Suicide Prevention News

Registration is open for March QPR Suicide Prevention Training dates! These trainings are open to the general public and teach you the action steps of question, persuade, and refer to help someone who is having thoughts of suicide. We also offer private trainings for organizations and groups. To register visit https://bit.ly/UPCQPR or www.utahpridecenter.org/prevention.

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In collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of the Surgeon General, the Action Alliance and its partners helped to develop The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Implement the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (Call to Action). The Call to Action identifies six key actions that must be…

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Link to source article: https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2019/988-suicide-prevention-hotline/ There are many news articles and coverage of this but I just want to be sure people know that this is a work in progress behind the scenes. Key Quotes: “In response to a growing suicide epidemic across the U.S., the federal government has approved a new national three-digit number…

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Many people have been making the assumption that suicide rates have been increasing due to the Covid-19 pandemic but this is not true for Utah. The Utah Suicide Prevention Coalition Executive Committee released this article and statements in efforts to clear up any misinformation. Key quotes from the article: “To date, our data shows that…

Continue Reading While suicide rates in Utah have not increased during the pandemic, it is still essential to support physical, mental and public health measures.

Watch the Fox13 Interview video here:: https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/utah-pride-center-offers-post-election-support-for-lgbtq-community This year has been incredibly stressful for a lot of people as we learn to navigate life during a global pandemic. On top of that, this year there was the added anxiety leading up to a presidential election. The LGBTQ+ community felt this increased weight for the weeks…

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From the Salt Lake Tribune, By Alex Vehar, May 21st 2020: Taryn Aiken Hiatt fought back tears with nearly every word as she recounted losing her father to suicide in 2002 and surviving several of her own attempts when she was a teenager. But Hiatt’s words also conveyed hope through their sadness. Hope that the…

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