FSPC December Newsletter 2017 -...

FSPC December 2017 Newsletter

December2017NewsletterFLORIDASUICIDEPREVENTIONCOALITION

Astatewide,grassrootsorganizationofsurvivors,crisiscenters,&interestedcitizens

FSPCMINI-CONFERENCE–PLANTOATTEND

FSPCisfinalizingPreparationsforthe2018Mini-Conference

TheFSPC2018ThirdAnnualFloridaTakingActionforSuicidePreventionMini-Conferenceisatwo-halfdayconferenceinTallahassee,February19(afternoon)&February20(morning).Theonline2018FSPCConferenceRegistrationlinkis:http://floridasuicideprevention.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2018-mini-conf-Registration.pdfThisvaluableeducationalopportunityisbeingheldjustpriortoFlorida’sAnnualSuicidePreventionDayattheCapitoladvocacyevent(2/21),SuicidePreventionCoordinatingCouncilMeeting(2/20),andLightingtheDarkness–EveningofRemembrance(2/20)byBigBendHospice.PleasecontactStephenRoggenbaumatroggenba@usf.eduor813-974-6149ifanyquestions.FSPChasreservedalimitedblockofroomsatCandlewoodSuitesTallahassee(2815LakeshoreDr.,Tallahassee,FL32312)forabout$106-$114pernightjustafewmilesfromDFC,mini-conferencelocation.Callsoontoreservearoomatthespecialrate:850-597-7000(usegroupname–FloridaSuicidePrevention).BECOMEAFSPCMEMBERTODAY!JoinFSPC,animportantstatewide,grassrootsorganizationofsurvivors,crisiscenters,&interestedindividuals.Collaboratetoadvancesuicidepreventioneffortsinlargernumbers:getinvolved,volunteerwithlocal&stateFSPCactivities,&obtainreducedorfreeorreducedregistrationatFSPCeventssuchastheFSPCMini-Conferencementionedabove).Membership

FSPC REGIONAL DIRECTORS

R1 Rachelle S. Burns (Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton) R2 Pam Mezzina (Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf Homes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla, Washington) R3 Ali Martinez (Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Putnam, Suwannee, Union) R4 Lisa Zeller (Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, St. Johns) R5 Vacant (DeSoto, Pinellas, Sarasota) R6 Betsey Westuba (Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco) R7 Tara Sullivan (Brevard, Orange, Osceola, Seminole) R8 Sue Opheim (Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee) R9 Doris Carroll (Palm Beach) R10 Rene Barrett (Broward) R11 Elizabeth Quizena (Dade, Monroe) R12 Kelly Sousa (Flagler, Volusia) R13 Judy Broward (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter) R14 Betsey Westuba (Hardee, Highlands, Polk) R15 Doris Carroll (Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, St. Lucie)


information:http://floridasuicideprevention.org/membership/FSPCNEWSLETTERSIGN-UPSignuptoreceiveanemailannouncementdirectlytoyourinboxwheneachNewsletterispostedontheFSPCwebsite.EmailSteveRoggenbaum,ViceChair,[email protected]:NewLoganSquareShopToBenefitSuicidePrevention.ByMinaBloom@mina_bloomOctober19,2017fromDNAInfoLOGANSQUARE—SincefoundingthenonprofitHopefortheDayaboutsixyearsago,JonnyBoucherhasn'tstoppedthinkingaboutcreativewaystoraisemoneyforsuicideprevention.The31-year-oldformerconcertpromoterhasapproachedjustabouteveryoneinhiscircleaboutcollaborations,fromlocalmusicianstothebrewersatThreeFloydsandPipeworks."I'vetoldmyfriendsthatifIcouldputHopefortheDayontoiletpaper[andraisemoneythatway],Iwould,"hesaid.ForBoucher'slatest—and"craziest"—project,he'steamingupwithhisfriendsatDarkMatterCoffeetostartacharity-drivencoffeeshopintheformerDillPickleCo-Opstorefrontat3039W.FullertonAve.,withthegoalofopeningin2018."Youalwayshearaboutbreweriesandcafesdonating10percenttocharity,orthisisthefocusforthismonth,whichisgreat,"Bouchersaid."Butthisisthefirstonewherewegettosay,'Listen,notonlyisthisaDarkMattercoffeeshop,butit'salsoabeaconofhopeinthemiddleofaneighborhoodthatneedstoremindedabout[suicideprevention].IfyouliveinChicago,oranywhere,youneedtobereminded."DarkMatterwillsupplythecoffee(andeventuallysomesmallfooditems),butthelocalroasterwon'tseeanyprofit.Theshop'sonlygoalistoraisemoneyforHopefortheDay.Nolessthan100percentoftheproceedswillgotowardthenonprofit,whichwillthenusethemoneytofundsuicidepreventionandmentalhealtheducationprogramming."DarkMatterissupportingthisbecausetheyknow,attheendoftheday,theyhavestaffandcustomersthatstruggle[withmentalhealthissues].Theyalsoknowtheircoffeeissogood,itcanhelpsavealife,"Bouchersaid.

