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Nurse Suicides: Getting Help Before It's Too Late

Shannon Firth

May 16, 2019 |

MedPage Today |

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Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

Linking health care workers to mental health counselors helps reduce the risk of suicide. In response to a high rate of suicides among clinicians and students at the University of California San Diego, the school implemented a proactive suicide prevention program. The Healer Education Assessment and Referral (HEAR) program focuses on providing resources and on helping healthcare workers debrief from traumatic experiences at work.

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A mock funeral aims to help students bury their pain

Laura Meckler

May 15, 2019 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

To combat emotional distress that many students are facing, schools across the nation are implementing mock funerals, allowing students to figuratively "bury their pain." Although issues at focus range from drunk driving, to poor test scores to peer violence, the overarching goal is to make sure that students feel that they're being heard by the adults that surround them.

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Farm Bill Pilot Program To Address Farmer Mental Health

Kayla Desroches

May 13, 2019 |

Montana Public Radio |

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Response Location: United States, Broadview, Montana

In rural farming communities, it's not uncommon for those working in the agricultural industry to struggle with anxiety and depression. Because mental health professionals often aren't readily available in these areas, many turn to online resources such as #AgTwitter. However, a farm bill pilot program that piggybacks off of this type of communication is aiming to fill more of the gaps by strengthening outreach resources.

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Treatment for Opioid Addiction, With No Strings Attached

Beth Schwartzapfel

May 10, 2019 |

The Marshall Project |

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Response Location: United States, Newark, New Jersey

When treating opioid addiction, the typical approach is medication in conjunction with mandatory therapy sessions and a myriad of other check-ins. Realizing that this method was failing many people that were not able to make these sessions, some clinics are reversing the approach by focusing on a medication-first approach.

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In A Culture That Loves Guns, How Do You Talk About Suicide?

Erik Neumann

May 01, 2019 |

KUER Radio |

Radio |

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Response Location: United States, Vernal, Utah

In Utah, the Northeastern Counseling Center had a booth at a local gun show to give away gun safety devices and provide information on suicide prevention. The booth, which has made a few stops at public events, is just one response to the alarmingly high suicide rates in northeastern Utah. It’s part of a larger, statewide shift that includes legislation to create programs that respond to mental health concerns and bolsters firearm safety.

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When people die in the outdoors, help for their loved ones is scarce. The climbing community aims to change that.

Joe Purtell

May 01, 2019 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Boulder, Colorado

After a string of fatal and near fatal accidents rocked the Colorado climbing community--a community already all too familiar with such accidents--climber Madaleine Sorkin established the Climbing Grief Fund. By connecting struggling climbers with discussion groups, platforms to share their own stories, and funds to access therapy, the Climbing Grief Fund fills a critical gap in the climbing community.

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Men's Sheds

Jill Harkins

April 30, 2019 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: Australia

Senior centers often offer activities for senior citizens to choose from, but most of the options aren't centered around physical activity or fostering community. Men's Sheds, Australian concept that has recently caught on in the United States, combats this issue by bringing men together to work on projects "shoulder to shoulder, from building furniture to volunteering at community events."

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As mountain suicides soar, Vail Health is committing $60 million to mental care in Eagle County

Jason Blevins

April 22, 2019 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Edwards, Colorado

Colorado's Eagle County identified that the community was facing a suicide crisis after rates started rapidly rising, especially amongst adolescents. To combat the issue, Vail Health invested $60 million towards improving mental health care access, reducing the stigma of seeking treatment and creating partnerships to help bridge the gap.

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Use of Safe2Tell, created in response to Columbine, is growing as front line tool in school safety

Kevin Simpson

April 11, 2019 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Colorado

What started as a telephone tip line, Colorado’s anonymous tip program, Safe2Tell has now become an app that is publicly funded and part of the Attorney General’s office. The program gives students a way to report potentially dangerous situations they hear about or read online. While Safe2Tell does receive some false reports, overall, it has bolstered a sense of trust and protection in schools across the state.

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The connection between eviction and suicide

Amanda Waldroupe

April 05, 2019 |

Street Roots |

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Response Location: United States, Oregon

When suicide rates began to show a steady incline in Oregon, researchers found that this strongly correlated with a population that had been evicted from their homes. In Washington County, the supervisor of the county’s public health program who is also the county’s epidemiologist, began aggregating data that allowed her to develop a list of risk factors that were distributed to crises intervenors as well as make alterations to eviction notices.

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