[…] Policy Priorities LGBTQI Bigotry and Discrimination NAMI Board of Directors Resolution Against LGBTQ Discrimination Gender-Affirming Care Conversion Therapy Key Statistics LGB youth are nearly 4x more likely to attempt suicide than heterosexual youth. In 2021, nearly one-quarter of LGBQ+ students were bullied at school and nearly 30% were electronically bullied. Transgender adults are nearly 9x more likely to […]
[…] Health Link, founder of the Five Lanes Crisis Partners family of companies and Crisis Now Academy consulting and training business, producer of the Moving America’s Soul on Suicide film series and founder of the international initiatives Crisis Talk and Hope Inc. Stories. David also hosts and curates the popular weekly 988 “Crisis Jam” Learning […]
What is Behind the Increasing Suicide Rate Among Black Youth? Napoleon B. Higgins Jr. MD CEO and Founder, Bay Pointe Behavioral Health, Inc. CEO and Founder Member, Global Health Psychiatry, LLC CEO and Founder, South East Houston Research Group Past President, Black Psychiatrists of America, Inc. Past President, Caucus of Black Psychiatrists, APA Ericka […]
Signs of Suicide Suicide Warning Signs 1 in 10 high school students indicate they have attempted suicide. Most measures of suicidality in teens have increased over the last 10 years. Parents should know the warning signs, learn how to start a conversation and know what to do in a mental health crisis. Talking, writing, […]
[…] mental health conditions. NAMI supports a nation- wide toll-free hotline that can adequately respond to people experiencing mental health crises. Why We Care: Mental health crises and suicides can be devastating for individuals, families and communities. When someone experiences a mental health crisis and doesn’t receive the care they need, they can end up […]
CRISIS a mentalhealth WHAT TO DO if You Suspect Someone is Thinking About Suicide If you notice warning signs, or if you’re concerned someone is thinking about suicide, don’t be afraid to talk to them about it. Then say something like: "Are you thinking about suicide?" "Do you have a plan? "Do you know how you would do it?" START the conversation by sharing specific signs you’ve noticed, like: WARNING SIGNS of Suicide Giving away personal possessions Talking as if saying goodbye or going away forever Taking steps to tie up loose ends, like organizing personal papers or paying of debts […]
HOW to RESPOND to SURVIVORS of SUICIDE: WORDS & RESOURCES NAMI FAITHNET Alan Johnson & Diana Hoguet NAMI Boulder Co . Interfaith Network on Mental Illness: WWW.INMIN.US Ted Swartz Ted & Co. WWW.TEDANDCOMPANY.COM Healing Words • Try to identify with the pain • Indirectly, acknowledge the death as by suicide • Acknowledge the mystery […]
[…] la identidad personal y cultural Fuente: CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Informe 2021, https://www.cdc.gov/ healthyyouth/data/yrbs/index.htm Factores de protección contra el suicidio Fuente: CDC Prevención del suicidio, https://www.cdc.gov/ suicide/factors/index.html La mayoría de las personas que intentan suicidarse dan algún aviso, pero no siempre esto es así. Presta atención al comportamiento de tu hijo para detectar […]
[…] Gateway to Crisis Systems CBT for Psychosis: Evidence-based Training Program for Family and Caregivers The Importance of Youth Voice: A Panel Discussion What Is Behind the Increasing Suicide Rate Among Black Youth? Engaging Faith Leaders in Addressing Mental Illness Hero Help Addiction and Behavioral Health Assistance The Fusion Model: A Peer-Informed Model for Crisis […]
[…] responsible for the “balanced” perspective that marks much of her work). Meg’s first story about mental illness in the MSJ was a reminiscence in 1986 about the suicide of her sister, Nancy, eight years before. The second was in 1998, after her brother, Danny, also died from suicide. Reluctant at first, she wrote the […]
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