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 funding, provided by the American…

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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 now, a majority are struggling…

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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 of Michigan School of Nursing,…

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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 hopelessness, which can contribute to…

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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 equates to approximately 130 deaths…

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Suicide Attempts Increased 17% among US Adults since 2008

The annual rate of suicide attempts among US adults increased 17% from 2008 to 2019, according to a new analysis which also showed that the rate of surveyed suicidal persons…

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Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Adults Aged ≥18 Years—United States, 2015–2019

During 2015–2019, an estimated annual average of 10.6 million adults in the United States (4.3% of the adult population) reported having had suicidal thoughts in the past year; an estimated…

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NY Governor Signs Legislation to Help Track and Report Data on Veteran Suicides to Help Create Better Prevention Strategies

Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation (S.02036/A.03237) into law to establish another method of tracking veteran suicides in order to compile more accurate data regarding those suicides to better inform prevention…

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DOD and VA Healthcare: Suicide Prevention Efforts and Recommendations for Improvement

Suicide is a public health problem facing all populations, and has been a persistent and growing issue for the nation’s servicemembers and veterans. We testified that the Departments of Defense…

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Nursing Home Managers’ High Risk of Burnout

The tragic deaths of residents and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic called attention to the longstanding need for transformational change and redesign in nursing homes.

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