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Jul 6, 2024 · Senior Life and Trends Reporter. In a heartbreaking revelation, a man who has lost both his wife and father to suicide shared the "biggest sign" he missed that indicated his wife was on the brink ...
1 day ago · July 16, 2024. COLUMBUS — Ohio’s suicide prevention and crisis hotline has responded to nearly 340,000 calls, text messages and chats in the two years since its inception. Ohio launched the ...
1 day ago · The 988 suicide and crisis line turns 2 years old tomorrow. The lifeline has connected millions of people to help either by phone text or chat. But while it's gotten better over the two years, it still has a long way to go. Rhitu Chatterjee is a health correspondent with NPR, with a focus on mental health.
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One night over the summer, when Dylan would have normally been enjoying football camp had the coronavirus not canceled it, Karen heard him pounding on the punching bag in their basement. When she went downstairs, Dylan, who rarely cried, had tears in his eyes. “It was very, very hard for him to even say a word,” she said. Finally, Dylan confided th...
Dylan woke up in good spirits on his final day of life, his father said. In the morning, he had gotten excused from class to go to a promising appointment with another psychiatrist — a doctor Dylan had found as he searched for different treatments for depression. Both he and his mom felt encouraged when the appointment ended around 9:45 a.m. After ...
As Dylan’s parents mourn their son, they are hoping speaking out will save other teens. They fear Dylan may have hidden how bad he was feeling so he didn’t upset them. “The message I’m trying to share with everybody is, if kids or anybody else is struggling, don’t be ashamed of it. It’s not unlike having cancer or a broken leg,” Chris said. “You wo...
1 day ago · Connecticut officials applauded the two-year anniversary of the 988 suicide and crisis prevention hotline on Tuesday, even as the rising number of calls to the line points to a mental health ...
1 day ago · The 988 suicide and crisis line turns 2 years old tomorrow. July 15, 20245:01 AM ET. By. Rhitu Chatterjee. The lifeline has connected millions of people to help either by phone text or chat. But ...
Feb 8, 2024 · 2 Ohio families who lost children to suicide share their story, advocate for breaking mental health stigma. In November 2023, the CDC released a report that the United States set a record for the...
