Suicide – The New Epidemic
The reality of depression and suicide among active military, veterans, law enforcement, school children, mental health consumers and the general population has continued to skyrocket.
Training for Mental health professionals, police officers, school officials, and military commanders is providing better ways to identify and treat depression, PTSD, anxiety, and drug use that play a large role in both attempted and completed suicides.
The link below from the American Psychiatric Association identifies what Depression looks like!
https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/depression/what-is-depression
We are getting better at training community members on how to approach such situations, and the attached video training on the program called “Just Ask” has proven helpful in this venture.
A podcast forum that specifically has addressed suicide among active military and our Veterans entitled Head Space and Timing is also attached. The problems for those who experience military life and have difficulty finding their meaning in society upon discharge is a reality we must address. Here is the link below.
https://veteranmentalhealth.com/podcast/
The Website for The National Suicide Hotline is linked below.
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
As usual Sawayer Logistics @ sawayer.com, is here to offer coaching and counseling services to those at risk.
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