Suicide Prevention

Suicide 988 Lifeline

Suicide deaths among young people fell after 988 lifeline debuted

LGBTQ+ suicide hotline extension ends Thursday, concerning mental health professionals

The ice bucket challenge is back, and this time it's raising money for mental health awareness

The 988 suicide lifeline doesn't always connect callers to nearby help — an issue the FCC seeks to change

Decades of national suicide prevention policies haven't slowed the deaths

Suicide Prevention Strategies

New mental health walk-in clinics in Philly and Montgomery County aim to reduce demands on hospitals

Mental Health Walk-in Clinic

Among female veterans, suicide rates outpace those of male counterparts and women, overall

women veterans mental health

Few 988 callers with serious distress very likely to use the mental health crisis line again, according to new study

988 Suicide Lifeline

988 suicide hotline now allows callers to use American Sign Language

Suicide Lifeline Deaf

Suicide deaths reached an all-time high in the US in 2022, CDC reports

Suicide Deaths CDC

Suicide is a leading cause of death in the U.S. – knowing the warning signs could save a life

Warning signs of suicide

How easy access to guns at home contributes to America's youth suicide problem

Gun youth suicide

New suicide prevention 'lifeline' aims to increase access to mental health professionals

Lifeline 988

Penn Medicine to use $14 million grant to reduce disparities in suicide prevention

Penn Medicine grant

Fear a loved one is having suicidal thoughts? Here's how to talk about it

Suicide Prevention Talk

SEPTA to install steel barriers at Somerset Station to prevent deadly falls

SEPTA Somerset Station

Personalized screenings may help detect teens at risk of suicide, researchers say

Teen Suicide Risk

Suicide risk five times higher among people with ADHD, study finds

ADHD suicide risk

Children's Health

Bullying a common precursor before LGBTQ youth suicides, Yale study finds

LGBTQ youth bullying

Even teens with mild mental distress have increased suicide risk, study finds

Teens at risk of suicide

National suicide prevention hotline getting 3-digit number, 988

988 - suicide hotline number

More must be done to reduce suicide, World Health Organization says

Suicide Rates World Health Organization

FCC proposes three-digit phone number for suicide prevention hotline

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New Jersey launches nation's first state program to prevent police officer suicide

Police rain

Children's Health

Suicide rates soar among young females, narrowing long-standing gender gap, study says

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CHOP to offer free pediatric mental health webinar series

Carroll - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Buerger Cent

New report finds VA didn't actually spend millions on veteran suicide prevention

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Penn earns D+ for leave-of-absence policies for students with mental illness

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Drug overdoses and suicide driving decline in U.S. life expectancy

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These are the jobs with the highest suicide rates, according to the CDC

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To combat suicides by veterans, VA turns to an algorithm

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Drexel student combats suicide by pairing people with online 'buddies'

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Why predicting suicide is a difficult and complex challenge

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Questlove posts tribute to Anthony Bourdain, plans memorial playlist

Study makes comprehensive statewide recommendations for suicide prevention

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Drexel launches free counseling program for veterans

Carroll - Drexel University Dragon

Maria Bamford: the funniest woman in the world according to Judd Apatow

Maria Bamford

Suicide Prevention

Could SEPTA be the first transit system to use suicide barriers?

SEPTA Broad Street Line

Drexel therapist sees flaws, strengths of teen suicide portrayal in Netflix's '13 Reasons Why'

Netflix 13 Reasons Why

NYC marathon run will honor a mother lost to suicide

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Abington chief's race-based whining overshadows good police work

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