Published: 5/13/2021 8:00:14 AM
May is Mental Health Month. By urging my public officials to prioritize suicide prevention, mental health, and crisis care, I am hoping to influence collective change to support #MentalHealth4All. Right now, individuals in crisis are able to call 1-800-273-8255 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress and those that care for them. Soon, it will be much easier to remember how to reach the Lifeline as the number will be changing to 988 nationwide by July 2022.
Knowing this, it is critically important that states pass legislation now to reliably fund 988 and their state s crisis response system, just as we fund 911 and emergency services through small fees on our phone bills. Reliable funding will help to ensure all 988 callers can reach a counselor in their own state who is familiar with and can connect them with local resources. Culturally competent support
Tulsa Police Investigate After 2 Found Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide
Tulsa police are investigating after an apparent murder-suicide in two different homes near 31st and Garnett.
Police say they were called to a home around 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday in regards to a man with a gunshot wound.
According to police, officers determined early in the investigation that the gunshot wound appeared to be self-inflicted and took place at a relative s house.
Officers on the scene discovered that the man lived in the home next door to where police found him. Officers then went over to the man s house and found a woman inside who had also been shot and killed.
Town hall hopes to educate parents, provide intervention for youth struggling with mental health
Parents and students can learn more and get help with a town hall being held this Friday online.
and last updated 2021-05-13 09:25:27-04
CHANDLER, AZ â There are roughly two more weeks of school left in the school year and the anxiety and stress levels for our kids during this time of year are high.
The city of Chandler and the town of Gilbert are bringing experts to the discussion in a town hall planned for Friday at 1:45 p.m. Anyone can attend the town hall, which is being held online.
Letter: Support, fund 988 help line By Angela Perry, Portland
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May is Mental Health Month. By urging my public officials to prioritize suicide prevention, mental health, and crisis care, I am hoping to influence collective change to support #MentalHealth4All.
Right now, individuals in crisis are able to call 1-800-273-8255 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The Lifeline provides 24/7 free and confidential support for people in distress and those that care for them. Soon it will be much easier to remember how to reach the Lifeline as the number will be changing to “988” nationwide by July 2022.
It is critically important that states pass legislation now to reliably fund 988 and their state’s crisis response system, just as we fund 911 and emergency services through small fees on our phone bills. Reliable funding will help to ensure all 988 callers can reach a counselor in their own state who is familiar with and can connect them with loc
A Florida mental health organization s campaign You Are Not Alone offers free resources to help
A local mental health organization is trying to reach out to those struggling with their own mental health with a new campaign called You Are Not Alone.
By: WFTS Staff
and last updated 2021-05-13 14:52:40-04
This pandemic has triggered anxiety, depression, and elevated stress for so many, even if you ve never experienced it.
So now, a local mental health organization is trying to reach out to those struggling and offer free resources to help. Anxiety is up, depression is up and people that live with mental health conditions already, those things really can be and have been exacerbated because of this last year, explained Colleen Thayer, the executive director of NAMI, the National Association of Mental Illness in Sarasota and Manatee Counties.