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NAMI Urges Surgeon General To Make Suicide Prevention Top Priority
Statement by Laurie M. Flynn, Executive Director, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) NAMI applauds Surgeon General David Satcher for recognizing the epidemic proportions suicide has reached and for announcing plans to develop the National Suicide Prevention Strategy our nation so desperately needs.
Suicide Prevention: Creative Approaches to Prevention
Join NAMI Ask the Expert as we welcome three individuals interviewed for the NAMI book who share their experiences in creative suicide prevention work, including prevention programs and initiatives in the dramatic arts, baking and food service, and the creation of an advocacy superhero.
Suicide Prevention: Making Meaning of Loss
Join NAMI Ask the Expert as Dr. Ken Duckworth welcomes four individuals who shared their stories of surviving suicide loss in the Chapter: Making Meaning of Loss by Suicide from the upcoming book, “You Are Not Alone: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Mental Health.”
NAMI Partners with HBO for Suicide Education & Prevention: “Suicide” Documentary Premieres March 18th
Arlington, VA – In 1970, the theme song to the movie M*A*S*H* was titled " Suicide Is Painless." But the song lied. Every year, more than 30,000 Americans take their own lives. Suicide is the eighth-leading cause of death in the United States, and the third among youth, ages 15 to 24. Most suffer […]
Suicide Portrayals and “Suicide Contagion” are not a Frivolous, Comic Concern
[…] Apparently, the panels are intended to be a momentary dream sequence, but the imagery crossed a line with many comic book fans. Ironically, it also coincided with National Suicide Awareness Prevention Month. NAMI and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and the American Psychiatric Association (APA) quickly joined to condemn the talent search’s theme […]
General Motors Blasted For TV Suicide Commercial, Marginalization of Depression
Anger in the mental health and suicide prevention community has grown following a General Motors spokesperson’s statement this week that the company has received "more than a handful, but not a tsunami" of complaints over a Super Bowl ad that depicted a suicidal leap from a bridge -- and that the company intends to […]
One Conversation Counts: NAMI Offers Resources to Help for National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
To honor the recent National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month in September, NAMI offers resources that can equip everyone to hold a conversation with a friend or loved one who may be struggling with thoughts of suicide.
What Are States Doing to Help Prevent Suicide?
Research tells us that suicide can be prevented if the proper training and education is available to schools and mental health profesionals, help us in supporting bills that include providing this kind of training.
The Importance of Self-Compassion in the Aftermath of Suicide
I volunteer with an organization that allows me to speak in high schools and tell the students my story of mental illness, suicide attempts and recovery. Recently, I was able to speak at a parent night where the parents could hear exactly what we share with the students. It was followed by a question […]