[…] the actual black box warning language nor clearly stated in other labeling changes. This is a serious omission. Untreated mental illness poses a very real risk of suicide. We know that 80 percent of children today with mental health problem are not getting any treatment. Suicide in fact is the third leading cause of […]
[…] by the oil spill," Fitzpatrick said. Failure to reply swiftly to the request is "inconsistent with that pledge." "Ours is a public health concern," he warned. Depression, suicide attempts, family violence and other mental health problems are on the rise. "The consequences of neglect and inaction are deadly." NAMI's letter follows: Mr. Doug Suttles […]
The FCC will require that phone companies allow people to text as well as call a new “988” number for the suicide-prevention hotline. Phone companies have until July 2022 to implement the 988 number for both calling and texting. “Texting to 988 is a huge step forward in improving how you address mental health,” […]
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2023/11/20/suicide-hotline-988-lacks-resources-funding/71410654007/
[…] Health Link, founder of the Five Lanes Crisis Partners family of companies and Crisis Now Academy consulting and training business, producer of the Moving America’s Soul on Suicide film series and founder of the international initiatives Crisis Talk and Hope Inc. Stories. David also hosts and curates the popular weekly 988 “Crisis Jam” Learning […]
"I don’t know entirely what other grief is like, but dealing with suicide felt like being in a hole. You want someone to come by and help you out of the hole. Then you learn that if someone does throw you a rope, you still have to climb out of that hole yourself."
When you have a family legacy riddled with psychosis, paranoia and suicide, the odds of avoiding these symptoms yourself don’t look so promising. Fortunately, through acceptance and a staunch commitment to her own recovery, author Anna Berry overcame those odds.
[…] the first update on the prevalence of stigma in 22 years. Dr. Pescosolido hopes to revisit the study every decade to measure its hopeful decline. You can be a part of positive change by pledging to be stigmafree, and by spreading the word about important stigma-busting resources including ok2talk.org and notalone.nami.com. 2015- Suicide-Awareness-Group-photo.jpeg 2015-Suicide-Awareness-Group-photo.jpeg
[…] Policy Priorities LGBTQI Bigotry and Discrimination NAMI Board of Directors Resolution Against LGBTQ Discrimination Gender-Affirming Care Conversion Therapy Key Statistics LGB youth are nearly 4x more likely to attempt suicide than heterosexual youth. In 2021, nearly one-quarter of LGBQ+ students were bullied at school and nearly 30% were electronically bullied. Transgender adults are nearly 9x more likely to […]
A school superintendent whose daughter once attempted suicide, a college student, a social worker, a board-certified child psychiatrist, and a clinical psychologist who served as a member of President Bush’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health warned today that children’s health and well-being could be at risk without programs for early identification, evaluation and […]
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