Turns Out the Best Person to Talk to a Teen in Crisis is Another Teen
Teens prefer to speak with other teens about their struggles for the same reason as any other group: the person they are talking to gets it.
Update on H.R. 4194: The National Suicide Hotline Designation Act
Behavioral health organizations from around the United States are urging Congress to adopt the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act (H.R. 4194). The act has garnered bipartisan support and experts say that making a three-digit number a reality will allow people in crisis to get a rapid response and be matched
Rhitu Chatterjee of NPR on Proposed 3-Digit Suicide Prevention Hotline
Rhitu Chatterjee of NPR discussed the FCC proposed 3-digit number 988 with mental and behavioral health crisis experts Madelyn Gould, David Covington, and Allie Franklin.
Martin Steendam Says, ‘Foster Hope, Even if It Means Challenging the Rules’
Psychologist Martin Steendam was sitting in his office in Friesland, the Netherlands, when he had to make a difficult decision: should he treat the 16-year-old in mental health crisis sitting in front of him?
Military Culture: SSG Pugsley Says It Needs to Be Okay to Ask for Help
Staff Sgt. Charles F. Pugsley says it reinforces stigma when the military says it’s okay to ask for help, but it’s not. He says the contradiction is worse than the days when soldiers just weren’t supposed to talk about mental health because there wasn’t any ambiguity.
NASMHPD on Gun Violence and How All Americans Deserve a Comprehensive Crisis System
NASMHPD responds to the uptick in the news correlating gun violence with mental illness and highlights that everyone deserves a comprehensive crisis system.
Katrina Brees Talks About Stigma and Access to Lethal Means
Katrina Brees talks about stigma and access to lethal means. On June 26th, 2018, her mother left home and didn’t come back. Brees says her mother had an infectious personality; she also struggled with Bipolar Disorder.
Transforming Care Reports Digital Innovators Are Starting to Focus on Medicaid Beneficiaries
In Transforming Care, Martha Hostetter and Sarah Klein dive into how technology is becoming leveraged to expand people’s access to behavioral healthcare, specifically for Medicaid beneficiaries.
‘The Forgotten Survivors’ Author, Shannon Jaccard, says Siblings Need to be Part of the Crisis Conversation
‘The Forgotten Survivors’ Author, Shannon Jaccard, says it was only after her brother, Jeff, was killed during inpatient hospitalization that she realized when staff mentioned he was having a bad day, it meant they had put him in seclusion and restraints. She says siblings need to be part of the
Ahead of the Curve: LOCUS Is as Relevant Today as It Was in the Nineties
In the mid-90s, brewing was a tug-of-war between clinicians and managed care over who got to determine what was best for clients. Dr. Wesley Sowers’ answer was to design LOCUS, a comprehensive system that focused on seven assessment dimensions. Dr. Sowers never anticipated it would work so well and has
