Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “suicide prevention and awareness”
Back in September, 2022, we posted about the new, three-digit suicide and crisis lifeline, where anyone in the US can access help by dialing 988. Since that time, contacts to the lifeline have more than doubled, especially among youth and young adults. In the 10 states that had the most 988 uptake, an 18.2% reduction from expected suicide mortality was …
September 10 has been designated as Suicide Prevention Day in the United States, and each year that day provides everyone a chance to stop and reflect. Suicide causes more deaths annually than violent crime, accidents, and smoking. In every age group, beginning from age 10, suicide is one of the major causes of death. We don’t seem to be doing …
