#suicideprevention
Psychology | Personality
988 lifeline sees big increase in calls for help a year after launch
A year after the launch of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, call centers nationwide are seeing a significant increase in people reaching out for help.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
988 suicide lifeline sees big boost in calls its first months : Shots - Health News : NPR
The 3-digit suicide and crisis lifeline – 988 – fielded nearly half a million more calls, texts and chats in its first 5 months than the old 10-digit Lifeline did during the same time in 2021.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Suicide prevention gets a new lifeline
Psychologists remain on the forefront of suicide prevention, serving as critical first responders and training nonpsychologists to help meet the need
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
988 Lifeline Dialing Code Launches
On July 16, 2022, the dialing code 988 will become available across the US to route callers to the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline network.
Psychology | Psychology
New research in suicide prevention
Researchers study who is at most risk of suicide and when.
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
LGBTQ Youth Suicide Prevention (Inside Mental Health Podcast)
Did you to know that the risk of suicide among LGBTQ youth is almost 4 times higher than for non-LGTBQ youth? Listen to this podcast to learn more from the Trevor Project.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice
What Should I Tell a Suicidal Friend?
The best antidote for depression is serving others.
Health & Fitness | Health
What Can We Do To Stop Suicide?
NOTE: If you are depressed or suicidal, please call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255.
Science & Technology | Technology
Suicide prevention: how scientists are using artificial intelligence to help people at risk - Vox
The Crisis Text Line uses machine learning to figure out who’s at risk and when to intervene.
Science & Technology | Social Media
Facebook expands AI-based suicide prevention tools
Facebook's suicide prevention AI has advanced to the point where it can proactively intervene when it detects that someone may be at risk of suicide.
