NAMI applauds the release of this practical resource that outlines clinical pathways, community partnerships, and policy recommendations to better identify and support youth at risk for suicide.
Less than a week after General Motors agreed to edit its advertisement featuring a robot who gets laid off and then jumps off a bridge, yet another automobile company has decided to use suicide as a marketing tool.
Ahead of the one-year anniversary of 988’s nationwide availability, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 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. The “988 Crisis Respons
Note: This blog is presented as a cross-collaboration between NAMI and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, whose mission is to save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide. It originally appeared on the AFSP Lifesavers Blog. – When I was 13-years-old, my grandma died by suicide. She’d been my favorite […]
Last year, 325 soldiers died by suicide. In response to these starting numbers released earlier this year, the Army has designated September as Suicide Prevention Month, and this military service branch has spearheaded a new and ongoing effort to foster resiliency in soldiers, prevent and reduce the record number of suicides and remove the […]
[…] the mental health field, I’ve always managed to come out of those dark moments and even help others who’ve felt the same. When my father died by suicide last year, I was thrown into a new kind of deep pain. I had helped countless others over the years who had experienced suicidal ideation or […]
[…] recently inducted into a club I never wanted to be a part of — I call it the “Therapist’s Worst Nightmare Club” — losing a client to suicide. I have always felt the deep responsibility I bear as a therapist. During my career I’ve had to call in suspected abuse reports that have resulted […]
[…] but one that taught me the importance of seeking help when we need it. 2. Grieving Is a Complex Process It's ok to grieve. Losing someone to suicide is a unique and complicated form of grief, and it's not something that can be easily processed or understood. For months after his death, I found […]
The anxiety of college life and its effects on students’ mental health have been accentuated and put under extreme scrutiny by a recent flare-up of suicides at New York University. Three NYU students have committed suicide during the first two months of the fall semester.
Survival is something to celebrate but so is the journey.
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