Blog posts with the tag "Suicide"

Staff Perspective: Uniting for Suicide Postvention

By Lisa French  on 25.09.2019 12:31 pm

Grieving the death of a loved one is never easy. When someone dies by suicide, there can be additional challenges and emotions for those left behind. Many people are profoundly affected when someone dies by suicide, including family, friends, co-workers, and providers. In fact, entire communities can be affected by a suicide loss. Given what we know about the effects of suicide loss, having access to suicide postvention resources is critical to supporting suicide loss survivors.

Committed…Successful…Failed: Shifting How We Talk About Suicide

By Erin Frick  on 18.09.2019 9:41 am
Erin Frick, Psy.D.

Language is important, essential to everyday living. Our word choices matter as we communicate to others and in the context of suicide prevention, language can mean life or death. With the potential for such dire consequences, how we speak about suicide is critical. In today’s blog, I will share what language is no longer recommended when talking about suicide, as well as what words or phrases are preferred.

Staff Perspective: Changing Attitudes Towards Mental Health Stigma

By Regina Shillinglaw  on 31.07.2019 12:46 pm

In the U.S., awareness of mental health problems as a common public health challenge has grown. An important example of societal support and awareness of the need for access to mental health services is reflected in the Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA) of 1996 and the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008. 

Staff Perspective: Sleep Disturbances and Suicide Risk

By Regina Shillinglaw  on 10.04.2019 1:51 pm

Relatively recent research has established sleep problems as an important predictor of elevated suicide risk. Specific aspects of sleep problems that are associated with greater suicide risk are not clear, but insomnia severity, insomnia duration, nightmare severity, and nightmare duration are possibilities. Since there are multiple dimensions of sleep that may play a role in suicide risk, more attention is needed to understand the mechanisms by which sleep influences one’s risk for suicide.

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