News & Highlights
This section presents news and highlights from SPRC and the suicide prevention field. Use the filters on the left to find the following items:
- Weekly Spark, SPRC’s online newsletter, containing brief news articles, research summaries, announcements, and funding opportunities. Subscribe to the Weekly Spark.
- Director’s Corner, a monthly column by SPRC leadership and guest authors.
- 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.
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A Look Back at National News in 2016
December 29, 2016
Facebook Creates New Support Tool to Help People Who Are Suicidal, The Mighty, April 15 U.S. Suicide Rate up 24 Percent...
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A Look Back at State and Community News in 2016
December 29, 2016
MASSACHUSETTS: Flying Away from Stigma: Logan Exhibit Displays Stories of Mental Illness, The Boston Globe, December 16 VERMONT: Vermont Gun Shop...
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A Look Back at International News in 2016
December 29, 2016
JAPAN: Landmark New Laws Put Suicide Prevention Front and Center, The Japan Times, April 29 ENGLAND: Improvements in NHS Mental Health...
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Walking Softly to Heal: The Importance of Community Readiness
December 16, 2016
In collaboration with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Tribal and Technical Assistance Center (SAMHSA TTAC), SPRC has...
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Stopping Suicides on Campus
December 16, 2016
Scientific American Colleges and universities across the U.S. are adopting new methods for addressing mental health issues and preventing suicide...
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MASSACHUSETTS: Flying Away from Stigma: Logan Exhibit Displays Stories of Mental Illness
December 16, 2016
The Boston Globe A new exhibit at Boston’s Logan Airport aims to reduce the negative bias associated with mental illness...
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CALIFORNIA: Caltrain Joins Texting Suicide Prevention Effort
December 16, 2016
Palo Alto Patch Caltrain has announced that it is partnering with Crisis Text Line to offer crisis services to its...
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Suicide Experts Urge States to Tweak Background Check Laws to Account for Emergency Gun Transfers
December 09, 2016
The Trace Policies on universal background checks may affect efforts to reduce firearm suicides, according to a new paper published...
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TEXAS: Clinics Keep People with Serious Mental Illness out of ER
December 09, 2016
Kaiser Health News A transitional care clinic in San Antonio is providing short-term treatment to individuals with serious mental illness...
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CANADA: Aiming for Zero: A New Approach to Suicide Prevention
December 09, 2016
Healthy Debate A hospital in Ontario is piloting the Zero Suicide Initiative in its adult ambulatory care program, which serves...
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DOD Launches Confidential Peer-Support Service for Soldiers, Families
December 02, 2016
DoD News The U.S. Department of Defense has established a peer support call and outreach center for active duty service...
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ARIZONA: Community Prevention Plan Slashes Apache Tribe’s Suicide Rate
December 02, 2016
Psych Central According to new research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the White Mountain Apache Tribe...
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CALIFORNIA: Community Paramedics Work to Link Patients with Mental Health Care
November 17, 2016
Kaiser Health News A pilot program in Modesto, California aims to supplement mental health care services with community paramedics who...
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MISSOURI: Officers Train for Mental Health Crises
November 17, 2016
Columbia Daily Tribune In an effort to improve responses to mental health crises, law enforcement officers in Missouri have received...
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Construction Industry Grapples with Suicide Epidemic
November 10, 2016
Builder The construction industry has the second highest suicide rate of any occupational group in the U.S., according to recent...
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MONTANA: Montana Suicide Review Team Recommends More Support, Training, Screenings
November 10, 2016
Missoulian With suicide rates consistently among the highest in the country, Montana aims to use surveillance data to inform its...
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Why Suicide Keeps Rising for Middle-Aged Men
November 04, 2016
U.S. News & World Report According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), middle-aged men account for a...
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NEW YORK: ‘NYC Well’ is NYC’s New 24/7 Mental Health Hotline
November 04, 2016
Gothamist New York City has established a new mental health hotline called NYC Well that provides free, confidential, around-the-clock assistance...
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WISCONSIN: Wisconsin Veterans Affairs Launches Suicide Prevention Plan
November 04, 2016
Channel3000.com The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs is launching a program to address mental health issues and suicide among the...
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Instagram Aims to Prevent Suicide and Self-Harm with New Tool
October 27, 2016
The Wall Street Journal Instagram has rolled out a tool designed to prevent suicide, self-harm, and eating disorders, which allows...
