comment on Implementation of Suicide Hotline Improvement Act

November 16, 2018

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking public comment on implementation of the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2018. Comments are...

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Paul G. Quinnett Lived Experience Writing Contest

September 14, 2018

The American Association of Suicidology (AAS) is accepting submissions for the Paul G. Quinnett Lived Experience Writing Contest. The purpose of...

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Podcast Episode: Public Health Approaches to Suicide Prevention

September 14, 2018

The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) has released a podcast episode on public health approaches to suicide prevention. It...

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Garrett Lee Smith National Outcomes Evaluation

August 10, 2018

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released its 2017 national outcomes evaluation of the Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide...

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Suicide and Bullying: Preventing Suicide through Collaborative Upstream Interventions

July 13, 2018

The Injury Control Research Center for Suicide Prevention (ICRC-S) is hosting a webinar on the relationship between suicide and bullying. The presentation...

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Pain in the Nation Web Forum

April 13, 2018

Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and Well Being Trust (WBT) are co-hosting a web forum to discuss their recent report on drug, alcohol, and...

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ILLINOIS: Metra Safety Official Talks Suicide Prevention at McHenry County Mental Health Conference

October 06, 2017

Northwest Herald Transportation agency Metra is expanding efforts to prevent suicide on its Chicago area commuter rail system. In collaboration...

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Women Vets Have More Than Double the Suicide Rate of Civilian Women

October 06, 2017

Newsweek New findings from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) indicate that the suicide rate among female veterans is...

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MONTANA: Millions More Available to Tribes for Preventive Health Care, Suicide Prevention

August 04, 2017

Independent Record Montana has announced that it will provide training and up to $64 million in yearly funding for preventive...

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ALASKA: In Northwest Arctic, a Powerful Tool in Combating Suicide: Training Youths to Help Each Other

August 04, 2017

Alaska Dispatch News The University of Alaska Fairbanks is leading a statewide initiative to reduce suicide in Alaska Native communities....

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TENNESSEE: TN Suicide Prevention Network Celebrates Passage of Tullis Act of 2017

July 07, 2017

Herald Chronicle A new law in Tennessee will require licensed behavioral health care professionals to complete two hours of suicide...

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Burden of Physical Health Conditions Linked to Increased Risk of Suicide

July 07, 2017

Medical Xpress According to a recent study, certain physical health conditions may be associated with an increased risk of suicide....

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PENNSYLVANIA: Student Suicides: How Does the City Respond?

June 02, 2017

The Notebook Philadelphia health officials are working with the city’s school district to prevent student suicide. The Department of Behavioral...

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Pulling Back the Curtain on Police Officers' Suicides

June 02, 2017

CityLab Local and national efforts are underway to prevent suicide among the country’s law enforcement officers. According to experts, there...

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Changing the Story

April 07, 2017

I’m a commuter. Twenty-five miles and approximately an hour (two or three when it snows) one way every day for...

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New Suicide Prevention Tools to Help Guide Communities

April 07, 2017

The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention (Action Alliance) and its partners from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP),...

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Creating Linguistically and Culturally Competent Suicide Prevention Materials

March 24, 2017

SPRC will be giving Weekly Spark subscribers a first look at our new guide, Creating Linguistically and Culturally Competent Suicide Prevention Materials. Developed...

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Navy Launches New Suicide Prevention Program for All Sailors

March 03, 2017

News 4 JAX The Navy has announced the launch of a suicide prevention program that aims to provide continuous support...

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This Photo Project is Redefining What Mental Illness Looks Like

March 03, 2017

VICE A mental health advocacy campaign has created a collection of free stock photographs to help reframe how mental illness...

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Risk Factors among Adolescents

February 10, 2017

An analysis of data from the 2010 Minnesota Student Survey developed risk profiles for four groups of students in the...

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Indian Country Child Trauma Center Training Opportunity

October 14, 2016

The Indian Country Child Trauma Center has openings for its upcoming Project Making Medicine Training taking place November 1–4, which offers training...

