(CW: Suicide) This is Part 1 of a special series about 988 that explores what it will take for this new nationwide hotline to meet the needs of millions of people struggling with suicide, addiction and mental illness. “We have funded mental health this way for decades. It is pennies here, pennies there. It […]
There are growing concerns that the 24-hour National Suicide Prevention hotline, already straining to meet demand, will not be able to deliver on the promises of the overhaul for the launch of 988, unless states supplement the federal money with significant funds for staffing. Within a few years of the introduction of 988, it […]
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/12/well/988-suicide-prevention-hotline.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/21/988-suicide-help-line-success/
[…] including mental health conditions. Players who do not get adequate treatment and support are at risk for failed relationships, broken families, other related health problems and even suicide. MLB: From Silence to Support During the 2009 season, five players were on the disabled list (DL) for emotional issues, the most in any single MLB […]
[…] wellbeing. If you love someone with a mental illness, you too may be the only person standing in the gap between them and homelessness, jail, abuse or suicide. At times, you may need to be their voice when they cannot speak for themselves or no one listens. Or, you may need to do the […]
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[…] There is strong research that shows that building connectedness at the individual, family, community and societal level and encouraging safe, secure, nurturing relationships is protective against violence, suicide and child maltreatment particularly. The types of connections and relationships that are most important include things like regular social contact, strong family attachments, involvement in community […]
[…] collection of days and months can be blamed for the ebb and flow of life’s joys, challenges and inevitable losses. I lost a friend in July to suicide. It shook me to my core. I had sensed that she was sad and unhappy with her life but I didn’t feel that I was a […]
[…] was a revelation to me. There are two reasons for my becoming a NAMI Family Support Group facilitator. The first is that my teenage daughter died by suicide in 1995. My need to talk about my daughter and her death was immense at the time, but almost no one was capable of sitting with […]
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