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PENNSYLVANIA: Graphic Design Students Develop Suicide Awareness Posters
October 27, 2016
The Express Pennsylvania College of Technology graphic design students have completed a project to spread awareness about suicide prevention and...
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NEW JERSEY: Stress Management and Active Listening Training Now Available for Rescue Squads
October 27, 2016
TAP into New Providence Caring Contact, a crisis hotline and listening community that serves Central and Northern New Jersey, has...
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NIH Panel Unveils New Plan to Stop Youth Suicide
October 20, 2016
Medscape A panel of independent experts convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has published a set of recommendations...
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NORTH DAKOTA: Spirit Lake Nation Battles Youth Suicide
October 20, 2016
The Bismarck Tribune In response to rising rates of suicide among its young people, North Dakota’s Spirit Lake Tribe is...
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GUYANA: How Guyana Is Trying to Combat Its High Suicide Rate
October 20, 2016
BBC News Efforts are underway to improve mental health outcomes and reduce suicide deaths in Guyana, which has the highest...
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New Website Launched by Mass. Organization Teaches How to ‘Stop a Suicide Today’
October 14, 2016
WBUR Stop a Suicide Today, a national campaign that encourages individuals to take action to prevent suicide, was launched last...
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IDAHO: Idaho Launches Statewide Suicide Prevention Program
October 14, 2016
Huron Daily Tribune In collaboration with suicide prevention advocates, Idaho lawmakers have passed legislation to establish a state Office of...
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ENGLAND AND WALES: Police to Get New Guidance for Responding to People with Mental Health Issues
October 14, 2016
Belfast Telegraph Police forces in England and Wales will be provided with new official guidelines for handling issues related to...
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More Child Suicides Are Linked to A.D.D. Than Depression, Study Suggests
October 06, 2016
The New York Times While suicide death among children under the age of 12 is rare, little is known about...
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MASSACHUSETTS: Boston Municipal Workers to Be Trained in Suicide Prevention
October 06, 2016
The Boston Globe The city of Boston is partnering with the suicide prevention organization Samaritans to provide gatekeeper training to...
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NEBRASKA: Local Gun Range Partners with Suicide Coalition on Prevention
October 06, 2016
Lincoln Journal Star The Lincoln-Lancaster County Suicide Prevention Coalition is partnering with BigShots, a local gun range and firearms retailer,...
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Suicide Attempt a Stronger Predictor of Completed Suicide than Previously Thought
September 30, 2016
ScienceDaily While a history of suicide attempt is understood to be a risk factor for suicide death, a new study...
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INTERNATIONAL: Alcohol Policies Contribute to Suicide Prevention, Review Shows
September 30, 2016
Medical Xpress According to an international review, policies intended to restrict the use of alcohol may reduce the risk of...
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Community Matters in Suicide Prevention, Study Finds
September 23, 2016
University of Chicago News While social connectedness is generally considered to play a protective role in suicide risk, recent research...
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NEW YORK: State Initiative Seeks to Stop Suicides
September 23, 2016
Watertown Daily Times The New York State Office of Mental Health has announced a statewide plan to integrate suicide prevention...
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DENMARK: Parents’ Psychiatric Disease Linked to Kids’ Risk of Suicide Attempt, Violent Offending
September 23, 2016
ScienceDaily According to a study recently published in JAMA Psychiatry, parental history of mental illness is associated with an increased risk...
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An Unusual Alliance to Curb Gun Suicides
September 16, 2016
The Christian Science Monitor In an attempt to curb high rates of firearm suicide, gun rights advocates and mental health...
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MASSACHUSETTS: How Wellesley Plans to Address Suicide among Its Asian American Students
September 16, 2016
WBUR Starting this fall, Wellesley College will implement a suicide prevention intervention for Asian American students that will include culturally...
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ISRAEL: Teens to Train in Suicide Prevention
September 16, 2016
The Jerusalem Post Approximately 2,000 members of the Israeli National Service and Council of Youth Movements are slated to receive...
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6 Myths about Suicide that Every Parent and Educator Should Know
September 09, 2016
NPR Common misconceptions about suicide can make it difficult for parents, school staff, and medical professionals to accurately identify young...
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This Video Powerfully Shows Why Men Need to Talk about Mental Health
September 09, 2016
The Huffington Post In observance of World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10, the Movember Foundation has launched a public...
