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“So, are you thinking of killing yourself?” Uttering the words is painfully emotional, even within the safe confines of practicing them in a class like Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network’s Mental Health First Aid. But asking the question could save a...

The Columbia Mall tragedy is heart wrenching, terrifying and incomprehensible, and so are last week’s revelations about the shooter (“Police say Columbia mall shooter wanted to mimic Columbine,” March 12). Here was a young man developing a serious mental illness with...

Kevin Hines, author, advocate and representative of Mental Health First Aid for youth, will talk at Fresno State about his suicide attempt and surviving a jump off the Golden Gate in San Francisco. The free, public event, sponsored by University Health and...

Michigan is facing a serious shortage in the availability and accessibility of mental health services. Among those placed most at risk by this shortage are Michigan children, particularly children living in rural areas, those from ethnic minority backgrounds, and those...

Suicide prevention and crisis intervention hotline CONTACT We Care last evening welcomed in its newest class of volunteer listeners and texters while also honoring veteran volunteers who have made exceptional contributions to the organization and its callers. CONTACT We Care each...

  MOST IMPROVED (Largest increase of courses held) State/Area 2012 Courses 2013 Courses % Increase Oklahoma 94 479 409.57% Vermont 51 214 319.61% District of Columbia 279 1151 312.54% Utah 175 679 288.00% Indiana 214 827 286.45%   TOP SCORERS...

Understanding mental health and what to look for if someone you know may suffer from it was the goal Saturday in Tifton. Mental Health First Aid Trainings educated the community with tools on how to spot mental illnesses. Link to...

The suicide rate in Kansas has increased 53 percent in the past 12 years and local efforts are underway to bring awareness to the issue. Bill Persinger, executive director of the Mental Health Center of East Central Kansas, spoke to...

As many as 200 Jefferson County employees will receive the eight-hour training to learn about mental health first aid “kits,” or action plans. They include step-by-step guidance on how to recognize and handle mental health situations. Link to Source

As many as 70,000 Kansas children under age 18 have emotional/behavioral problems, and many are reluctant to seek help or might not know where to turn for care. The symptoms of mental illness can be difficult to detect — even...

PHOENIX – A lawmaker wants to expand a state program that trains adults to identify and assist individuals showing warning signs of a mental crisis to include a focus on adolescents. “We have become painfully aware over the past few...

GREENVILLE, N.C. – The Department of Health and Human Services recognized the first group of instructors to graduate the state’s new Youth Mental Health First Aid program. As an instructor, these individuals are able to go out in the community and...