KyleHodges,whodoescommunicationsforDarkMatter,calledBoucherandhisorganization"family.""[HopefortheDay]hasbeenourlargestcontinuouscharitablepartnerforthelastfouryears,"Hodgessaid."Unfortunately,peoplehereatDarkMatterhavebeenaffectedbysuicide.WhenwemetJonnyseveralyearsago,hetolduswhathewasdoing,anditjuststruckachord.Weimmediatelyjumpedinandaskedhowwecouldhelp."Sellingcoffeeismerelya"vehicle"tospreadawareness,Hodgessaid.


"Wewantedtotakeanotherstepinhelpingthemcontinuetonotonlyspreadtheword,butalsomakemoreofanimpact,"hesaid.TheshopwillbenamedafterSipofHope,aspecialcoffeeblendDarkMatterpreviouslyhelpedproduceforthenonprofit.It'llhaveasidewalkcafeanda"resourcewall"witheducationalmaterialsonsuicidepreventionandmentalhealth.Thebaristaswillberequiredtogothroughmentalhealthtraining."Bartenders,baristasandbarbersshouldallbeequippedtotalkaboutmentalhealthbecausetheyseepeopleeveryday,"Bouchersaid.Bouchersayshehaslostastaggering15peopleinhislifetosuicide,includingbothhisauntanduncle.Itwasn'tuntil2012,afteraparticularlytoughstretch,thathe"closedthebook"onhismorethandecade-longcareerinthemusicindustryandfocusedhiseffortsonsuicidepreventionfulltime,hesaid."When[mymentor]Miketookhislife,myfriendKellyhaddiedfromcancer,andIwasalsogoingthroughabreakup...Ireallyhadthis,'Whatthef---amIdoingwithmylife?'moment,"Bouchersaid.Tohelppayforthecoffeeshop,BoucherandhisboardarehostingafundraiseratWeWorkKinzie,20WestKinzieSt.,Dec.2.Theyalsolaunchedanonlinefundraiserwithagoalof$250,000.Themoneyraisedwillgotowardthebuild-outandpayingemployees"proper"wages.AsofThursdayafternoon,thefundraiserhadraised$75,687.Bouchersaidthefundraiserisawaytogetthecommunityinvolvedintheproject,whichdependsonneighborsforitssuccess.Thecoffeeshopwillopenregardlessofwhethertheymeetthegoalornot."Iknowthere'scoffeeshops[inLoganSquare],butthere'snotonewhereyoucansay100percentallproceedsgotosupportthisveryimportantmissionwitheverysinglecupofcoffee,"Bouchersaid."Becauseofsocietystigma,alotofpeopledon'tfeelliketheycanopenupandsay,'I'mnotOKrightnow.'We,asanorganization...that'swhatwe'reheretodo."ArticleLink:https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20171019/logan-square/sip-of-hope-coffee-bar-dill-pickle-fullerton-hope-for-the-day-dark-matterALSONEWSWORTHYLife-SavingPost-ERSuicidePreventionStrategiesareCostEffectiveFromNationalInstitutesofHealthwebsite(9/15/17).PressRelease(partialreleaseprintedbelow)ArticleLink:https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2017/life-saving-post-er-suicide-prevention-strategies-are-cost-effective.shtml Follow-uppostcardslessexpensive,moreeffectivethanusualcare:NIHstudy

Threeinterventionsdesignedforfollowupofpatientswhoareidentifiedwithsuicideriskinhospitalemergencydepartmentssavelivesandarecosteffectiverelativetousualcare.AstudyledbyresearchersattheNationalInstituteofMentalHealth(NIMH)modelledtheuseoftheapproachesinemergencydepartmentsandfoundthatallthreeinterventionscomparefavorablywithastandardbenchmarkofcost-effectivenessusedinevaluatinghealthcarecosts.