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First of Its Kind Study of "Sexual Minority" Youth Finds Them at Risk of Violence
September 02, 2016
ABC News According to a recent report released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), sexual minority...
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CALIFORNIA: Golden Gate Bridge Partners with Crisis Text Line in Suicide Prevention Effort
September 02, 2016
CBS Local The Golden Gate Bridge District has formed a partnership with Crisis Text Line to bolster existing crisis and...
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ENGLAND: ‘Andys Man Club’: The Male Suicide Prevention Group Smashing Stigma and Proving #ItsOkayToTalk
September 02, 2016
The Huffington Post UK A UK support group for men that seeks to address high rates of male suicide and...
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Suicide Prevention: Access to Behavioral Health Services Lacking
August 19, 2016
Health Affairs Blog A recent analysis of health care utilization among people experiencing suicidal and self-harm behaviors indicates that access...
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CALIFORNIA: Making an Impact: Drama Students Address Mental Health, Suicide Prevention through Poetry and Skits
August 19, 2016
The Fresno Bee High school students participating in a youth theater program in Fresno County, California created and performed in...
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AUSTRALIA: A New Prevention Program Uses Nine Strategies to Reduce Suicide Rates
August 19, 2016
The Huffington Post Australia A new evidence-based systems approach to suicide prevention will be rolled out in communities across the...
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Crisis Text Line Takes Suicide Prevention into the Age of Texting
August 12, 2016
USA Today The national service Crisis Text Line (text 741-741), which provides anonymous and confidential crisis counseling via text message, has...
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ILLINOIS: “Wellness Chair Program” To Be Implemented in 50 Student Groups Next Fall
August 12, 2016
The Daily Northwestern Starting next fall, individuals trained in suicide prevention, active listening, and mental health awareness will be placed...
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GERMANY: Psychiatry on Closed and Open Wards: The Suicide Risk Remains the Same
August 12, 2016
ScienceDaily Psychiatric clinics with an open-door policy did not have a higher risk of patient suicide or absconding from treatment...
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How Can We Reduce U.S. Firearm Suicide Rates?
August 04, 2016
ScienceDaily A recent report published in the American Journal of Psychiatry investigates the association between firearm ownership and firearm suicide rates and...
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COLORADO: Gun Safety Group Targets Suicide at Source of Problem
August 04, 2016
Wyoming Tribune Eagle The Colorado Gun Shop Project seeks to involve both suicide prevention and gun rights advocates in a...
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CANADA: Inuit-Led Suicide Prevention Strategy to Focus on Mental Wellness, Social Equity
August 04, 2016
CBC News In an effort to stem rising rates of suicide among Canada’s Inuit population, the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, in...
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Suicide Rate is 22% Higher among People with Epilepsy than the General Population
July 29, 2016
ScienceDaily According to new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), people with epilepsy have a 22...
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CALIFORNIA: Suicide Prevention Hotlines Should Expand Digital Services, Partner with Health Systems
July 29, 2016
ScienceDaily According to an evaluation conducted by the RAND Corporation, California state-supported suicide prevention hotlines are responsive to callers in...
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CHINA: Nine Hong Kong Schools Chosen for Pilot Scheme to Prevent Student Suicides
July 29, 2016
South China Morning Post A suicide prevention pilot program will be rolled out at nine schools in Hong Kong following...
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Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act Signed into Law
July 22, 2016
KIOW Radio A new law mandates that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) identify evidence-based programs and approaches for reducing...
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WYOMING: Surviving Suicide in Wyoming
July 22, 2016
FiveThirtyEight In Wyoming, which has one of the highest suicide rates in the country, approximately 80 percent of suicide deaths...
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: D.C. Education Act First of Its Kind in U.S., Increases Focus on Suicide Prevention
July 22, 2016
Street Sense A Washington, D.C. law will require teachers and principals to complete a two-hour youth behavioral health training every...
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Suicide Rate among Veterans Has Risen Sharply Since 2001
July 15, 2016
The New York Times While the suicide rate among adult civilians has increased 23 percent since 2001, the rate among...
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GUAM: Suicide Prevention Training Focuses on Intervention
July 15, 2016
KUAM News The Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center is offering a month-long series of workshops to train community members...
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TEXAS: Suicide Prevention Efforts Focus on Small Texas Towns
July 15, 2016
The Texas Tribune A new service in Denton County, Texas provides resources and support to survivors of suicide loss in...
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Pediatricians Urged to Screen for Suicide Risks among Teens
July 08, 2016
USA TODAY The American Academy of Pediatrics has published updated guidelines advising pediatricians to screen adolescent patients for suicide risk....
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UTAH: Utah Officials Unsure Why Youth Suicide Rate Has Nearly Tripled since 2007
July 08, 2016
The Salt Lake Tribune According to a recent report, the suicide rate among 10- to 17-year-olds in Utah has nearly...
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CANADA: Suicide Prevention with a Crisis Line Dedicated to Aboriginal Community
July 08, 2016
Chilliwack Times In an effort to reduce suicide rates among the First Nations and aboriginal populations in British Columbia, the...
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1 in 13 Young U.S. Adults Considered Suicide
June 24, 2016
CBS News According to a report released last week by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 1...
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CALIFORNIA: Relying on Each Other: Yurok Tribe Responds to Youth Suicide Crisis
June 24, 2016
Lost Coast Outpost A community of about 150 members of the Yurok Tribe in a remote part of California have...
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CANADA: Social Workers Adopt New National Policy on Suicide Prevention Thanks to Waterloo Students
June 24, 2016
CBC News A group of students at the University of Waterloo have successfully lobbied for a policy mandating that all...
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Suicide Prevention Strategies: A 10-Year Systematic Review
June 17, 2016
Science Daily According to a 10-year systematic review of suicide prevention strategies recently published in The Lancet Psychiatry, there is a...
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COLORADO: Hickenlooper Signs ‘Zero Suicide’ Bill into Law
June 17, 2016
Coloradoan Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper has signed a bill into law that creates a state suicide prevention plan modeled on...
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COLORADO: Suicide Prevention Program Gives Latina Teens Voice through Art
June 17, 2016
CBS4 A program run by the Mental Health Center of Denver is working to reduce suicide rates among Latina adolescents...
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A Plan to Prevent Gun Suicides
June 17, 2016
Scientific American A gun safety coalition in New Hampshire made up of gun shop owners, public health experts, and mental...
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ENGLAND: Survey Identifies ‘Final Straw’ Stressors that May Be Associated with Teen Suicide
June 10, 2016
Huffington Post A new study published in The Lancet Psychiatry found that sources of stress such as health problems and academic pressure...
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As Suicide Rates Rise, Scientists Find New Warning Signs
June 10, 2016
The Wall Street Journal With national suicide rates on the rise, scientists are making efforts to better understand and identify...
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MONTANA: Promising New Youth Suicide Prevention Intervention Program to be Provided in Montana
June 03, 2016
Montana State University A new research-based suicide prevention program to develop mental health resiliency in youth will be implemented during...
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Tough Economy, Alcohol Fuel Suicide Risk in Men: Study
June 03, 2016
UPI Heavy alcohol use may increase suicide risk among men during economic downturns, according to a new study. Previous research...
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Firearm Ownership Closely Tied to Suicide Rates, Study Finds
May 27, 2016
Medical Xpress States with higher rates of gun ownership had higher rates of gun-related suicides, according to a new study...
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CANADA: Nunavut to Mine Medical Data in Battle Against Suicide
May 27, 2016
CBC News The government of Nunavut, Canada’s northernmost territory, is planning to gather and analyze patients’ medical data as part...
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VIRGINIA: Campus Suicide Crisis: A Need for Prevention
May 20, 2016
Psychiatry Advisor To address the problem of suicidal ideation, attempts, and deaths on college and university campuses, researchers at the...
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You Can Now Donate Your Social Media for Suicide Prevention Research
May 20, 2016
The Mighty A new way of collecting data that may help researchers better understand why people take their lives and...
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GREENLAND: National Public Radio Series on Suicide in Greenland
May 13, 2016
How do you help someone who is at risk of suicide? The Arctic suicides: Your questions answered National Public Radio...
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Why Suicide Prevention is Part of Population Health Strategy
May 13, 2016
Hospitals & Health Networks The American Hospital Association has started an initiative to help hospitals address behavioral health, including a...
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HAWAII: How These Hawai’i Youth Work to Prevent Suicide
May 13, 2016
Ka Leo Between 2011 and 2014, a group of University of Hawaii researchers and education organizations developed a model for...
