Kristine FireThunder has developed youth leadership programs where guest speakers who’ve grown up on a reservation share their stories, expressing how they overcame challenges faced by today’s youth. She says what’s essential is that children and teens hear from people who experienced the same history and forms of trauma and
How training peer support specialists to administer the Safety Planning Intervention can fill a critical gap in suicide prevention and save lives.
In May, the Trevor Project released its 2022 national survey on LGBTQ youth mental health and found that nearly 20% of transgender and nonbinary young people who participated in the survey attempted suicide in the past year.
#CrisisTalk editor-in-chief Stephanie Hepburn talks 988, Covid, and sustainability.
Author and suicide prevention advocate Craig Miller on why 988 has to work.
Utah State Rep. Steve Eliason shares the early beginnings of 988 and what legislators need to keep in mind.
State Sen. Daniel Thatcher on how the idea for a three-digit number for mental health and suicide crisis in Utah transformed the national landscape.
Michelle Edwards, Lived Experience Lead at Gold Coast Mental Health Specialist Services (GCMHSS), and Dr. Kathryn Turner, Clinical Director for GCMHSS, talk with #CrisisTalk about their publication “Gold Coast Crisis Reform: A Strategic Approach to Transforming Mental Health Crisis Care.”
Washington was the first state to propose implementation legislation for 988, the three-digit number for behavioral health emergencies that must be available nationwide on July 16, 2022. Suicidologist Jennifer Stuber, Ph.D., helped craft it. She first heard of 988 on the news. “Just like everyone else,” she says. “I thought, ‘I
Sue Murray speaks with Bobby Pratap, deputy head of mental health at NHS England, on innovations to transform crisis care, fill in historical gaps, and enhance community mental health services.
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