Oneintervention,sendingcaringpostcardsorlettersfollowinganemergencyvisit,ismoreeffectiveandlessexpensivethanusualcare.ThereportappearsintheSeptember15issueofthejournalPsychiatricServices.AccordingtotheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC),suicideisthe10thleadingcauseofdeathintheUnitedStates;44,193peoplediedbysuicideintheUnitedStatesin2015(themostrecentyearforwhichstatisticsareavailable).Oneapproachtoreducingthesuiciderateistodirectpreventionstrategiesathigh-riskgroupsorsettings.Anexampleisemergencydepartments,whichaccordingtotheCDC,treatmorethan500,000peopleeachyearforself-harminjuries.“Inthefaceofagraduallyrisingsuiciderate,theneedforeffectivepreventionstrategiesisurgent,”saidNIMHDirectorJoshuaGordon,M.D.,Ph.D.“Thesefindingsofcost-effectivenessaddtotheimpetusforimplementingtheselife-savingapproaches.Importantly,theyalsomakeastrongcaseforexpandingscreening,whichwouldallowustoreachmanymoreofthoseatriskwithlife-savinginterventions.”Researchhasfoundseveralemergencydepartment-basedinterventionstobeeffectiveinpreventingpost-emergencysuicideattempts,butnonehasbeenwidelydisseminatedoradoptedyet.Theyare:• Postcards:hospitalstaffmailfollow-uppostcardseachmonthforfourmonthstoall

patientsidentifiedasatrisk,andtheneveryothermonthforatotalofeightcards.• Telephoneoutreach:Onetothreemonthsafterdischarge,hospitalstaffcallpatientstooffer

supportandencourageengagementinfollow-uptreatment.• Cognitivebehavioraltherapy:Hospitalstaffconnectpatientstoasuicide-focusedcognitive

behavioraltherapyprogram.Eachoftheseinterventionshasbeentestedviarandomizedcontrolledtrialsandfoundtoreducepatients’suicideriskontheorderof30to50percent.Thecurrentstudyextendsthispriorresearchbyestimatingthecost-effectivenessoftheseinterventions,relativetousualcare.TheinvestigatorscarriedoutMonteCarlosimulations,amethodofevaluatingthepossibleconsequencesofanactionwhenmanyunpredictablefactorscouldaffecttheoutcome.Softwaredesignedforthispurposeenablesinvestigatorstocarryoutrepeatedsimulationsofthechainofeventsfollowingachoice—inthiscase,alternativeemergencydepartment-basedsuicidepreventioninterventions—withdifferentvaluesassignedtofactorsthatcaninfluencetheoutcome.Thousandsofsimulationsrevealtherangeofoutcomespossibleandtheprobabilitiesofeach.ReadthefullPressReleaseattheNIMHwebsitelinkabove.YETANTOHERNEWSWORTHYITEMPsychiatristOffersReasonsforHopeDespiteRiseinYouthSuicideByKevinPatrickAllen--MissouriNewsService(KMAland.com)Oct22,2017ArticleLink:http://www.kmaland.com/news/psychiatrist-offers-reasons-for-hope-despite-rise-in-youth-suicide/article_a023984c-b4c3-11e7-a57a-dbf51a0eb97e.html(KansasCity,MO)--Thereishopebeyondtheheadlines,accordingtoachildandadolescentpsychiatristatChildren'sMercyHospitalandClinics,evenasresearchshowschildrenandteensaretakingtheirlivesbysuicideingreaternumbers.


