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Changing the Course on Suicide: The Launch of a New National Strategy for Suicide Prevention

Date: June 06, 2024 By: Brandon J. Johnson, MHS, MCHES, Chief, Suicide Prevention Branch, Center for Mental Health Services and Katie W. Deal, MPH, […]

Jun 6, 2024

How an Ohio State team psychiatrist helped change Kirk Herbstreit’s college football career

Colin Gay, Columbus Dispatch For Kirk Herbstreit, Ohio State football was his “everything.” A former five-star quarterback out of Centerville and […]

May 30, 2024

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline of Ohio is Available 24/7/365

By: Cincy Lifestyle Staff In times of emotional distress, you now have a lifeline: 988. Crisis looks very different from one […]

Training Helps Employers Approach Those Considering Suicide

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – As suicide rates rise, particularly among older white men, the Mahoning County Mental Health and Recovery Board […]

May 22, 2024

Agriculture workers have one of the highest suicide rates of any industry in the country

The CDC says the agriculture industry has the fourth highest suicide rate. Ty Higgins, the Ohio Farm Bureau spokesperson, said […]

May 20, 2024

Experts emphasize difficult conversations during Mental Health Awareness Month

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — May is Mental Health Awareness Month and advocates say it’s a time to shine a light […]

Ohio suicide deaths rose in 2021 after two-year decline

This article discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, call or text 988 […]

May 17, 2023

Suicide prevention program ‘Sources of Strength’ makes positive impact at Cuyahoga Falls High School

Spectrum News 1 https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/cleveland/news/2023/01/19/suicide-prevention-program–sources-of-strength–makes-positive-impact-at-cuyahoga-falls-high-school?cq_ck=1675112813289# Cuyahoga Falls High School students wrote positive messages on clothespins before distributing them during […]

Jan 30, 2023

Calls, texts and chats pouring into new 988 mental health helpline

Fox 10 Phoenix https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/calls-texts-and-chats-pouring-into-new-988-mental-health-helpline When Jamieson Brill answers a crisis call from a Spanish speaker on the newly launched national […]

Jan 10, 2023

Hilliard family sues Amazon for selling product that led to 16-year-old’s death by suicide

NBC4i https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/hilliard-family-sues-amazon-for-selling-product-that-led-to-16-year-olds-death-by-suicide/ A Hilliard family is accusing Amazon of selling a product to their 16-year-old daughter that their attorneys say […]

Oct 20, 2022

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