[…] people are experiencing increased levels of anxiety and depression; the ongoing uptick in ER admissions for children and teens experiencing a mental health emergency — including self-harm, suicide ideation and suspected attempts — is a cause for concern. Our youth need mental health support and resources now more than ever. “You can't have a […]
After years of advocacy and preparation, 988 is now available nationwide as the new number to contact for mental health, substance use and suicide crises, a simple, easy-to-remember way for people to get help.
[…] people are really doing. It’s not always obvious when someone is struggling, and mental health conditions can affect anyone.” If you are experiencing depression or thoughts of suicide, you are not alone. To reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, call or text 988, or visit 988lifeline.org to use the online chat. To find local […]
Ahead of the one-year anniversary of 988’s nationwide availability, NAMI and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and the #ReimagineCrisis campaign recognized 17 members of Congress for their life-saving work to improve our nation’s response to mental health and suicide crises.
30 plus years. Multiple verbal outbursts. Four hospital stays. Two suicide attempts — one barely caught in time. Many medication prescriptions, trials, psychiatrist visits. But she’s still here. Still fighting. Living with a spouse or loved one with a mental health condition is no small feat. It’s work; it requires a new level of […]
[…] disorder, getting a proper diagnosis took years — too many years. We all knew my father and grandfather had it. My grandfather, a successful jeweler, died by suicide before I was born. My father, a renowned architect, had been hospitalized, given electroshock therapy and prescribed lithium. Despite their obvious strengths, their lives were clouded […]
[…] dispatchers. We know they are heroes; but we don’t realize that many are in trouble themselves! Already this year more than 140 police officers have died by suicide. Both firefighters and police officers are more likely to die by suicide than in the line of duty. It’s estimated that 18-24% of dispatchers and 35% […]
[…] have been, first responders; others, like me, witness your pain behind closed doors. We've seen the pain play out in shock and horror when people die by suicide, and we've seen it in other ways as people quietly deteriorate during their careers and after they retire. It doesn't have to be like this. We […]
[…] five California families will be affected by a serious mental disorder during their lifetime. It is also reported that 15 percent of people suffering from depression commit suicide and another 40 percent consider committing suicide. Mental illnesses are brain disorders that can be effectively diagnosed and treated if access to appropriate health care, including […]
[…] managed behavioral health care companies and grades each against critical components of care – NAMI’s measures of success – such as access to the latest drugs and suicide response. NAMI fails the industry overall. Particularly alarming, notes the NAMI report card, is the degree to which managed care companies ignore core life-saving treatment requirements: […]
NAMI HelpLine is available M-F, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. ET. Call 800-950-6264,
text “helpline” to 62640, or chat online. In a crisis, call or text 988 (24/7).