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Healthy Minds Network Webinar: Sexual Assault and Mental Health on College Campuses

September 16, 2016

This webinar will feature Katie Buchholz, a clinical psychologist conducting research at the VA Ann Arbor, and Holly Rider-Milkovich, Director of the University...

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Job Opportunity

September 16, 2016

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline has an opening in its Standards, Training, and Practices Division for a Coordinator for Best Practices...

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Lizette Peterson-Homer Injury Prevention Award

August 12, 2016

The Lizette Peterson Homer Memorial Injury Research Grant supports research into psychological and behavioral aspects of the prevention of injuries in children...

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U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Announces New Chief Medical Officer

August 12, 2016

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Principal Deputy Administrator Kana Enomoto has announced the hiring of SAMHSA's new Chief...

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Webinar: Consequences of Bullying

July 15, 2016

In this webinar, the first in a three-part series, Tracy Vaillancourt, member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine...

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New Issue of American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research Journal

July 15, 2016

The American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research Journal has released a new issue on strength-based approaches to wellness. Produced by the Centers...

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Safety Planning

June 10, 2016

Research conducted among Veterans Health Administration (VHA) patients at high risk for suicide suggests that safety plans may be more...

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NEW ZEALAND: Suicide prevention training planned for rural health workers

March 04, 2016

Taranaki Daily News Rural health professionals in the Taranaki region of New Zealand will be receiving training in suicide prevention...

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Surveillance Success Stories - Kentucky

March 03, 2016

Inspired by National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention’s Suicide Care in Systems Framework the KY Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) program...

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Surveillance Success Stories - Vermont

March 03, 2016

An analysis of data from Vermont’s Department of Mental Health Management Information System and the state Vital Records Office revealed...

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Surveillance Success Stories - Ohio

March 03, 2016

A crosswalk of data from death certificates and records from state hospitals and mental health clinics revealed that more than...

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GUYANA: Guyana crafts suicide emergency plan

February 05, 2016

Demerara Waves To supplement Guyana’s 2015-2020 National Suicide Prevention Plan, a Suicide Emergency Plan was developed for the nation at...

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FSU to collaborate on suicide prevention program

December 04, 2015

Tallahassee Democrat An evaluation of two online suicide prevention tools for men ages 35-64 will begin soon. Men in this...

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Presidential Proclamation for World Suicide Prevention Day

September 11, 2015

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2016 NASPA Strategies Conferences invite program proposals

Federal mental health chief calls rising suicide rate “unacceptable”

May 08, 2015

WBUR In a recent interview, National Institute of Mental Health Director Tom Insel reflected on the United States’ still-rising suicide...

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Blocking the paths to suicide

April 17, 2015

The New York Times One effective way to protect a person from dying by suicide is to restrict that person’s...

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NEW YORK: New York City to teens: TXT ME with mental health worries

April 10, 2015

NPR "I know from personal experience that reaching out when you're in pain can be the turning point – the...

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The wrong way to explain Fredric Brandt’s suicide

April 10, 2015

New York Magazine In the days since well-known dermatologist Fredric Brandt’s death by suicide, much media coverage has suggested that...

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How Patient Suicide Affects Psychiatrists

March 06, 2015

The Atlantic The grief that mental health providers feel when they lose a patient to suicide is often compounded by...

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Parents of Children Who Die by Suicide

February 13, 2015

A large-scale study in Manitoba revealed that parents whose offspring (adult and minor children) died by suicide, as well as...

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UNITED KINGDOM: New strategy to cut suicides “achievable,” says Clegg

February 06, 2015

BBC "We have to break this hidden assumption that nothing can be done to stop people killing themselves,” said United...

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NEW JERSEY: N.J.-funded experts get the call when tragedy strikes

February 06, 2015

The Record Each county in New Jersey has a trained, state-coordinated crisis team that is ready to respond in the...

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More pastors embrace talk of mental ills

February 06, 2015

The New York Times Some evangelical Christian leaders in the United States have begun to advocate for a greater acceptance...

