[…] suffers from severe mental illness." Furthermore, the facts of the Berry case "strongly suggest that he is using the State of Ohio and the legal system to achieve assisted suicide." Berry, whose childhood included physical beatings, sexual molestation and major health problems, has suffered from delusions and suicidal ideation since the age of nine. Upon his […]
We commend Dr. David Satcher, the Surgeon General, for his Call to Action to Prevent Suicide, published last year, along with his recent Report on Mental Health—the first in the nation’s history.
[…] show-and the need to provide extra support to anyone who does. ABC and its affiliates have a responsibility to provide similar warnings: including a special alert to suicide hotlines across the country; an appropriate disclaimer before each episode; as well as public service announcements and other programming to offset the show's negative messages. In […]
[…] health care." "Yet, since the release of the Commission's report," said Michael Faenza, President and CEO of the National Mental Health Association, "63,000 Americans have died by suicide; more than 200,000 Americans with mental illnesses have been incarcerated; more than 25,000 families have given up custody of their children in order to get mental […]
[…] access to gender-affirming care, such as gender-affirming surgeries and gender-affirming hormone therapy, can improve mental health. Similarly, denying gender-affirming care can worsen mental health symptoms and increase suicide risk. Many people assume that gender affirming care means surgical interventions, but for youth, that’s generally not the case. Surgery is typically not provided until adulthood. […]
Josh Rivedel tries to understand his father's suicide and come to terms with his own struggles with mental illness in this moving memoir.
Research has shown that half of individuals who die by suicide had seen a health care provider in the past month. By directly addressing risk factors and connecting people to supportive care, health care providers can make a difference. A new study shows that brief interventions like safety planning, coordinating outpatient mental health appointments, […]
[…] long after they return from war. A report released on Feb. 1, by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs found that 22 veterans die every day by suicide every day; roughly one veteran every 65 minutes. Just two weeks earlier, the Army announced that suicides hit a record in 2012 and accounted for more […]
[…] plane, the co-pilot killed himself, along with 149 other people. We know that most suicides involve mental illness. In the United States, approximately 40,000 people die from suicide each year. Obviously, we are falling far too short in suicide prevention. Typically, suicide involves a struggle between a person and his or her own psychological […]
Today, NAMI thanks the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for formally designating 988 as a nationwide 3-digit number for mental health crisis and suicide prevention services.
NAMI HelpLine is available M-F, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. ET. Call 800-950-6264,
text “NAMI” to 62640, or email. In a crisis, call or text 988 (24/7).
