Just like most Wyoming residents, Garrett Bardin’s parents never considered their only son could die by suicide. “This does happen. It’s a real possibility in all families. Whoever you are, you ...
Tag Archives: stigma
Most vulnerable
“A child can’t be depressed.” It’s what we adults told ourselves for years, when mood disorders and thoughts of suicide were shrouded in stigma and shame. Today we know better. We’ve heard about ...
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 ...
Rural America
Mental health research suggests that loss is a risk for suicide attempt and completion. Sudden loss, such as that brought about by the diagnosis of a terminal illness or threat of incarceration, ...
Sowing hope
Sowing hope Psychologist-farmer Mike Rosmann toils to prevent suicide in agricultural communities Psychologist and farmer is a rare combination of occupations, yet Mike Rosmann lays claim to ...
Rural prevention lessons
Suicide rates in rural and remote frontier regions are significantly higher than in urban areas. Moreover, the impact of suicide is much greater in rural America because of its tightknit, ...
Public health peril
Suicide. Just say the word, and conversation halts. It’s perhaps the last taboo. It’s also sudden. Tragic. Violent. But preventable? And that in claiming 31,655 lives in 2002, suicide is a ...