Nurses Reflect on Losing Their Colleagues to Suicide
Nurses face a higher risk of suicide than other professions in the US, and healthcare workers across all positions are four times more likely to…
Raising Awareness about Suicide and Older Adults
Suicide is a public health concern; many people don’t realize that some of the highest rates of suicide are among older adults, especially among men.…
FL Assisted Living Facility Resident Found Dead from Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound in Parking Lot
A Port St. Lucie man found dead Monday in the parking lot of an assisted living facility died from an “apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound,” according…
Maine to Invest in Suicide Prevention as Report Highlights Gun Deaths
Maine will invest $230 million in statewide suicide prevention and mental health awareness after a report found that more than 85% of gun deaths in…
Suicide prevention: Recognizing the warning signs can save lives
There is a renewed focus on depression and mental health in the wake of the death of Naomi Judd. “I’m a loss survivor myself. So I’ve…
HHS Awards Nearly $105M to Strengthen Crisis Call Center Services in Advance of July Transition to 988
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), is awarding nearly $105 million in grant…
A Nurse’s Death Raises the Alarm about the Profession’s Mental Health Crisis
Most nurses and other frontline health workers worked relentlessly over the past two years, surge after surge, through countless deaths and severe staffing shortages. And…
Female Nurses Twice as Likely to Die by Suicide as Other Women
According to a highly alarming study, female nurses are twice as likely to die from suicide as other women. The study, out of the University…
A Tragedy of the Profession: Medscape Physician Suicide Report 2022
Burnout and depression, stress in and out of the office, and the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic have contributed to many physicians feeling despair and…
What Employers Need to Know about Suicide Prevention
Between 1999 and 2018, the rate of suicide deaths in the United States increased by 35%. Each year, approximately 47,000 Americans die by suicide, which…