Companies that cost-effectively address behavioral health benefits These three companies enjoy the value of better integrating behavioral health and general medical benefits to clearly ...
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Health class curriculum
“Schools can really help by building depression, anxiety, impulsivity into regular biology or health classes,” says David Shaffer, MD, professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at Columbia ...
Scared to death
When it comes to suicide and schools, many adults are scared to death to address this, and misperceptions remain. “Schools are very hesitant. They’re afraid to talk about suicide for fear it will ...
Lack of trust
When a child is suicidal, involving parents can be challenging, especially in ethnic communities. Sherry Davis Molock, PhD, a clinical psychologist and researcher who focuses on suicide among ...
A cue from cancer
Shining a light on suicide to combat stigma and aid in prevention efforts Suicide prevention is a newly burgeoning field, and there is much to learn from other established arenas in health and ...
Storm surge
The suicides are starting to swell. These deaths—sudden, violent and wrenching—bring a whole new wave of grief and despair to former Gulf Coast residents, some of them now back home, most still ...
Postvention support
Louisiana survivors of suicide loss reflect on how self-inflicted death inflicts torment on others EDITOR’S NOTE: These quotes are from survivors of suicide loss, some of whom participate ...
Competing priorities
Emphasis on academics Rosemary Rubin thinks schools should be engaged in prevention so kids don’t start down the continuum of self-destructive behaviors that can culminate in suicide. Co-chair of ...
Competent community
A key in deterring a child from engaging in risky behaviors— including suicidal thoughts and acts—is how engaged the youngster feels to both family and school. This is according to research, ...
School-based clinics
Helping the whole child Suicide typically doesn’t occur in isolation. Other factors are usually present such as access to weapons, engaging in unprotected sex, clinical depression, bullying, ...