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ENGLAND: Improvements in NHS Mental Health Care in England May Have Helped to Reduce Suicide Rates
May 06, 2016
Medical Xpress Service delivery improvements and organizational factors in the mental health services provided by England’s National Health Service were...
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MINNESOTA: Battling a Surge in Suicides, Minnesota Investigators Wield a New Weapon: Data
May 06, 2016
The Star Tribune The Minnesota Department of Health has built a database to help determine more accurately where, how, and...
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A Handful of Doctors are Working to Revolutionize How We Think about Self-Harm
May 06, 2016
Good In contrast to the “no-harm” contracts some therapists used to ask their patients to sign, promising they will not...
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JAPAN: Landmark New Laws Put Suicide Prevention Front and Center
April 29, 2016
The Japan Times The Japanese Diet (legislature) recently passed an amendment to the nation's 10-year-old suicide prevention law to try...
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MASSACHUSETTS: Simmons College Course Prepares Future Social Workers to Address Suicide
April 29, 2016
WBUR Simmons College started offering a course on suicide prevention in its master’s in social work (MSW) program last spring....
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U.S. Suicide Rate Up 24 Percent Since 1999: CDC
April 29, 2016
U.S. News & World Report The U.S. suicide rate rose a total of 24 percent between 1999 and 2014, with...
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NEW MEXICO: State Hopes Primary Care Doctors Can Aid Suicide Prevention Efforts
April 22, 2016
The Santa Fe New Mexican The state of New Mexico is starting to train primary care doctors to screen their...
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New Study Reports on Suicidal Thinking Among U.S. Veterans
April 22, 2016
Science Daily Almost 14 percent of veterans participating in the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study led by the...
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CALIFORNIA: UC Steps Up Efforts to Address Student Mental Health
April 15, 2016
UC steps up efforts to address student mental health University of California At the University of California (UC) campuses, as...
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Facebook Creates New Support Tool to Help People Who are Suicidal
April 15, 2016
The Mighty Facebook has developed a new support tool that offers friends and families several ways of helping loved ones...
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WASHINGTON:UW, Gun-Rights Groups Come Together in New Law to Prevent Suicide
April 08, 2016
UW Today On March 31 Washington State passed a bill setting up a task force led by Forefront: Innovations in...
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Suicide Risk Can Be Intercepted in the Emergency Department, Study Finds
April 08, 2016
Medical Xpress Universal screening for suicide risk in emergency departments (EDs) was shown to almost double the number of patients...
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NEW JERSEY: Senate Passes 'Madison Holleran Suicide Prevention Act'
April 01, 2016
Military Times With more people using social media to share about their lives, efforts are being developed to identify posts...
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SCOTLAND: Sharing the Pain: How Scotland Cut Male Suicide Rates
March 25, 2016
The Guardian During the last decade, Scotland has had some success in reducing its high suicide rate among men credited...
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Only About Half of Suicidal Patients Asked if They Have Access to Firearms
March 25, 2016
EurekaAlert A recent study of over 1,300 patients from eight emergency departments (EDs) in seven states showed that only about...
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AUSTRALIA: How to build a mentally healthy workplace
March 18, 2016
In the Black Mental health advocates and researchers are working with business leaders to develop strategies to improve mental health...
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WISCONSIN: Suicide prevention group creates action plan
March 18, 2016
The Northwestern.com The Winnebago County Child Death Review Team recently released 11 recommendations for ways that Wisconsin communities can help...
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Healing the healers: What’s being done to address physician suicide?
March 18, 2016
Healthcare Dive Several medical organizations and schools have been taking steps to address the problem of physician burnout, depression, and...
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Insurance companies reconsider “dated” policies for suicide attempts
March 11, 2016
CBC News Canadian insurance companies are reviewing their policies to determine whether to eliminate clauses in group and individual plans...
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VERMONT: Vermont Gun Shop Project Addresses Firearm-Related Suicides
March 11, 2016
Brattleboro Reformer Gun owner groups and the Center for Health and Learning have partnered to create the Vermont Gun Shop...
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Survey: Half of community college students report mental health problems
March 11, 2016
Inside Higher Ed Community college students have a high rate of mental health problems, according to the results of a...
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Joint Commission shines spotlight on suicide in hospitals and other settings, with 8 steps to detect growing concern
March 04, 2016
Hospitals & Health Networks The Joint Commission recently issued a new alert: Sentinel Event Alert #56: Detecting and Treating Suicide Ideation...
