Saving Lives At Work: How Employers Can Lead in Suicide Postvention As Prevention

• By: Rachael Steimnitz Alayna Auerbach National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York City (NAMI-NYC)
• January 14th, 2025
• communication, mental health, policy, resources, suicide, suicide awareness, support, Winter 2025 Issue
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It’s OK to talk about suicide. The more we do so, the more we break down barriers that stop people from feeling safe enough to seek help. Vital strides have been made to open the dialogue on suicide. For example, the World Health Organization (WHO) Suicide Prevention Day theme for 2024-2026 is...

Suicide Prevention is Everyone’s Business

• By: Mansour (Max) Banilivy, PhD WellLife Network
• September 10th, 2021
• suicide, suicide awareness, suicide prevention, training
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September 10th of each year is World Suicide Prevention Day and that concurrent week is Suicide Prevention Week in the US. WellLife Network (WLN) routinely provides and offers community awareness and trainings for NYC and Long Island Communities. We would like to ask all agencies in NYC to...

Zero Suicide: Working Together to Save Lives

• By: John Draper, PhD Shari Sinwelski, MS, EdS National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
• October 1st, 2015
• behavioral health, crisis intervention, healthcare systems, mental health, patient safety, suicide awareness, suicide prevention, suicide risk
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The death of Robin Williams in 2014 was an event that stunned the nation. He was a beloved man who brought laughter to so many people’s lives. His suicide stirred emotions in people as they pondered a myriad of questions. How could someone who had such a full life want to kill himself?” ...