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: The First Ten Years

January 05, 2015

The tenth anniversary of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides an opportunity to look back and ask “What have we...

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Decriminalizing of suicide welcomed

December 19, 2014

The Hindu...

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State searches for solutions to alarming rise in suicides

December 19, 2014

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Caitlin Ryan's story from the Let Love Define Family series

December 19, 2014

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USC School of Social Work study pinpoints a veteran’s vulnerability

September 05, 2014

USC News In a study published by Current Psychiatry Reports in June, researchers at the University of Southern California have identified specific...

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Designing Interventions for Adolescents

August 15, 2014

A group of researchers conducted a critical review of existing research studies to provide guidance on developing interventions to reduce...

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Occupations and Suicide Risk

July 18, 2014

A meta-analysis of 34 studies found that people in occupations requiring a lower level of skill are more at risk...

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Training aims at dealing with the loss of suicide

July 18, 2014

The Columbus Dispatch A national postvention program – Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors (LOSS) – has been expanding in Ohio....

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Experts call for national suicide rate to be halved

July 11, 2014

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation Suicide prevention organizations from across Australia recently convened for a symposium in Sydney, to coordinate their...

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Coverage for mental health is improving

July 11, 2014

The Columbus Dispatch Health insurance coverage for mental health treatment has been expanding in Ohio, due to state and federal...

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How vets help vets conquer the after-war

July 11, 2014

The Christian Science Monitor Eagle's Healing Nest is a nonprofit transitional residence for male former service members with mental health...

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Social and Verbal Bullying and Suicide

October 11, 2013

A study of sixth, ninth, and twelfth grade students in Minnesota studied youth involved in one of three types of...

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Bullying and Suicide

October 04, 2013

The authors of a study on the long-term effects of bullying recommend that questions about bullying be included in suicide...

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Beyond Rhetoric: Does It Get Better?

October 04, 2013

Everything changed when the attention of the media was captured by several highly visible youth suicides that seemed to be...

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Precipitants of Youth Suicide

September 20, 2013

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report revealed that the two most common circumstances precipitating suicides by young...

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Coping Skills and Trusted Adults as Protective Factors

September 12, 2013

A recent study revealed that the “capacity to identify, manage, and recover from painful emotions,” as well as relationships with...

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The Enduring Legacy of My Son, Garrett

September 09, 2013

Today, September 9, brings to mind some of the most wonderful times in my life and also the saddest. You...

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Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan and Mental Health Care

September 06, 2013

The authors of an article on a survey of veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan suggested that publicizing...

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A Text-Based Crisis Service for Youth

August 09, 2013

A text-based crisis service for adolescents increased help-seeking behaviors among adolescents, according to the authors of an article describing a...

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Warning Signs of Depression and Social Media

July 19, 2013

A study of first-year college students concluded that many would accept an offer of help for depression sparked by references...

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Evaluating Suicide Prevention Programs

July 12, 2013

A team of nationally recognized experts in suicide prevention reviewed research and evaluation studies on 16 youth suicide prevention programs....

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Suicide in the Middle Years

July 08, 2013

In May, researchers from the CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control reported that “the annual, age-adjusted suicide rate...

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School-Based Suicide Prevention

June 27, 2013

Researchers from the University of Manitoba reviewed evaluations of school-based suicide prevention programs and concluded that “one program may not...

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Veteran-specific suicide prevention

June 20, 2013

A report describing suicide prevention activities for veterans has been issued by researchers from the Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Medical...

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Comprehensive Suicide Prevention for College Campuses

June 13, 2013

This “Perspectives” piece offers a comprehensive framework for preventing suicide on college campuses that the authors contrast with the “standard”...

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The Role of Primary Prevention

June 06, 2013

When we talk about suicide prevention, we usually refer to “prevention" writ large, meaning anything and everything we do to...

