Resource Tag: UNITED STATES. WISCONSIN

Madison, Wisconsin is a community that has gained a world-wide reputation for its mental health programs. However, between January 1988 & January 1989, 6 separate incidents involving mentally ill individuals resulted in 4 homicides & 3 suicides. The author examines these incidents in light of an apparent antihospitalization ideology in the community which may prevent […]

This is the trainee’s manual of the SOS (Study of Suicide) Training Program. SOS’s goals are to increase public awareness of suicide & how one can help those at risk. Prevalence & myths of depression, why people commit suicide, at-risk populations, living skills to prevent suicide, & how to help survivors of suicide are some […]

This brochure outlines the goals & activities of the Wisconsin Youth Suicide Prevention program.

This booklet describes the legal and ethical questions involved for caregivers who are working with suicidal individuals. Issues discussed include: confidentiality (including records and Wisconsin statutes), privileged communication, liability, mandated reporting, and Children in Need Protective Services (CHIP) statutes. (VM)

This information sheet outlines a checklist of prevention services which a community should establish. For example, they assert a 24-hour crisis intervention service should be available, a local suicide prevention task force should be set up, and suicide prevention education for hospital staff, police, schools, and the general public should be provided. (VM)

This study analyzes farmers & family, from Minnesota, Montana, South & North Dakota & Wisconscin, whose cause of death was listed as suicide on their death certificates. From 1986 to 1988, 499 suicides occurred, with the highest rates in South Dakota. Rates are given by state, gender, age, marital status, race, time of suicide, method […]

This pamphlet describes a Madison, Wisconsin support group for people who are grieving the death of a loved one by suicide. Friends & family of suicide victims can attend, & the group is facilitated by survivors of suicide & a mental health professional. (VM)

This document outlines the Wisconsin Youth Suicide Prevention legislation which contains a civil liability exemption for school employees who, in good faith, try to prevent a suicide. (VM)

30 years ago, injury rates in the nursing service departments were higher than in the rest of the professional care division. A 1974 study describes leading causes of injury & illness resulting in lost time among RN’s. Mortality patterns of Wisconsin RN’s (1963-1977) showed that the strongest association of cause of death was suicide, which […]

A consistent finding in epidemiological studies employing screening inventories to assess levels of depression in the general population is that women report more symptoms than men. Based on survey data from 1026 adult community respondents, this study finds support for the hypothesis that excess depression among women is due to relatively common symptoms of mood […]

This bill directs the Department of Public Instruction to conduct training programs in suicide prevention for the staff of public & private schools, to create an advisory council on suicide prevention & to provide fellowship grants to support advanced training or education in suicide prevention in the state of Wisconsin.

Life-line, a support group established in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was created to help persons who have attempted or seriously considered suicide explore other possible solutions. Details of the group’s formation, operation, and acceptance by both clients and the professional community are summarized by a life-line worker involved in the formation of the group.(NBB)

An analysis of suicides reported in Wisconsin from 1968-1972 with additional trend data back to 1925. A statistical supplement covers the period 1973-1977. (KB)

Investigation of 455 suicides of adolescents and young adults in Milwaukee Couonty, Wisconsin, between 1960-74, to determine the efficacy of a fatalistic explanation of suicide among adolescents and young adults in contemporay American society. (KB)