Changing the Course on Suicide: The Launch of a New National Strategy for Suicide Prevention Main page content Date: June 06, 2024

https://www.samhsa.gov/blog/changing-course-suicide-launch-new-national-strategy-suicide-prevention?utm_source=SAMHSA&utm_campaign=43d93f09f3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_06_05_03_16&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-43d93f09f3-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D Changing the Course on Suicide: The Launch of a New National Strategy for Suicide Prevention By: Brandon J. Johnson, MHS, MCHES, Chief, Suicide Prevention Branch, Center for Mental Health Services and Katie W. Deal, MPH, Public Health Advisor, Suicide Prevention Branch, Center for Mental Health Services In the United States, someone dies by suicide every 11 minutes; the rates of suicidal behaviors have risen over the past decade; and disparities in suicide rates among certain populations are growing. There also is concern about suicide trends amid the ongoing mental health and overdose crises and on the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic, in which many people experienced loss, social isolation, behavioral health problems, and inequities in health care resources, education, housing, and other suicide risk factors. https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/national-strategy-suicide-prevention.pdf?utm_source=SAMHSA&utm_campaign=43d93f09f3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_06_05_03_16&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-43d93f09f3-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D