July 18, 2022 As new suicide hotline number launches, mental health advocates are hopeful A new 988 hotline launched July 16; people can call it amid a mental health crisis. Some who lost loved ones to suicide wonder if things would have been different if this 988 hotline had existed.
July 18, 2022 New suicide hotline number launches, mental health advocates hopeful Americans can now call 988 if they’re having a suicidal or mental health crisis. The new hotline that's part of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline network launched July 16 and you can call, text or chat the number.
July 16, 2022 New US suicide prevention hotline 988 launched The new Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has launched, transitioning from 10 digits to the shorter 988 on Saturday. The hotline also links to the Veteran Crisis Line.
June 23, 2022 Pediatricians recommend all adolescents be screened for suicide risk The American Academy of Pediatrics added suicide risk screening to its 2022 schedule for preventative care amid skyrocketing rates of depression in young people.
May 9, 2022 States need more resources to meet expected demand for crisis hotline reboot: report Approximately 17% of current Lifeline calls last year were abandoned before a caller could get help, while 41% of texts and 73% of online chats were left unanswered.
May 8, 2022 Family of former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst raises awareness of high-functioning depression after tragic death Former 2019 Miss USA Cheslie Kryst committed suicide Jan. 30 this year, and her mother, April Simpkins, has opened up about Kryst’s secret struggle with high-functioning depression
April 30, 2022 Naomi Judd, country music star, 'shone a light in dark corners' about depression Reacting to the news of the death of country music star Naomi Judd, author and journalist Alanna Nash told Fox News Digital on April 30, 2022, that the music of The Judds is "eternal, but equally important is the legacy she left in acknowledging her struggles with mental illness."
April 30, 2022 Naomi Judd, gone at 76, wrote about her mental illness in recent book Naomi Judd wrote about her battle with depression in her 2016 book, "River of Time: My Descent into Depression and How I Emerged with Hope."
April 26, 2022 Long-term antidepressant medication use may not help patients over the long haul, study says After a period of time, antidepressant use in individuals with depression was not associated with better health-related quality of life, (HRQoL), compared to those with depression who did not take medications.
February 22, 2022 Relatives of patients with severe COVID-19 more likely to experience PTSD: study Family members of patients in the ICU for COVID-19 were more likely to have PTSD symptoms than those of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome from another illness, researchers said.
