Reach Out: How To Help Someone At Risk Of Suicide
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The pandemic has taken a heavy emotional toll on many people, and if you know someone struggling with despair, depression or thoughts of suicide, you may be wondering how to help.
Many Americans children and teens in particular are finding these feelings have worsened in the pandemic. Hospital emergency departments saw a rise between March and October in the number of children in mental health crisis.
Most Americans recently surveyed say that they understand that suicide is preventable and that they would act to help someone they know who is at risk.
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Student ID cards at all New Jersey public middle schools and high schools, as well as at all colleges in the state, would have to include a telephone number for a suicide prevention hotline under a proposed law advanced by a Senate committee.
Advocates for suicide awareness suggest it s a simple move that could further support schools with reducing stigma around mental health issues and leading troubled youth to the resources they may need.
S-550 was approved unanimously Thursday by the Senate Higher Education Committee. It would apply to public schools that include any students in grades 7 through 12, and institutions of higher education, that issue identification cards to students.
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