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Below you will find a list of articles and resources that we have published. Some of them show the importance of suicide prevention training and others are resources for people covering suicide prevention and help.
- CNN: When talking about suicide, avoid using these words
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/10/health/suicide-why-you-shouldnt-say-committed-wellness/index.html
When it comes to reducing stigma around suicide, not treating it as the elephant in the room is helpful, say mental health experts.
- Fox News: Young woman is talked out of suicide by a passerby, an off-duty paramedic: ‘Are you OK?’
https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/young-woman-talked-out-suicide-passerby-off-duty-paramedic-are-you-ok
Elizabeth stood on the top of an overpass in the town that she and her two kids live in — and was ready to jump when an off-duty paramedic spotted her.
“I broke down and told them everything,” she said.
- Department of Defense: DOD Announces Implementation of the Brandon Act https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3386581/dod-announces-implementation-of-the-brandon-act/
Today Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Gilbert Cisneros, Jr. signed a policy to implement the Brandon Act and improve the process for service members to seek mental health support. The Brandon Act is a law that creates a self-initiated referral process for service members seeking a mental health evaluation and aims to reduce stigma by allowing them to seek help confidentially.
- BuzzFeed News: 12 Things You Should Know Before Calling The 988 Suicide Hotline.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/denisemann/what-to-know-before-calling-988
The new three-digit suicide hotline number, 988, came out of the gates with a huge marketing blitz this summer, nearly two years after the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act became law.
Now that 988 is here, it’s easier for people in crisis to get support. So far, it seems to successfully be reaching more people.
- Bay News 9 SPTI Interview: Pastor spreads messages of hope through participation in suicide intervention training
https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2023/04/12/suicide-intervention-training-
The Suicide Prevention Training Institute reports there is one suicide attempt every 26 seconds.
The organization’s goal is to reduce the number of people who die by suicide in the community by training people in intervention.
Pastor B. James Howells recently completed the LivingWorks Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training and founded Watchfire Church of Tampa with his wife to help others in crisis.
- Bay News 9 SPTI Interview: Survivor and experts discuss suicide prevention
https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2022/11/29/suicide-prevention-
Mack says continued support helps keep him on what he calls a path of hopelessness to happiness.
Part of that support is connecting with Dr. T.C. Copper, Founder of Suicide Prevention Training Institute.
“Our mission is to reduce suicide within our community,” said Dr. Copper.
