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How Do You Help Someone Who Is At Risk Of Suicide?

5/2/2016

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How do you help someone who is at risk of suicide?

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that suicide has been steadily increasing in the U.S. since 1999. Although men tend to kill themselves at higher rates than women, the biggest rate increase during that time has been among girls 10-14 years old, and the second biggest increase has been among women 45-64 years old.

But for every person who dies by suicide, there are many, many more who struggle with suicidal thoughts. "Lots of people think about it," says Dr. Jill Harkavy-Friedman of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. "Suicide attempts are less frequent. Fortunately, dying by suicide is even less frequent."
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NPR talked with Harkavy-Friedman and Dr. Jitender Sareen of the University of Manitoba, both psychiatrists, about what is known about youth suicide and best practices for preventing suicide. Harkavy-Friedman studies teen suicide prevention, and Sareen studies suicide trends among Native people in the Arctic. The interviews have been edited for length and clarity.

Read the Full Article with Dr. Sareen as he answers questions on how to help someone you are concerned about.

By Rebecca Hersher, NPR

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Suicide Prevention Training Could Reduce Rate by 80%

3/14/2016

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DENVER (CBS4) – Lawmakers are pushing to bring a potentially life-saving training program to Colorado.

The state has one of the highest suicide rates in the country, which is why lawmakers set up a commission two years ago to recommend changes. The most sweeping recommendation is now the subject of a bill making its way through the legislature.
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By CBS Denver, Read Full Article
Learn more about Zero Suicide



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Common Ground: Reducing Gun Access

3/11/2016

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Reducing a suicidal person's access to guns can help save lives. And who better to take on this suicide prevention effort than the gun community, asserts Cathy Barber of Harvard’s Means Matter Campaign. Ralph Demicco, a former gun shop owner agrees, “I’ve experienced an awful lot of incidents where friends, customers, and acquaintances have taken their lives with firearms, so it’s a very striking issue to me.” Barber, Demicco, other gun owners, and public health professionals joined together to form the Gun Shop Project, forging an unlikely but highly successful partnership with the mission of reducing a suicidal person’s access to guns. 

See more about this topic at Spark Talks
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Bullying Prevention Training Course

2/19/2016

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StopBullying.gov launched a new Bullying Prevention Online Course.  The training provides guidance on how to take a public health approach to bullying prevention through the use of long-term, community-wide prevention strategies.

This is a self-study course and earning continuing education credit is available.

Read more and take the course
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Suicide Safe - Mobile App by SAMHSA

5/1/2015

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In March, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) launched a free mobile app called Suicide Safe.  This app is a learning tool for health care providers.  Suicide Safe was created to help primary care and behavioral health providers integrate suicide prevention strategies into their practice as well as address suicide risk among patients. 

To learn more about the Suicide Safe App, Click Here
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