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To what extent are trends in teen mental health driven by changes in reporting? The example of suicide-related hospital visits
Rising reports of suicidal behaviors in children and adolescents have led to the recognition of a youth mental health crisis. However, reported rates can be influenced by access to screening and changes in reporting conventions, as well as by changes in social stigma. Using data on all hospital visits in New Jersey from 2008-2019, we […]
Zero suicide community implementation toolkit
This Toolkit has been designed specifically to support organizations that are not a formal part of the health care sector access tools to enhance suicide prevention. The information presented follows an adapted version of the Zero Suicide Toolkit which was originally designed by the Education Development Centre for health care settings. As you flip or […]
Suicide screening and prevention
LEARNING OUTCOME AND OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this continuing education course, you will demonstrate an understanding of suicide screening and prevention. Specific learning objectives to address potential knowledge gaps include: • Summarize risk and protective factors for suicide. • Describe the process of screening for suicide risk. • Discuss suicide prevention strategies.
Zero suicide collaborative white paper: 2020-2022
In 2020, Cardinal Health Foundation (CHF) released a two-year national Zero Suicide Collaborative grant opportunity. CHF strategically partnered with the Zero Suicide Institute at Education Development Center (EDC) to provide funding, training, and expert support for health care systems to focus on the provision of safer suicide care. A total of 17 hospitals from across […]
Moving beyond change efforts: Evidence and action to support and affirm LGBTQ+ youth
This report provides behavioral health professionals, researchers, policymakers and other audiences with a comprehensive research overview and accurate information about effective and ineffective therapeutic practices related to youth of diverse sexual orientation and gender identity.
Integrated youth services in Canada: A portrait
This report is a portrait of Integrated Youth Services (IYS) as they currently exist in Canada. Commissioned by the Bell-Graham Boeckh Foundation Partnership, it describes IYS as a system of care transforming youth mental health services in Canada and internationally. The report outlines the foundational principles and core components of IYS, its evolution and related […]
Pain in the nation: The epidemics of alcohol, drug, and suicide deaths
Deaths from alcohol, drugs, and suicide in the United States have risen alarmingly over the past two decades and exponentially in recent years. Between 2011 and 2021, annual deaths have more than doubled—rising from an already startling figure of 104,379 deaths in 2011 to a staggering 209,225 deaths in 2021.1 Most of that increase was […]
Pedianomics: The social return on investment in improving the health and wellbeing of children and adolescents
The report is a comprehensive assessment of the past 5 years of investments in the lives of 8 million young Canadians, making the case to put children first during budget planning. The report presents new data on the multi-billion dollar impact of the recent tripledemic pediatric crisis and lack of progress in improving children’s health, with […]
What works for improving mental health in higher education?
Many campus communities want to address mental health with a public health approach that incorporates a range of resources, practices, and policies to promote well-being among all of their students. However, one of the main difficulties encountered is the lack of clarity about which strategies are most effective. Sara Abelson, Sarah Ketchen Lipson, and Daniel […]
Shaping a lifeline: Harnessing the power of Lebanese media to combat suicide in Lebanon
The policy brief highlights the role of media in reporting on suicide and its potential impact on suicidal behaviors. It emphasizes that responsible reporting can play a crucial role in suicide prevention by focusing on help-seeking and positive coping strategies. It also highlights the impact of detailed, explicit, sensational, and repetitive reporting on leading to […]
Suicide prevention research priorities: Final report October 2022
Suicide continues to be a major public health challenge in Australia with significant individual, community, and societal impacts. Targeted and timely research efforts are essential to effectively address this challenge in a rapidly changing world. Building on our earlier research priority setting exercise conducted in 2017, the present project aimed to inform future priorities in […]
Preteen suicide risk clinical pathways for pediatricians: Special recommendations
We are in a youth mental health crisis that includes unprecedented and staggeringly high rates of suicidal ideation and behaviors in preteens. Because the majority of children and preteens attend well-child primary care visits, equipping pediatricians with brief and effective suicide screening and assessment skills is a priority for youth suicide prevention and management. Current […]
The re-emerging suicide crisis in the U.S.: Patterns, causes and solutions
The suicide rate in the United States has risen nearly 40 percent since 2000. This increase is puzzling because suicide rates had been falling for decades at the end of the 20th Century. In this paper, we review important facts about the changing rate of suicide. General trends miss the story of important differences across […]
Starting and maintaining a peer support group manual
Self help is self-guided improvement. Some of the potential benefits of self-help groups that more professional supports may not provide include knowledge of lived experience, shared identity, meaningful contribution to others, and a sense of belonging. Self help often utilizes publicly available information, or support groups on the Internet, as well as in person where […]
Models of adult bereavement support groups
Before taking on some of the nuts and bolts of adult bereavement support groups, it is probably a good idea to consider what support groups are and why they can be a useful option for supporting the bereaved as they grieve. This will enable the laying down of some groundwork, what might work best for […]
Survivors of suicide: A support group leader’s handbook
Survivors of Suicide (SOS) is a support group for bereaved family members and close friends of suicide victims. The group provides a safe place for survivors to support one another as they deal with the painful questions and feelings that follow suicide. Bereavement after suicide is a profoundly difficult and complex experience. The stigma of […]
Research brief: Mental health of black transgender and nonbinary young people
Despite overall rates of suicidality among young people trending downward for the past 30 years, Black young people have experienced an increase in suicide attempts (Lindsey et al., 2019, with suicide rates among Black young people increasing 37% between 2018 and 2021 (Stone & Mack, 2023).
Models of adult bereavement support groups
Upon completion, students will be able to: 1.Identify at least two benefits of offering groups. 2. Demonstrate knowledge of at least two topics and activities appropriate for a group. 3. Articulate knowledge of ways in which to successfully manage group challenges. Before taking on some of the nuts and bolts of adult bereavement support groups, […]
Road transport suicide prevention
This report details research undertaken to investigate and understand the scope of suicides in road transport, to establish mechanisms to appropriately monitor over time and seek to reduce its impact. The report comprises four project streams defined and completed by an expert group, including Communications and Language, Data, Interventions and Research. Project methodology included in-depth […]
Storytelling: A viable avenue for suicide prevention
In the wake of rising conversation and research development around suicide, lived experience has served as a tool not only for other individuals struggling with suicidality, but also for those whose loved ones have struggled. Storytelling as a tool for treatment will be presented by exploring the neurological effects of storytelling, observing data collected from […]
CMA National Physician Health Survey: A national snapshot
How many physicians report burnout or screen positive for depression? The 2018 report on the CMA National Physician Health Survey provides valuable baseline data on a range of wellness indicators for physicians and residents in Canada, providing breakdowns by gender, years of practice, and urban/rural.
Policy priority: LGBTQ individuals and communities
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer persons and those who are questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity (LGBTQ1) experience significant health and behavioral health disparities. Sexual orientation is defined as “an inherent or immutable enduring emotional, romantic, or sexual attraction to other people.” Gender identity is an individual’s innermost sense of self as male, […]
Effect of alcohol consumption on the development of depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation: Update of a systematic review
Assesses the link between alcohol consumption and the development of depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation. The review includes longitudinal studies with a time element for depression and anxiety, and longitudinal studies and cross-sectional studies for suicidal ideation. It also separates the evidence by subgroups for adults (including young adults, adults and older adults) and adolescents, […]
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