Strategy on Suicide Prevention
By Thomas Insel on September 10, 2012
Dr. Insel provides context for a new National Strategy for Suicide Prevention
Time-crunched ER nurses and doctors can use four questions to screen youth at risk for attempting suicide.
Many teens who are thinking about or who have attempted suicide often do not see a mental health professional.
President Obama signed an Executive Order directing key federal departments to expand suicide prevention strategies and take steps to meet the current and future demand for mental health and substance abuse treatment services for veterans, service members, and their families.
A widely used suicide screening tool can help determine who is most at risk for suicide by pinpointing the threshold at which a person’s suicidal thinking is severe enough to warrant professional intervention, according to a recent study published online ahead of print November 8, 2011, in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) was named by the White House as a “Champion of Change” on August 25, 2011, for its efforts in supporting research on suicide prevention.
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By Thomas Insel on September 10, 2012
Dr. Insel provides context for a new National Strategy for Suicide Prevention
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Dr. Insel discusses recent efforts made by the NFL and other employers to help prevent suicides, and the importance of suicide prevention research.
By Thomas Insel on November 10, 2011
For Veterans Day, Dr. Insel discusses meeting the mental health needs of those who have so honorably served our country.
By Thomas Insel on August 01, 2011
Dr. Insel gives an update in our efforts to reduce suicide in America.
By Thomas Insel on April 19, 2011
NIMH research can have a significant impact on public health through innovations and projects that cross the four objectives outlined in NIMH’s Strategic Plan.
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NIMH has issued a request for applications (RFA) for a Collaborative Study of Suicidality and Mental Health in the U.S. Army.