…t of suicide we fail to learn to recognize the warning signs and learn the helper tasks that can save a life. By educating ourselves in the dos and don’ts of suicide prevention, we equip ourselves with the tools to help someone we may encounter who is in need, be it a co-worker, friend, relative, neighbor or acquaintance. The most important “don’t” is never ignore someone you’re worried may be suicidal. Never assume they are just joking or seeking…
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…ng treatments. This on-demand online course with leading suicidologist Dr. Lisa Firestone and the California Psychological Association will provide an invaluable opportunity for therapists to become familiar with risk assessment and effective crisis interventions, as well as empirically validated, evidence-based treatments for suicide that are fast becoming the standard of care. 6 CE Credits are available for this course. LEARN AT YOUR OWN PACE WI…
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…ms of suicide risk. Walter Reed Army Medical Center is currently using the Firestone Assessment of Suicidal Intent (FASI), a scale I developed with Dr. Robert Firestone and Joyce Catlett of The Glendon Association to test individuals’ suicide risk. Screening is important, as soldiers who are in trouble may be hesitant to ask for help from fellow soldiers or military superiors. As Dr. David Rudd wrote on March 3rd for USA Today, “The military is no…
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…t to die. We have included links to some of these websites below. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Samaritans American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Speaking of Suicide Befrienders.org HelpGuide.org CALL: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline If you or someone you know is in crisis or in need of immediate help, call 1-800-273-TALK (8255). This is a free hotline available 24 hours a day to anyone in emotional distress or suicidal crisi…
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…lationships and Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice. Visit her site at www.drlisa*]}*firestone.com. Silence the Inner Voice That’s Stressing You Out Millions of Americans struggle with unhealthy levels of stress. Stress isn’t just destructive to our mental health but to our physical health as well. It weakens our immune systems and contributes to heart disease, high blood pressure, strokes, and other illnesses. The Unselfish Gift of Going on a Retre…
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…your health you get while doing something you truly love. The Benefits of Helping Your Teen Create a Strong Sense of Self Your child/teen learns work ethic, resilience, how to problem solve–communicate and express when they don’t like something and do like something, and why. This builds a strong sense of self and more confident person for the future. Also in doing this together you will improve relating between parents and child/teen due to resp…
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…ources and help. The following facts can help facilitate your knowledge of teen suicide. Quick facts for parents about adolescent suicide: 1. Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among children and adolescents in the United States ages 15-24, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). 2. Approximately 3% of adolescents engage in medically serious suicide attempts. These suicide attempts often predate serious, overlooked, or…
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…too late. They share their story – recently featured on ESPN – to promote suicide prevention and help lift the stigma around mental illness. “I was so worried,” said Maggie Huang who discovered thoughts of suicide that her daughter Wynne, 14, had written. She didn’t know what to do. Her daughter had been skipping school, and struggled even to get out of bed. Her mother had scolded, punished and fought with her, but it took a life-threatening cris…
Learn More…isis centers around the world. The Glendon Association’s “Save a Life” Dr. Lisa Firestone’s “The Warning Signs of Suicide” &“Suicide: How You Can Help Someone at Risk” Washington Post’s Pulling loved ones out of the lure of suicide Suicide Prevention Resource Center American Psychological Association American Association of Suicidology American Foundation for Suicide Prevention National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Suicide Prevention Action Network…
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…montage poster, and on a beautiful poster that I recently wore at a local suicide prevention 5 kilometer walk/run. In addition PAFOS posts our loved ones photo on their birthdays and death days with a caring and thoughtful note. Those two days, in my experience, are the worst all year, and to have PAFOS acknowledge them is a huge help. Each Monday I sign in at twelve noon PST and stay focused on the page until eight in the evening. And I make sur…
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