Behavioral health researcher Dr. Sharon M. Holder writes that Black men and men of color are carrying a disproportionate share of the mental health crisis, with rising suicide rates and undiagnosed PTSD rooted in systemic racism, and calls on communities to break the silence that has cost too many lives.
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NAMI to hold ‘safeTALK’ suicide prevention training in Edina on Oct. 27
National Alliance on Mental Illness will hold a free, in-person, suicide prevention training called on Oct. 27, in Edina.
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Traumatic events causing mental illnesses to spike
There has been a spike in depression and anxiety disorders as well as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the Black community.
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Suicide prevention needs to be a year-round effort
Considering the rising incidence of suicide in our nation, every month needs to be considered Suicide Prevention Month.
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Free suicide prevention classes offered in St. Paul
QPR is a free, one-hour presentation sponsored by NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness) that covers the three steps anyone can learn to help prevent suicide: Question, Persuade and Refer.
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Six questions to ask a loved one to screen for suicide risk
Suicides also take approximately twice as many lives as homicides, which garner much more attention.
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Aren’t lives worth the cost of Minnesota’s only local suicide crisis hotline?
The Crisis Connection phone line was one of the tools I had and used within my mental health toolbox.