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May 12, 2015

Five teen suicides have left ‘whole community hurting’

Five teen suicides this school year – including three in the past month – have jolted the community. It’s the…

Mental Health, News, Suicide Prevention, Youth Mental Health, Youth Mental Health First Aid
April 23, 2015

CONTACT We Care Adds New Volunteers to Its Ranks

CONTACT We Care, headquartered in Westfield, recently welcomed a new group of volunteer listeners to its suicide-prevention hotline, where they…

Depression, Mental Health, Mental Health First Aid, News, Suicide Prevention
April 22, 2015

Getting Trained In ‘Mental Health First Aid’ Could Help Save…

With enough federal funding, a mental health first aid course in the Bay Area has the potential to save lives…

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April 20, 2015

Lakota Country Times: Families come together to fight suicide

The Knife Chief Buffalo Nation Society, the Medicine Horse Society and the Red Journey Society all came together to examine…

Mental Health, News, Suicide Prevention, Youth Mental Health
April 7, 2015

San Diego County Announces Free Access To Mental Health First…

Cunningham talks openly about his struggles today. He said talk therapy and medication helped him tremendously. He also took a…

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April 7, 2015

Mental health is just as important

My niece Anna died just before Christmas after fighting an insidious disease for 10 years. She was 24. She had a…

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April 6, 2015

Destigmatizing Mental Health

According to Filiaggi, the Friends R Family Foundation was created to honor his wife while raising awareness of mental health…

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April 3, 2015

Officer Saves Suspect from Suicide

“If you communicate properly and you treat people with respect, a lot of times they will go without incident,” he…

Mental Health First Aid, News, Suicide Prevention
March 28, 2015

Grieving parents speak out on suicide prevention

Jane and Nathan Welton believe that increased suicide awareness among Jonathan’s fellow students might have helped prevent their son’s death.…

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March 23, 2015

Course to help people understand the signs

Russell said the course is intended to “help people understand the signs of suicide and mental health issues.” He added…

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March 21, 2015

Suicide prevention program makes its way to rural Idaho in…

Idaho and the world was shocked when three-time Olympian Jeret “Speedy” Peterson committed suicide in 2011. The Boise skier’s mother started…

Mental Health, Mental Health First Aid, News, Suicide Prevention
March 19, 2015

Advocates from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Visit Tallahassee

Each year in the United States, suicide claims over 40,000 lives – more than war, murder, and natural disasters combined.…

Mental Health, mental health legislation, Mental Illness, News, Suicide Prevention