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MASSACHUSETTS: MIT students turn their brainpower toward suicide prevention
March 04, 2016
CBS Boston In the wake of several suicides at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the school is adding staff...
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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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A new national partnership to reduce number of construction industry suicides
February 26, 2016
Engineering News-Record The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, the Carson J. Spencer Foundation, and RK Mechanical have released A...
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COLORADO: Larimer County to study youth mental health services
February 26, 2016
The Coloradoan Larimer County has allocated $52,000 to study the mental health services needed for children ages eight and younger....
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ENGLAND: NHS vows to transform mental health services with extra £1bn a year
February 26, 2016
The Guardian An independent task force in England has put forth a set of recommendations that is being supported by...
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A first-aid class for mental health
February 19, 2016
The Atlantic The author of this article in The Atlantic describes her experience taking a training to learn how to...
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TENNESSEE: Centerstone expands suicide outreach help
February 19, 2016
Shelbyville Times-Gazette Centerstone, a large, community-based behavioral health and addictions services provider in Tennessee, has further developed its Crisis Care...
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NEW ZEALAND: Indigenous suicide prevention resource first of its kind
February 19, 2016
Scoop Independent News In December, the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand and Tīwhanawhana Trust released a new resource that...
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Dese'Rae L. Stage is helping suicide survivors live through this and whatever comes next
February 12, 2016
Inverse Suicide attempt survivor Dese’Rae L. Stage has traveled throughout the U.S. gathering photographs and stories of suicide attempt survivors...
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ILLINOIS: SIUE School of Pharmacy iCare grant to heighten suicide awareness
February 12, 2016
The Telegraph Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) Schools of Pharmacy and Nursing, and SIUE Counseling Services will use a multi-tiered...
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UNITED KINGDOM: New research examines suicide in new and expectant mothers
February 12, 2016
HealthCanal A new study looked at suicide deaths in women who had recent contact with mental health services and compared...
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MASSACHUSETTS: MBTA, Samaritans launch anti-suicide campaign
February 05, 2016
Boston Globe The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is working with the Samaritans Inc. of Boston to provide help to...
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All U.S. adults should be screened for depression, panel recommends
February 05, 2016
Scientific American The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has issued new guidelines recommending that all adults ages 18 and...
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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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AUSTRALIA: Critical Response Program to Tackle High WA [Western Australia] Indigenous Suicide Rate
January 29, 2016
ABC News A “critical response” project is being established with Federal Government funding to address the high rate of suicide...
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NEW JERSEY: New Jersey teens help create new law for youth to access mental health without parents’ consent
January 29, 2016
Youth Today A law recently passed in New Jersey will allow teenagers under age 18 to obtain mental health care...
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Voice analytics to boost customer service, even save lives
January 29, 2016
Newsfactor A healthcare service-focused startup, Cogito Corp., is using its voice-based technology to help the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs...
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CANADA: Aboriginal youth suicide rates addressed using art
January 22, 2016
CBC News The project Acting Out, But in a Good Way is demonstrating that creating art can significantly affect mental...
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WASHINGTON: Forefront launches suicide prevention effort in three rural Washington counties
January 22, 2016
UW Today The organization Forefront: Innovations in Suicide Prevention will be implementing a comprehensive approach to suicide prevention in three...
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Students of color aren’t getting the mental health help they need in college
January 22, 2016
HuffPost College Recent research indicates that students of color are much less likely to seek help when they are feeling...
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"Conversion therapy" endangers LGBT youth and must stop: U.S. report
January 15, 2016
Reuters Efforts to ban conversion therapy for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth are gaining support. A recent SAMHSA...
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IDAHO: Suicide prevention hotline to launch texting service
January 15, 2016
The [Idaho] News-Times The Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline is launching crisis text and online chat services. A focus will be...
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International News 2015
January 08, 2016
IRELAND: New national strategy to prevent suicide (July 10) - IrishHealth.comUNITED KINGDOM: Staff-prisoner relationships are key to managing suicide risk...
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State & Community News 2015
January 08, 2016
CALIFORNIA: California suicide prevention program demonstrates promise, studies find (June 12) - Medical XpressCOLORADO: Gun shops work with anti-suicide program...
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National News 2015
January 08, 2016
Gun laws associated with lower suicide rates (October 2) - The New York TimesComing out as a survivor (October 23)...