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Quick Guide to Forefront Suicide Prevention LEARN®
June 28, 2021
Suicidal thinking is most often a response to deep emotional pain and hopelessness Common signs of possible suicide risk: Pulling away from people and things Having low or no energy Feeling helpless or hopeless; feeling that change is impossible Having unexplained aches and pains, such as constant stomachaches or headaches Excessive smoking, drinking, or using […] Read more »
Resources for Workplace Suicide Prevention
CDC Technical Package of Police, Programs and Practices “Suicide Rates by Industry and Occupation,” CDC Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, Jan. 24, 2020, Comprehensive Blueprint for Workplace Suicide Prevention “Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism,” 2020, by Anne Case & Angus Deaton, Princeton University Press Heads Up Guys: Manage & Prevent Depression in […] Read more »
World Suicide Prevention Day Conference 2021
June 23, 2021
Suicide prevention is complex work, pandemic or not. This conference will gather researchers, clinicians, public health professionals, leaders and peers to discuss strengthening our work through human connectedness and other tools along the pathway of care. As we leave social distancing behind (for now), we face soaring mental health concerns and disturbing levels of suicidal […] Read more »
Occupations at Highest Risk of Suicide
June 16, 2021
This 2016 data from the National Violent Death Reporting System (NRVDS) is limited because it includes only 32 states that were active in the system at that time. Washington entered the NVDRS by with nine counties reporting in 2015, 15 counties in 2016, and statewide in 2018. Source: CDC Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, […] Read more »
Best Practices for Workplace Suicide Prevention
June 11, 2021
Why Your Workplace Should Care about Suicide Prevention… …If you’re an executive or small business owner, this is simple: Suicide hammers productivity. Also, it’s the right thing to do. $70 billion plus: Suicides and suicide attempts nationwide in one year surpassed $70 billion in medical and work-loss costs. (CDC 2018) Not included is the cost of […] Read more »
Washingtonians Talk About Preventing Suicide
March 2, 2021
In this new series of videos from Forefront, Washingtonians share how they have been affected by suicide, and how the Forefront Suicide Prevention LEARN® steps have helped them. L = Look for Signs Brett Bass talks about the L step of LEARN Saves Lives, and shares how he has learned to look for signs […] Read more »
Enhancing and expanding behavioral health and suicide prevention crisis response services
January 30, 2021
House Bill HB 1477 and Senate Bill SB 5209: See below for current status Background Washington’s crisis response system does not ensure coordinated care, and individuals in crisis are often unable to access the resources and support they need. This impacts youth and adults, and individuals in any sort of mental health, suicide or addiction […] Read more »
Remote Public Testimony
January 20, 2021
In 2023, public testimony can be given virtually or in person. Remote testimony The Legislature has expanded remote testimony capabilities so people can testify on any bill from anywhere up to an hour prior to a committee meeting. Sign-up to testify remotely to a House committee. Sign-up to testify remotely to a Senate committee. […] Read more »
Top Ten Tips for New Advocates
January 16, 2021
Learn who your legislators are and how to reach them. Learn how to track your bill. Decide what the single most important piece of your story is in relation to the legislation you want to support. Be ready to state this in an email or phone call. If you testify, you will have two […] Read more »
Sharing Your Story
How to Share Your Story There are several ways to share your story with lawmakers. You can write (email, snail mail, online contact forms) your representatives, or committee chairs and members, or call their offices, to share your story. In these cases, your story is shared directly with the lawmakers and their staff, and other […] Read more »