Dr.ShaylaSullivantsaidstigmaandeasyaccesstogunsareproblemsthatcanberemediedinindividualhomes.Shepointedtofamousfigureswhoexperienceddepressionandsuicidalideology,rangingfromAbrahamLincolntoactressHalleBerryandauthorJ.K.Rowling."Thinkofallthesepeopleandthecontributionstheyhavemadetooursociety,"shesaid."Thereisreasonforustohopeandthereisreasonforustoalsothinkabouthownothavingaccesstoafirearmwhenthesepeoplewereinthedepthsofdespairispartlywhytheycontributedwhattheydid."Sullivantsaidsheoftencounselsparentsofherclientstoeitherremovegunsfromtheirhomesorkeepthemlockedinasafe.Shesaidit'samisconceptionthatyouthsalwaysplansuicidewellinadvanceoftakingtheirlives.Often,shenoted,teenswhoattemptedsuicidetellhertheymadetheirdecisionjust10minutespriortotheact.Ifchildrendon'thaveahighlylethalmeanstotaketheirlivesduringthisimpulsiveperiod,Sullivantsaid,theirlivesoftencanbesaved.Ninetypercentofindividualswhosurviveasuicideattemptdonotgoontodiebysuicideatalaterdate,accordingtoDr.ShaylaSullivant.It'ssimplynottrue,Sullivantsaid,thatvictimsofsuicidewillalwaysfindawaytocompletetheactifthemostlethaloptionisn'tavailable.ShepointedtothenationofSriLanka,whichhadthehighestrateofsuicideintheworldwhendeadlypesticideswerereadilyavailable.Oncerestrictionswereputonthemostlethalpesticidesandsafestoragewasprioritized,thesuiciderateplummeted.ShealsorecalledthatintheUnitedStatesinthe1970s,manypeopledidn'twearseatbelts"andhownoonewantedtodoit-andhownowwedon'tevenblink,wejustgetinthecaranddoit."Automobilefatalitieswereskyrocketinginthe'70s,butthenumberofdeathspercapitainautocrasheshasdroppedbymorethan35percentsincethattime.Sullivantsaidsuicideratesamongyouthsalsocanbedramaticallycurtailedbyreducingstigma,keepingfirearmsstoredorbyfamilymembersmakingthedecisiontoremovegunsfromthehomesofstrugglingyouths. INFOCUSGettoknowaRegionalDirectororOfficeralittlebetterineachnewsletter.

TheFloridaSuicidePreventionCoalitionhasbeenbusyaroundthestate.ReneBarrett,Regional10Director,andJackieRosen,FloridaInitiativeforSuicidePrevention,eachspokeonNovember13atArtServeinFortLauderdaleduringtheSuicidePreventionCommUNITYSummitsponsoredbyMagellanHealthcare.Jackie(left)andRene(right)arepicturedtotheleft.PamMezzina,Regional2Director&CapstoneCenter,LLCDirector,alsospokeatthenorthernSuicidePreventionCommUNITYSummitinTallahassee.Other

FSPCmembersattendedandparticipatedinthethreeregionalSuicidePreventionCommUNITYSummitssponsoredbyMagellanHealthcareincludingStephenRoggenbaum,ViceChair,whoattendedinTampa.FSPCwouldliketoofferaspecialthankstoMagellanfororganizingthehostingtheseimportantcommunityevents.


AVAILABLERESOURCEResourcelink:https://www.suicideinfo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Help-seeking-among-Men-Implications-for-Suicide-Prevention_oa.pdf

Help-seekingamongMen:ImplicationsforSuicidePreventionWrittenbyAlanL.Berman,Ph.D.,AmericanAssociationofSuicidology,&

KirstenMcNelis,M.A.,AmericanUniversityThis38-pagewhitepapercoversrecentliteratureregardingmalehelp-seekingbehaviorincludingasectiononfactorspromotinghelp-seekingamongmen.Abstract:Withbutoneexceptionworld-wide,malescompletesuicideatratesexceedingthoseoffemales.ThemaletofemalesuicideratiointheUnitedStatesisgreaterthan4:1.Explanatoryhypothesesforthesefindingsfocusongenderrolebehaviors,specificallythegreaterinvolvementofmeninhigh-riskhealthbehaviorsandthegreaterpropensityofwomentoseekandusesupportsforhelpwheninneed.Thispaperexploreswhatisknownaboutgenderdifferencesinhelp-seekingbehaviortodeterminefactorsthatmaypromoteincreasedhelp-seekingamongmen.Onthebasisofthisresearch,weproposepublichealthinterventionapproachesthathavepotentialtomotivatemenat-riskforsuicidetoseekandreceivehelp. RESEARCHFORTHERESTOFUS

