[…] throughout the week. NAMI is grateful for the 15 partner organizations who have signed onto the Week of Action: American College of Emergency Physicians, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, American Psychiatric Association, Behavioral Health Link, CIT International, Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, Inseparable, The Kennedy Forum, Mental Health America, National Association of State Mental […]
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) celebrates the recent enactment of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, which aims to reduce and prevent suicide, burnout, and raise awareness about mental health conditions among health care professionals. President Biden signed the legislation into law during a ceremony on March 18. The […]
[…] purpose.” On Sept. 8, 2017, my heart was not just broken — it was obliterated. On that day, I learned that my former partner, Alan, died by suicide. At 23 years old, Alan was one of 3,089 young men who took their lives that year. Before that call, I did not fully understand how […]
[…] own life, I was thirteen years old, and I was left with both physical and mental scars. Years later, living in a body that has survived many suicide attempts, my heart battles between giving up and coping with the pain of a complex history. Processing trauma becomes even more complex when battling comorbid diagnoses. […]
[…] Rights Campaign tracked 38 violent killings of trans people in the U.S. This does not include the high number of transgender people who lose their lives to suicide every year. Transgender people are nine times more likely than the general U.S. population to attempt suicide. We may not all be in the same amount […]
My great-grandmother lost her husband, both sons and both grandsons to depression and suicide. And she almost lost me. Grandma Fishel was my constant supporter during my tumultuous youth and adolescence. Her home became my refuge, my safe space away from the house I lived in and the school I attended — places where […]
[…] the ‘Stronger than Stigma’ campaign that encourages men to talk about their mental health and Snow is co-founder of the Jed Foundation’s ‘Love is Louder’ campaign for suicide prevention. An award was also given to Major Sam Cochran (ret.) of the Memphis Police Department, who has led development of crisis intervention teams (CIT) nationwide. […]
[…] the Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics, at the University of Washington, where her primary research is in the development and evaluation of evidence based treatments for high- suicide-risk, multi-diagnostic and difficult-to-treat populations with serious mental health conditions. She is also the creator of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), a well-researched skills-based treatment to help suicidal […]
[…] hit me: This job is not for me; I’m failing really fast. I tried to fight the thoughts, but I felt like I was drowning. I attempted suicide twice that night. I got lucky. A car pulled up, and it was another cop. He talked me down. I went home because I couldn’t go […]
[…] ever met. Lee was my best friend and creative partner who struggled with bipolar disorder and depression. After he and another member of my congregation died from suicide, I became heavily involved in mental health advocacy. Many members did not know of their struggles with depression, but for me, it was the very personal […]
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