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Mental Health Service Use by Suicidal Adolescents

May 30, 2013

The authors of a study on people 13-18 years of age report that “adolescent suicidality often is untreated in the...

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Insomnia and Suicidal Ideation in Older Adults

May 16, 2013

A study of people 65-94 years of age found that insomnia was significantly associated with suicidal ideation in this age...

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Preventing Suicide in the Military

May 09, 2013

A pair of U.S. Army researchers explored the challenges of preventing military suicide in an issue of the Journal of...

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Coping Strategies and Youth

May 02, 2013

Researchers from the Annenberg Public Policy Center identified three coping skills as being especially effective at preventing young people from...

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Voices That Inspire

May 02, 2013

This month I would like to look back on the important role that survivors of suicide loss have played in...

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Suicide Attempts and Involvement with the Criminal Justice System

April 26, 2013

The authors of a study on suicide attempts and recent involvement with the criminal justice system suggest that the period...

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Recognizing and Responding to Suicide Risk

April 11, 2013

Professionals who completed the Recognizing and Responding to Suicide Risk (RRSR): Essential Skills for Clinicians training demonstrated long-term improvement in...

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Victimization and Ideation in Adolescents

April 04, 2013

A team that studied the association between victimization and suicidal ideation concluded that it is important to assess young people...

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Update on Military Suicide Prevention

April 04, 2013

On March 21, I had the privilege of testifying before Congress during an Update on Military Suicide Prevention called by...

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Physical Illness and Suicide Risk

October 25, 2012

A study of 873 suicide cases and 17,460 controls indicated that the relationship among physical illness, suicide risk, and depression...

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A New National Strategy...Now What?

September 13, 2012

This year we celebrate Suicide Prevention Week with revitalized purpose as we welcome a new National Strategy for Suicide Prevention....

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Safety Planning in Emergency Settings

September 06, 2012

This article describes the Safety Planning Intervention (SPI), a brief intervention developed for use in emergency departments and other emergency...

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Antidepressants and Suicidal Behavior

August 23, 2012

A meta-analysis of clinical trials of several widely used antidepressants found no evidence that these medications increased the risk of...

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Preventing Suicide by Changing the Physical Environment

August 16, 2012

A checklist that helps staff identify and correct suicide risks in the physical environment of mental health units at Veterans...

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Responsible Reporting Guidelines

August 09, 2012

Involving journalists in developing guidelines for responsible reporting of suicide can produce a “buy-in” that encourages more responsible reporting, which...

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NFL Demonstrates We All Have a Role to Play in Advancing Suicide Prevention

July 31, 2012

As a member of the Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, I am honored to be a part of a pioneering effort...

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Traumatic Brain Injury and Suicide

July 26, 2012

Group cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) may help reduce hopelessness and prevent increases in suicidal ideation among persons suffering from traumatic...

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Suicidal Risk Factors in Older and Middle-Aged Adults

July 19, 2012

Suicide prevention efforts for older adults should respond to the strong association between physical disease and suicide in this age...

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Altitude and Suicide

July 10, 2012

An analysis of National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) data revealed that suicide rates are higher among people who live...

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Unemployment and Suicide

May 11, 2012

Both being without work and adverse working conditions increase suicide risk, according to the authors of an article on research...

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There Are No Simple Solutions

March 16, 2012

I have the privilege of co-chairing with Dr. Regina Benjamin, our nation’s Surgeon General, the Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention...

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Suicide and Church Attendance among African Americans and Black Caribbeans

February 27, 2012

An article published in Archives of Suicide Research reports on a study that examined the relationship between suicidal behavior and...

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Recommendations to Prevent Suicide among Older Adults

February 22, 2012

An international expert panel created in 2009 at the First International Conference on Elderly and Suicide recently published a list...

Action Alliance Moves Field Forward

February 03, 2011

For those of us in the suicide prevention community, September 10, 2010 was a day we had worked long and...

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Pause and Ponder

January 05, 2011

Over the past few months, the U.S. press paid much attention to several dramatic incidents in which gay youth who...