Sometimesimportantresearchisfilledwithjargon,ishardtounderstand,ordoesn’tseemtomakesense.We’vetriedtosummarizeresearchincommonEnglishlanguage.SomePhysicalConditionsAssociatedwithHigherSuicideRisk

Researchersstudiedphysicalhealthconditionsthroughpopulation-basedinvestigationthatprevioussmallerresearchstudiessuggestedputindividualsathigherriskforsuicide.Researchersselectedonehundredpeopleenrolledinoneofeighthealthinsuranceplansacross15statesforeachenrolledpersonwhodiedbysuicide(2,674individuals)duringa14-yearperiodforatotalof267,400matchedcontrolcases.Afterreviewingelectronichealthrecordsandaccountingforothermitigatingfactors(e.g.,mentalhealth&substanceabusediagnoses),theresearchersfoundthattraumaticbraininjurywasthemostinfluentialriskfactor.Additionally,havingasleepdisorder,HIV/AIDS,ormultiplediagnosedphysicalhealthconditionsalsowereassociatedwithasignificantriskofsuicide.Anemphasiswasplacedonimplementingeffectivesuicidepreventionstrategiestothosewithatraumaticbraininjurybecauseofthestrongassociationfoundbetweenbraininjuriesandsuiciderisk.Theresultssupporttheneedtoimplementprevention-basedstrategiesacrossallhealthcaresettings.Healthsystemsnormallytargetsuicidepreventioneffortstowardspatientswhohaveexpressedthoughtsaboutsuicide,mentalhealthconditions,andsubstanceusedisorders.Limitingpreventionstrategiestopatientsinthebehavioralhealthsystemsrunstheriskoffailingtorecognizeindividualsatriskforsuicidewhohavenotreceivedamentalhealthdiagnosis.Theauthorsconcludedthatsuicidepreventioneffortscouldbemoreeffectiveifimplementedacrossbroaderhealthcaresettingsasopposedtorestrictingendeavorstothebehavioralhealthsettings(SummarybyStephenRoggenbaum&YaritzaCarmona).


Ahmedani,B.K.,Peterson,E.L.,Hu,Y.,Rossom,R.C.,Lynch,F.,Lu,C.Y.,...Simon,G.E.(2017).Majorphysicalhealthconditionsandriskofsuicide.AmericanJournalofPreventativeMedicine,53(3).308-315.doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2017.04.01WHAT’SHAPPENING

February21,2018(Wednesday).SuicidePreventionDayattheCapitol.ThisadvocacyeventisinTallahassee.

SAVETHEDATE:February19&20,2018(Monday&Tuesday).FSPC2018ThirdAnnualFloridaTakingActionforSuicidePreventionMini-Conference.Atwo-halfdaymini-conferenceinTallahassee.

RESOURCES

Ifyouorsomeoneyouknowisincrisis,pleasecall1-800-273-8255(NationalSuicidePreventionLifeline).

CrisisTextLine–text“start”to741-741

Veteran’sCrisisLine1-800-273-8255,press1&https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/

ResourcesforSurvivorsofSuicideLoss.SAVE.SuicideAwarenessVoicesforEducationmaintainsaresourcelistat:http://suicidegrief.save.org/ResourceLibrary

SuicideLossSurvivors.TheAmericanAssociationofSuicidology(AAS)hostsawebpagewithlistedresourcesforsurvivorsofsuicidelossathttp://www.suicidology.org/suicide-survivors/suicide-loss-survivors

SuicideGriefResources.Helpfulinformation,tools,andlinksforpeoplebereavedbysuicideathttp://suicidegriefresources.org/

STOPSuicideNortheastIndiana.(2016).Help&Hope:ForSurvivorsofSuicideLoss.Retrievedfromhttp://www.stopsuicidenow.org/toolkits-now-available/

Florida’sStatewideOfficeofSuicidePrevention(DCF):http://www.myflfamilies.com/service-programs/mental-health/suicide-prevention

NationalActionAllianceforSuicidePrevention:ThePublic-PrivatePartnershipAdvancingtheNationalStrategyforSuicidePrevention:http://actionallianceforsuicideprevention.org/resources

