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President Joe Biden reflected in his State of the Union in March on the COVID-19 pandemic and how it had wreaked havoc on people’s day-to-day lives, spurring “a mental health crisis of isolation and loneliness.” Data supports this: As the pandemic unfolded, one 2021 study found that about 4 in 10 adults reported symptoms of anxiety or depression, four times pre-pandemic levels.
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Mashup Score: 1Pediatric Health Care Teams Can Help Prevent Youth Suicide - 16 hour(s) ago
Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for young people ages 10 to 24. In 2021, the suicide rate for ages 20 to 24 was 19.4 deaths per 100,000, and the rate for 10- to 14-year-olds was 2.9 deaths per 100,000. In 2021, more than 7,000 young people died by suicide, accounting for 15% of all suicides in the United States that year.
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Mashup Score: 3Kids and Teens Need Resilience - 2 day(s) ago
A few decades ago, I met a 6-year-old girl from Russia. For her privacy, I’ll call her K. I saw many Russian-born children in my practice as a clinical psychologist because Russian was my first language, and I have ties to the international adoption community. In her home country, K’s early life was filled with trauma.
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On July 14, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline became reachable through a short, three-digit dialing code: 988. The easy-to-remember number is designed to ensure that people experiencing suicidal crises and behavioral health emergencies can get quick and simple access to care.
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President Joe Biden reflected in his State of the Union in March on the COVID-19 pandemic and how it had wreaked havoc on people’s day-to-day lives, spurring “a mental health crisis of isolation and loneliness.” Data supports this: As the pandemic unfolded, one 2021 study found that about 4 in 10 adults reported symptoms of anxiety or depression, four times pre-pandemic levels.
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Health care providers can play a critical role in identifying people at risk for suicide and connecting them to the care they need. A new video from The Pew Charitable Trusts looks at how universal screening for suicide risk helps ensure that more people get essential help.
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Each time someone sees a health provider, that's a chance to ID suicide risk & potentially save a life. “We touch so many people at risk of suicide. But if we’re not asking directly, we’re never going to know.” — @centracare_mn's Lisa Bershok #MHAM2024 https://t.co/G848rvacsD https://t.co/XvvMF3dEH4
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Mashup Score: 0Black Adolescent Suicide Rate Reveals Urgent Need to Address Mental Health Care Barriers - 4 day(s) ago
New federal data shows that the suicide rate among Black youth ages 10 to 19 surpassed that of their White peers for the first time in 2022, increasing 54% since 2018, compared to a 17% decrease for White youth. In fact, the suicide rate among Black adolescents is increasing faster than other racial and ethnic groups.
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In 2022, suicide claimed the lives of an estimated 49,449 people in the United States, making it the 11th leading cause of death nationwide. Research has shown that almost half of those who die by suicide interact with the health care system within four weeks of their deaths. And those who are hospitalized for suicide risk face an elevated risk of dying by suicide post-discharge, making this a critical time for these patients to have access to resources, support, and care that can keep them safe in the event of a suicidal crisis.
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Mashup Score: 1Battling Stigma: Mental Health in America - 5 day(s) ago
Stigma surrounds two growing public health problems in the United States: substance use disorder and suicide. In this episode of “Mental Health in America,” Sheri Doyle, who leads Pew’s substance use prevention and treatment initiative, and Allison Corr, from Pew’s suicide risk reduction project, discuss the rise in these disorders.
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Mashup Score: 1It's Time to Create Mentally Healthy Workplaces - 6 day(s) ago
More than a decade ago, I experienced severe anxiety while working for an organization that didn’t have the healthiest of cultures. The situation ultimately spiraled into a debilitating depression, which forced me to take a leave of absence from my job, which shattered my sense of self. Ambitious high achievers couldn’t have depression, right?
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People should be able to access behavioral health care regardless of ... ✔️ Who they are ✔️ Where they live ✔️ How they request it One way states can help as they prioritize the issue: Invest in crisis response. ✍️ @JulieWerth https://t.co/szqphfyhQ1 #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth