New provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that nearly 50,000 Americans died by suicide last year. The record numbers are leading to renewed calls for those in crisis to seek help, and for those around them to take action. Last year s all-time high for suicides in the U.S. .
Eric Galatas, Public News Service (Via AP Storyshare) A state-federal partnership is helping safety-net mental health centers in Colorado deepen the Mental and behavioral health standards are improving thanks to clinics across teh state
A little more than a year ago, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline adopted the shorter number 988. Since then, mental-health advocates in Connecticut and across the U.S. are seeing great results. .
Research on social trends shows emotional and mental health is at the core of Gen Z s identity. The Pew Research Center considers anyone born after 1996 as part of "Generation Z." Lindsay Carr is a Gen Z-er herself, and a Youth Peer Recovery support specialist intern with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Northern Nevada, which advocates for mental health support and education. Carr said she finds many don t think seriously about their mental health until they re really struggling. .
A state-federal partnership is helping safety-net mental health centers in Colorado deepen the services they provide, which is improving access and outcomes for people struggling with mental illness. Sara Reid, grants and program evaluation manager for Mental Health Partners, said because getting to appointments across town can be a significant barrier, especially for people in crisis, her team now has seven outreach workers embedded where people who need help already are. "Places like food pantries and other types of community partners," Reid explained. " .