IstherealocalNAMIChapterinmyarea?http://www.nami.org/Local-NAMI?state=FL

ControlledSubstancePublicDisposalLocations.Properdisposalofexpireddrugsorunusedmedicationscanbeaneffectivesuicidepreventiontoolbyeliminatingaccesstolethalmeans.Manycommunity-baseddrugtake-backprogramsofferthebestoptionfordisposal.Fordisposallocationshttps://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubdispsearch/spring/main?execution=e1s3

ProjectChildSafe®iscommittedtopromotingfirearmssafetyamongfirearmsownersthroughthedistributionofsafetyeducationmessagesandfreefirearmSafetyKits[cable-stylegun-lockingdeviceandaninformationalbrochure(alsoinSpanish)].FindFloridaLaw


EnforcementpartnerstoinquireaboutafreeSafetyKitfromProjectChildSafe.http://www.projectchildsafe.org/safety/safety-kit/Florida

ANEXTRAHELPING...ArticlefromLegacywebsiteAuthorDr.DanReidenberg

'TimeDoesn'tHealAllWounds':SAVEDiscussesHowtoGrieveaSuicideLossManytimes,grieversaretoldthat"timewillhealallwounds."SAVE(SuicideAwarenessVoicesofEducation)wantstheworld,especiallythosegrievingasuicideloss,toknowthatthat'sjustnottrue.WespokewithDanReidenberg,ExecutiveDirectorofSAVE,aboutwhatthegriefafterasuicidelosslooksandfeelslike,aswellashowtohelpalovedonewho'sgrievingthedeathofalovedonebysuicide.

1.What’stheonepieceofadviceyougivethemostoften?Thattheoldsaying“timehealsallwounds”isn’tnecessarilytrue.Instead,Itellpeople“timepasses,itdoesn’theal.”Healingishardandmustnotbeignoredoritwillcomebackandhurt.2.Whataresomeoftheuniversalexperiencesyou’veseeninyourwork?Shock,feelingnumb,denial,disbelief,fear,questioningaboutpost-death,deepsadness,healing,laughter,recovery.3.What’sonethingyou’dliketosharewithanewgriever?Bepatientwithyourself.Everyonegrievesdifferentlyandthewayyouexperiencegriefisyours.Don’tfightitanddon’tdenyit.Experienceit.4.Whataresomewaysotherscanhelpsupportsomeoneintheirgrief?Spendingtimewiththem.Lettingthemgrieveforaslongastheyneedto.Bringinguptheirlovedoneformonthsandyearstocome.5.Arethereanyaspectsofgriefothersmayfindsurprising?I’mnotsureaboutsurprising,butgriefcanincludebeingangryandthatsometimesisdifficultforpeople.Anotherthingthattheydon’texpectishowhardthegriefhitsthemaftersometimehasgoneby.Theymighthearasong,seesomeonewholooksliketheirlovedone,hearasimilarvoiceandthatcanbe2yearsafteradeathbutinasplitsecondbringsitallbacklikeitwaslosingthepersonalloveragain.Finally,dreamscanbereallyhardforpeople,goodandbaddreams.6.Isthereanythingelseyou’dliketosharethatyouthinkcanhelpothers?Wedon’tdealwithdeathwellinourcultureandthismakesgrievingreallyhard.Ifwecouldtalkaboutitmore,findwaystoacceptitaspartoflife,thatwouldhelpusintheworsttimesofourlife.Ialsothinkpeopledon’tknowthemajorimpactofearlychildhoodexperienceswithgriefandlossthataffectyouasadults.Ifgriefandlosswereachallengeforyourfamilyandforyouasachild,itlikelywillbeasanadult.Finally,it’shelpfultoknowthatwhilewecanneverknowalloftheanswersastohoworwhywe’rehavingtofacegriefheadon,wecanknowthateveryonehastodothisintheirlifetimeatsomepoint.Relyonotherstohelpyouthroughit,youdon’tneedtocreateanewpathorevenhavetotraveltheroadalone,butyoudoneedtogothroughitandthatisapainfulrealityweallhavetoexperience.


