Latest Suicide prevention Stories
WASHINGTON, March 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Recent news reports of celebrities and college students taking their own lives highlight the need for vigilance and intervention against the tragedy of suicide. The nation's emergency physicians treat more than half a million suicide attempts every year and urge the public to recognize the signs of suicidal crisis and act right away. "More than 30,000 people kill themselves every year, which is nearly double the number of homicides in...
Single mutations in genes involved with nerve cell formation and growth appear to be associated with the risk of attempting suicide among individuals with depression, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the April print issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.An estimated 10 to 20 million suicides are attempted each year around the world, and 1 million are completed, according to background information in the article. Patients with...
NEW YORK, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Samaritans of New York is providing resources that could save people's lives to more than 250 NYC hotels, bars, department stores and health clubs to help staffers identify and respond to customers who are in crisis and may be suicidal over the holiday season. The non-religious, non-profit Samaritans, a local branch of the world's largest suicide prevention network, has compiled a plain language (user-friendly and easy-to-understand) resource kit for...
NEW YORK, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Actors Glenn Close, Marcia Gay Harden and Joe Pantoliano, comedian Joan Rivers, singer/songwriter James Taylor, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Food Network chef, Melissa d'Arabian, winner of last season's The Next Food Network Star, are sharing their culinary skills to help comfort those bereaved by suicide loss this Thanksgiving. Each is sharing their favorite recipe as part of a promotional campaign for the American Foundation for...
Nationally recognized speakers Kevin Hines and Dr. Dan Reidenberg discuss suicide prevention for youth and families. MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Kevin Hines, who survived a suicide attempt off the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, CA. and was featured in the documentary "The Bridge," and Dr. Dan Reidenberg, Executive Director of Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE) who is recognized as an expert in the field of suicide prevention, will appear at two suicide...
In older age groups, repeated suicide attempts constitute an increased risk for completed suicide in depressed women, while severe attempts constitute an increased risk for depressed men. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Psychiatry studied suicide attempts in 100 patients who committed suicide and in an age- and sex-matched control group, investigating the effects of age on suicidal behavior, as a risk factor for accomplished suicide.Louise Brådvik and Mats Berglund, from...
RADNOR, Pa., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Eric Hipple, former NFL quarterback and author, will be the guest speaker at Feeling Blue Suicide Prevention Council's Swing into Life! Golf Tournament, Wednesday, September 30 in Exton, PA. Eric Hipple is a former National Football League (NFL) quarterback whose ten year career was spent with the Detroit Lions. Hipple's accomplishments include two playoff bids, a divisional championship, and the most valuable NFL player award for the...
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A top medical officer in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) says The American Legion and colleague veterans service organizations can play a key role in suicide prevention among military veterans. Dr. Jan Kemp, the VA's national suicide prevention coordinator, in pointing to the 5,000 self-inflicted deaths among veterans a year, said, "We're failing them. It's all of our responsibility to own up to that. There's no reason any veteran...
RADNOR, Pa., July 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Feeling Blue Suicide Prevention Council has been selected as the NIMH Outreach Partner for the state of Pennsylvania. Feeling Blue Suicide Prevention Council joins Outreach Partners in each state, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. In addition to the 55 state partners, there are over 80 National Partners, including professional, consumer, advocacy, and service-related organizations that represent groups primarily concerned with mental...
WASHINGTON, June 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The telephone number for the suicide prevention "lifeline" of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is now being carried on more than 21,000 city buses in 124 communities across the United States and will run until Sept. 1, 2009. The advertisements carry a message of hope for those who have served their country and are undergoing an emotional crisis. "We continue to look for new, innovative ways to reach our Veterans," Assistant Secretary...
