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Primary Care Can Play Key Role in Suicide Prevention
NIMH-funded study used universal screening, risk assessment, and safety planning to reduce suicide attempts among adult primary care...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Jan 23 min read
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Is It Time for Universal Suicide Screening?
US suicide rates have reached alarming levels, with data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showing a 37% increase...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Sep 17, 20246 min read
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Study Supports Efficacy of 9-Item Depression Screening in Identifying Patients at Risk for Suicide
The investigators also concluded that depression screening alone may not be sufficient to effectively identify suicide risk. October 5 is...
chrisviesumalinog
Oct 9, 20232 min read
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The Suicide Police: Harm Disguised As Help
I wiped away tears and stared down at a deep gash in my arm as I typed. What I wrote would eventually become a blog post about my...
chrisviesumalinog
Oct 7, 202314 min read
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Heading Off Suicidality at the Pass
PSYCHIATRIC VIEWS ON THE DAILY NEWS “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” -Benjamin Franklin Next week is National Suicide...
chrisviesumalinog
Oct 7, 20233 min read
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Providing Hope During National Suicide Prevention Month
National Suicide Prevention Month is upon us again. This month represents hope: hope as we create more awareness around suicide; hope...
chrisviesumalinog
Oct 7, 20234 min read
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Lethal Means Safety for Suicide Prevention
National Suicide Prevention Month is a time to remember the lives lost to suicide, support those experiencing suicidal thoughts, and...
chrisviesumalinog
Oct 2, 20232 min read
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Sleep disturbance may predict increased risk of suicidal thoughts
Sleep disturbances predict increased risk for suicidal symptoms, study finds FROM PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH Several features of sleep...
chrisviesumalinog
Aug 29, 20233 min read
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Navigating the Double-Edged Sword: Addressing Suicide Stigma and Normalization for Effective Prevent
"By developing strategies that reduce both stigma and normalization, we can create a more supportive environment for those at risk and...
chrisviesumalinog
Aug 29, 20232 min read
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Grounding - to help control emotional volatility
Detaching from Emotional Pain (Grounding) "No feeling is final." -Rainer Maria Rilke (20th-century German poet) Using Grounding to Detach...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Aug 28, 20236 min read
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Suicide Prevention Must Expand Beyond Crisis Intervention
Interpreting the latest suicide data. KEY POINTS The number of suicides in the U.S. climbed 2.6 percent in 2022, to just under 50,000....
chrisviesumalinog
Aug 28, 20234 min read
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The Whole Continuum of Behavioral Health Care: Reintroduction of the 988 Implementation Act
The 988 Implementation Act was introduced on July 25. What impact will it have on care? On July 25, 2023, Congressman Jamie Raskin and...
chrisviesumalinog
Aug 28, 20237 min read
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988: The 1-Year Anniversary
The CEO of the AFSP discusses the big 1-year anniversary of the 988 Sunday July 16 marks the official 1-year anniversary of the National...
chrisviesumalinog
Aug 16, 20232 min read
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What Is the 988 Lifeline? Your Guide to Mental Health Support
On July 16, 2022, the Lifeline transitioned away from the National Suicide Prevention Line reached through a 10-digit number to the...
Sabrina Stanley, MPH, MCHES
Jul 29, 20239 min read
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Suicide Prevention
In some cases, a recent stressors or sudden catastrophic event, failure or can leave people feeling desperate, unable to see a way out, ...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Jul 24, 20234 min read
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Five Key Findings on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders by Race/Ethnicity
Summary Over two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, many people continue to grapple with worsened mental health associated with the...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Jul 23, 20233 min read
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Mental Health in America - Country in Crisis?
Mental Health in America - is this country in a crisis? The research is staggering as 90% American adults think that there is a mental...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Jul 21, 20231 min read
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Look at the staggering affect of 988 -- Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Implementation
One year after the launch of 988, the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has received millions of combined calls, texts, to prevent suicide
Vilash Reddy, MD
Jul 19, 20231 min read
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