[…] those who receive service" as well as between "optimally effective treatment and what many individuals receive in actual practice settings." This legislation will help close those gaps. Suicide exists as a public health crisis. Some 30,000 Americans commit suicide each year. Even more alarmingly, suicide is the third leading cause of death for children […]
[…] services are putting lives at risk. Federal mental health block grants also have been cut or frozen over the past 10 years. The latest alert highlights state suicide rates and ranks with special concern for unemployed persons and veterans. Approximately 35,000 Americans die from suicide each year. The most recent state-by-state data is from […]
Tiera Hopkins loved to dance and was a fun-loving vibrant teen, said her mother, Jenny Morales. In 2012, at the age of 16, Tiera died of suicide. Morales’ grief still feels overwhelming, but she has become an advocate for destigmatizing mental health in teenagers and encouraging parents and teens to talk about it. Often […]
Suicidal Ideation: How Losing My Mom Affected Me Content Note: This video discusses suicide & suicidal ideation NAMI Presenter Brittany Barrett discusses growing up with a mother with multiple mental health conditions who later lost her life to suicide. While moving through childhood and adulthood Brittany would be diagnosed with multiple mental health conditions […]
Dr. Christine Yu Moutier will discuss several science-informed, evidence-based strategies to reduce suicide risk, both through a public health approach as well as clinical interventions for patient care.
After her daughter died by suicide, the author of this blog learned everything she could about mental health. She's sharing her newfound knowledge with fellow parents, with the hope that even one of her suggestions might prevent another lost battle.
A new study shows that nurses are at an increased risk of suicide compared to the general population, and this increased risk has been present since at least 2005 (the earliest year that comprehensive data is available). Nurses who died by suicide were more likely than the general population to have known stressors at […]
In 2020, the proportion of mental health-related emergency department (ED) visits increased by 31% among adolescents aged 12-17 compared to 2019, according to a CDC analysis. Trends in ED visits for suspected suicide attempts among adolescents are especially concerning – in February–March 2021, suicide-related ED visits among girls aged 12-17 had increased 51% compared to the same period in 2019. Among boys, suicide-related ED visits increased by 4% during this period. This data illustrates the critical need to […]
In this episode of NAMI’s podcast, NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr. speaks with April Simpkins about their shared experience of losing a family member to suicide.
This Candlelight Vigil honors and pays respect to the many lives lost to suicide, including active duty, reserve or guard members, veterans, family members and dependents, as well as non-federally-activated reserve or guard members. Sponsored by NAMI Service Members, Veterans and Their Families Council. Watch the recording
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