Dr.DanReidenbergistheExecutiveDirectorofSAVE(SuicideAwarenessVoicesofEducation),anationalnonprofitagencyworkingtopreventsuicideandhelpsuicidesurvivorsandpeoplesufferingfrombrainillnesses.Dr.ReidenbergservesasManagingDirectoroftheNationalCouncilforSuicidePreventionandservesontheSuicidePreventionResourceCenterandtheNationalSuicidePreventionLifeline'sSteeringCommittees.HeisalsotheUSRepresentativetotheInternationalAssoc.forSuicidePrevention.Dr.ReidenbergisanappointedmemberoftheNationalActionAllianceforSuicidePrevention’sNationalResearchPrioritiesTaskForceandNationalStrategyforSuicidePreventionTaskForce.SAVE.orgHehasadegreeinpsychologyfromtheUniversityofMinnesota(1988)andaPsy.D.fromtheMinnesotaSchoolofProfessionalPsychology(1994).Dr.Reidenbergspeaksnationallyonsuicideprevention,conductscrisismanagementtraining,andiscertifiedasanaviationdisasterresponderandacriticalincidentstressdebriefer.Articlelink:http://www.legacy.com/news/advice-and-support/article/time-doesnt-heal-all-wounds-save-suicide-lossANEXTRA,EXTRAHELPING...ArticlefromMagellanwebsiteLink:http://magellanhealthcare.com/media/244851/2015-cope-and-heal-after-suicide.pdfHowtocopeandhealafterasuicideSuicideisemotionallydevastatingtofamilyandfriendswhoareimpacted.Whetheritisaco-worker,afamilymember,afriend,anacquaintance,orevensomeoneyoumightnotknowverywell,suicidecanaffectsomeone’semotionalstressandcancauseextremesadness,shock,guiltandanger.Itisestimatedthatoutofeverysuicidethatoccurs,anaverageof6peoplearedirectlyimpactedfromthatperson’sdeath1.1U.S.ASuicideOfficialDataCommonresponsestosuicideSomecommonresponsestothosecopingwithalossofalovedoneorfriendmayinclude:• Shock–Youmayfeelshockedandsurprisedaboutthesuicide.Itmightbesomethingyou

don’tbelieveisrealorcouldhavehappened• Anger–Youmayfeelangryorupsetwiththepersonwhocommittedsuicideandfeelthat

youhavebeenabandoned.Youmightalsofeelangryfornotrecognizingpossibleredflagsorsignsthatcouldhavebeendetectedpriortothesuicide.

• Guilt–Youmayfeelguiltyaboutthesuicideandthinkabouthowyoushouldhavestoppedthepersonfromcommittingsuicide.

• Despair-Youmightfeelcompletelyalone,sad,andhelpless.Youcouldbecomephysicallyandemotionallysickandpossiblyconsidersuicideyourself.

CopingwithasuicideAlloftheemotionsthatsurvivorsofsuicideexperiencearecompletelynormal.Healingfromsuicidetakestime.Hereareafewthingstothinkaboutwhentryingtorecoverfromthelossofalovedoneorfriend:• Keepintouch–Besuretostayintouchwithlovedonesandfriendsforcomfort,

understandingandhealing.Surroundyourselfwithpeoplewhoarewillingtolistenandtalkaboutwhathappened.

• Taketimetogrieve–Takeamomenttodowhatisbestforyou.Youmightwantmorealone


timeoryoumaywanttotalktofriendsandfamily.Whateveryouneedtoprocessandcopewiththelossiscompletelynormal.

• Recognizetriggers–Bepreparedforpainfulreminderssuchasbirthdays,holidays,anniversariesandotherspecialoccasions.Beawarethatyoumighthavetochangetraditionsinordertohealfromtheloss

• Recognizethatsomethingmaycauseincreasedemotionandthinkabouthowtoreacttoitinadvance.

ResourcesAreAvailableAdditionalinformation,self-helptoolsandotherresourcesareavailableonlineatwww.MagellanHealth.com/member.Orcallusformoreinformation,helpandsupport.Counselorsareavailable24hoursaday,sevendaysaweektoprovideconfidentialassistanceatnocosttoyou.Thisdocument(informationabove)isforyourinformationonly.Itisnotmeanttogivemedicaladvice.Itshouldnotbeusedtoreplaceavisitwithaprovider.MagellanHealthdoesnotendorseotherresourcesthatmaybementionedhere.FSPCMEMBERSHIPJointodayandgetfreeearlyregistrationattheFebruary2018Mini-Conference!NewFSPCMembershiporRenewalinformationavailableonlineat:

http://www.floridasuicideprevention.org/membership.htm

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