Tiera Hopkins loved to dance and was a fun-loving vibrant teen, said her mother, Jenny Morales. In 2012, at the age of 16, Tiera died of suicide. Morales’ grief still feels overwhelming, but she has become an advocate for destigmatizing mental health in teenagers and encouraging parents and teens to talk about it. Often […]
[…] been on my own mental health journey and witnessed the painful turns in the journeys of others; I lost two loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic to suicide. I don't want anyone else to go down that road. I want people to know that every day is a new day and we should never […]
This Candlelight Vigil honors and pays respect to the many lives lost to suicide, including active duty, reserve or guard members, veterans, family members and dependents, as well as non-federally-activated reserve or guard members. Sponsored by NAMI Service Members, Veterans and Their Families Council. Watch the recording
In this episode of NAMI’s podcast, NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr. speaks with April Simpkins about their shared experience of losing a family member to suicide.
Daniel H. Gillison Jr., CEO of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), is presenting the NAMI 2022 Scientific Research Award to Christine Yu Moutier, M.D., the Chief Medical Officer for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) for the past nine years, during a ceremony today at the National Press Club.
Suicidal Ideation: How Losing My Mom Affected Me Content Note: This video discusses suicide & suicidal ideation NAMI Presenter Brittany Barrett discusses growing up with a mother with multiple mental health conditions who later lost her life to suicide. While moving through childhood and adulthood Brittany would be diagnosed with multiple mental health conditions […]
A new study shows that nurses are at an increased risk of suicide compared to the general population, and this increased risk has been present since at least 2005 (the earliest year that comprehensive data is available). Nurses who died by suicide were more likely than the general population to have known stressors at […]
In 2020, the proportion of mental health-related emergency department (ED) visits increased by 31% among adolescents aged 12-17 compared to 2019, according to a CDC analysis. Trends in ED visits for suspected suicide attempts among adolescents are especially concerning – in February–March 2021, suicide-related ED visits among girls aged 12-17 had increased 51% compared to the same period in 2019. Among boys, suicide-related ED visits increased by 4% during this period. This data illustrates the critical need to […]
After her daughter died by suicide, the author of this blog learned everything she could about mental health. She's sharing her newfound knowledge with fellow parents, with the hope that even one of her suggestions might prevent another lost battle.
Dr. Christine Yu Moutier will discuss several science-informed, evidence-based strategies to reduce suicide risk, both through a public health approach as well as clinical interventions for patient care.
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