Book Review: The Gospel According to Josh
Josh Rivedel tries to understand his father's suicide and come to terms with his own struggles with mental illness in this moving memoir.
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Using Our Voice to Protect the Mental Health of the LGBTQ+ Community
[…] access to gender-affirming care, such as gender-affirming surgeries and gender-affirming hormone therapy, can improve mental health. Similarly, denying gender-affirming care can worsen mental health symptoms and increase suicide risk. Many people assume that gender affirming care means surgical interventions, but for youth, that’s generally not the case. Surgery is typically not provided until adulthood. […]
Brief Interventions in Acute Care Settings Reduce Suicide Attempts, Improve Follow-Up Care
Research has shown that half of individuals who die by suicide had seen a health care provider in the past month. By directly addressing risk factors and connecting people to supportive care, health care providers can make a difference. A new study shows that brief interventions like safety planning, coordinating outpatient mental health appointments, […]
It’s Time to Raise Your Advocacy Voice
[…] Health (NIMH). Learn more about the current 2016 budget bills. Learn more about the effort to lift the current budget caps. Nine States Saw the Need for Suicide Prevention Bills in 2015 September is National Suicide Prevention Month and in honor of this important topic we offer a sneak peek at our 2015 State […]
Creating a Community of Support on Campus
[…] a lot of students silent until their situation becomes so severe it disrupts their academic performance, isolates them from peers and family and ultimately, end with tragic suicide. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in college—only accidents account for more deaths—and according to the CDC the suicide rate has been increasing. How […]
A New Treatment Option for Major Depressive Disorder
[…] and both groups demonstrated a similar reduction in suicidality. In other words, while eskatamine includes treatment for acute suicidal ideation, it has not shown effectiveness in preventing suicide or in reducing suicidal ideation or behavior. It is therefore essential to consider the need for hospitalization as necessary, even if patients experience improvement after an […]
A Simple, Yet Powerful Solution to the Mental Health Crisis: Peer Support
[…] support. The Case for Peer Support People often assume that talking about mental health (and suicidal thoughts) may make the situation worse. In the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s (AFSP) 2020 Harris Poll, over 90% of American adults say they would want to help someone in their life who is feeling suicidal, however a […]
How Law Enforcement Perpetuated My Son’s Trauma During a Mental Health Crisis
[…] son being the one who needed help. His texts and calls were ambiguous, and I was confused by what he was telling me. Was he really contemplating suicide? Was this really happening? After a Terrifying Incident, We Reached Out for Help I contacted my mother, who lived near Tyler, and thankfully, she was able […]
How to Talk to Your Child About Their Mental Health
[…] self-care, including maintaining a healthy diet, exercising regularly, meditating and getting sufficient sleep, are instrumental in preventing relapses and diminishing symptoms. Don’t Be Afraid To Ask About Suicide In recent years, rates of death by suicide and suicidal thinking have increased in young people. Many parents and caregivers are wary of asking a child if they […]
Fifty Years Ago, John F. Kennedy Called on Congress to Improve Mental Health
[…] long after they return from war. A report released on Feb. 1, by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs found that 22 veterans die every day by suicide every day; roughly one veteran every 65 minutes. Just two weeks earlier, the Army announced that suicides hit a record in 2012 and accounted for more […]