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May is Mental Health Awareness Month!
If a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing, a lack of knowledge can be absolutely disastrous. Even with improved medications, treatments, and resources for people with mental illnesses, those illnesses remain widely misunderstood, as do the individuals affected by them. Misunderstanding leads to stigma, which is best addressed by raising awareness and by replacing myths with accurate information. Advocacy efforts over…
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Riverwalk Crisis Receiving Center
Supporting Mental Health in Missoula In Missoula, the Riverwalk Crisis Center plays a vital role in providing compassionate care to adults experiencing mental health crises. We sat down with Dr. Ann Douglas, the center’s Director, to learn more about the services they offer, the impact of their work, and their vision for the future. About…
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She’s Fighting to Save America’s ‘Last Best Place’ From Suicide
Montana’s suicide rate has been the highest in the U.S. for the past three years. Most of the deaths involved firearms. But suicide rarely registers in the national debate over guns. {In Montana, a state of 1.1 million people, 955 people died by suicide from January 2021 through November 2023.} By Michael CorkeryPhotographs by Tailyr…
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More military veterans and active-duty service members are dying by suicide than in battle – understanding why can help with prevention.
Author: April Smith, Associate Professor of Psychological Sciences, Auburn University Disclosure Statement:This work was in part supported by the Military Suicide Research Consortium (MSRC), an effort supported by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs under Award No. (W81XWH-16-2-0003; ARS). Opinions, interpretations, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the authors and…
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Suicides make up majority of gun deaths, but remain overlooked in gun violence debate
APRIL 16, 2024 5:02 AM ETHEARD ON MORNING EDITIONBy Destinee Adams, Michel Martin, Ana Perez, H.J. Mai It was an early summer morning in 2018, and Alex Patrick Umble’s family hadn’t heard from him. His mother, Maura Condon Umble, thought his absence was strange, but she didn’t panic. “I had this important meeting that I needed to go…
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Hope for Suicide Prevention
By Ellen Barry We look at promising, evidence-based efforts to prevent suicide. “The bridge is sealed up.” Last month, with those words, the general manager of the Golden Gate Bridge announced the completion of a suicide barrier — stainless steel netting that extends about 20 feet out from the walkway for the length of the…
