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NIH funding is a matter of life or death Johns Hopkins psychiatrist Paul Nestadt says cutting NIH funding for suicide prevention research is 'not just a fiscal decision—it's a threat to human lives'

As the courts debate Trump's directive to gut NIH indirect funding, friends have asked me what indirect funding means. See my new OpEd here: hub.jhu.edu/2025/02/17/p...

How to Talk to a Suicide Loss Survivor: A #RealConvo | AFSP Talking to those who have lost a loved one to suicide can be challenging. Below are tips to help have conversations with suicide loss survivors in a kind way.

Seems like a good time to offer some tips on how to talk to someone who's lost a loved one to suicide.
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What the most famous book about trauma gets wrong People kept telling me to read "The Body Keeps the Score." I was shocked at what it actually says.

This book is terrible and I’m glad some momentum is forming against it www.motherjones.com/media/2024/1...

Universal Safety Planning for Suicide Prevention: CODE RED Initial Feasibility and Acceptability Suicide rates have increased in the US over the last decades. Schools often deliver suicide prevention trainings and there is growing evidence that these trainings in schools are effective. The curren...

Universal safety planning for suicide prevention! Our first code red manuscript was finally published. www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/21...

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Two Tragic Years at L.A.’s Most Elite Private School At Harvard-Westlake, four students, two alumni and one parent have taken their own lives. The community grapples and grieves as it tries to prevent it from happening again.

“When a suicide happens in a school, for example, every kid in that school knows the child that has taken their life, and there’s some degree of impact,”
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Spying on Student Devices, Schools Aim to Intercept Self-Harm Before It Happens New technology alerts schools when students type words related to suicide. But do the timely interventions balance out the false alarms?

Congrats to my good friend, @jbsinger.bsky.social, for getting quoted earlier this week in the @nytimes.com! Jonathan is one of the world's foremost suicidologists.

If you work with youth, Pamela Morris-Perez's Annual Review article making the argument for a developmental approach to youth suicide is a must read. No firewall. Please share with your networks of teachers & administrators, mental health professionals, etc. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

This is an absolutely fascinating read for anyone interested or advocating for CYP mental health.

Suicide consistently remains one of the top 3 killers of children and young people aged 5-18 alongside cars and cancer.

Let that sink in.

Then read this.

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SRS 2025 - Researcher Spotlight December, 2024Dr. Lauren Khazem is a Research Assistant Professor and clinical psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. ...

From the folks who bring you the international Suicide Research Symposium, here's the first installment of a new researcher spotlight! The first to be spotlighted is Dr. Lauren Khazem (suicide risk in disability and military/veteran populations). www.suicideresearchsymposium.com/researcher-s...

Loving someone with suicidal thoughts: Interview with Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW Today's episode of the Social Work Podcast is an interview with Stacey Freedenthal, Ph.D., LCSW about her book Loving Someone with Suicidal Thoughts

I spoke with @sfreedenthal.bsky.social about her book, "Loving Someone With Suicidal Thoughts" for Episode 132. As always, Stacey brings deep insight and no BS to her work. We talk about creating support teams, feeling manipulated, and more. With transcript. #SuicidePrevention

An Update of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Interview with Tia Dole, PhD

@988lifeline.bsky.social is your portal to 200+ local Suicide & Crisis Lifelines in the USA answering your calls, chats and texts. I spoke with 988 Chief officer, Tia Dole about services for Deaf & hard of hearing, in Spanish, and geo-routing. socialworkpodcast.blogspot.com/2024/09/988....

Super proud of being a part of Martina’s mentoring team with her primary mentor @shannonsauerzavala.bsky.social www.nationalregister.org/fruhbauerova... i

Martina Fruhbauerova Named 2024 Morgan T. Sammons Doctoral Student Award Winner - National Register The National Register honors students with a $5,000 stipend to further the development of a clinically oriented research project.

My student, Martina Fruhbauerova won the Morgan T. Sammons Doctoral Student Award for her project examining a mechanism-focused (hopelessness, perceived burdensomeness, and thwarted belongingness), single-session intervention for suicidal thoughts/behaviors!

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This is so amazing. And she needs to get on blue sky!

How many people are exposed to each suicide #not6 full text
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Cerel - #Not6 This is "Cerel - #Not6" by AFSP on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Here’s an oldie but goodie from AFSP of me talking about how many people are impacted by each suicide #not6 vimeo.com/290678962

They only have provisional data for 2023 but it is.

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Two past presidents of the American Association of Suicidology hanging at @iaspinfo.bsky.social #IASPMinneapolis2024. Julie is doing amazing work in postvention.

I would love to see his “what’s this for” entry text and/of emojis…

When assessing for suicide risk, try asking "What's the closest you've come to suicide?" rather than "Have you ever made a suicide attempt?". You'll get a deeper, more nuanced response.

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I took a chance and ended up there for lunch. Such an amazing meal!

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Dr. Deb Stone talking about the 2024 Natural Strategy for Suicide Prevention's Federal Action Plan. Over 200 federal agencies submitted suicide prevention activities they engage in. www.hhs.gov/sites/defaul...

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