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#JamesDonaldson on #MentalHealth - #Pastors, Counselors Work To Lower #Suicide Rates In #Minorities

#JamesDonaldson on #MentalHealth – #Pastors, Counselors Work To Lower #Suicide Rates In #Minorities

By Dave Jordan

The year 2020 has been a year of strife, unrest and an ongoing #pandemic that continues to wreak havoc on the marginalized and minority communities.

#JamesDonaldson notes:

Welcome to the “next chapter” of my life… being a voice and an advocate for #mentalhealthawarenessandsuicideprevention, especially pertaining to our younger generation of students and student-athletes.

Ge…

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#JamesDonaldsononMentalHealth - What We Know And Don’t Know About How Mass Trauma Affects #MentalHealth

#JamesDonaldsononMentalHealth – What We Know And Don’t Know About How Mass Trauma Affects #MentalHealth

Researchers are trying to figure out who is most at risk of self-harm

ONE YEAR LATER Thousands gather in Parkland, Fla., to remember the 17 students killed in a mass shooting a year earlier at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Two recent suicides highlight the lingering trauma from the event

By Sujata Gupta

In March, three people connected to mass school shootings died by #suicide,…

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#JamesDonaldsononMentalHealth - Breaking The Silence On #MentalHealth

#JamesDonaldsononMentalHealth – Breaking The Silence On #MentalHealth

 #JamesDonaldson notes:

  Welcome to the “next chapter” of my life… being a voice and an advocate for #mentalhealthawarenessandsuicideprevention, especially pertaining to our younger generation of students and student-athletes.

Getting men to speak up and reach out for help and assistance is one of my passions. Us men need to not suffer in silence or drown our sorrows in alcohol, hang out at bars…

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#JamesDonaldsononMentalHealth - Help Hard to Find for Teens Struggling with #MentalHealth, Thoughts of #Suicide

#JamesDonaldsononMentalHealth – Help Hard to Find for Teens Struggling with #MentalHealth, Thoughts of #Suicide

Jayne O’Donnell, USA TODAY STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Parents, suicidal teens often wait days for inpatient psychiatric beds.

The suicide rate for young people ages 10 to 19 rose by 56% from 2007 to 2016

Washington, D.C., is the only place in the U.S. that the psychiatric academy says has the right ratio of child psychiatrists for the population.

Milwaukee-area teen TJ Esser told his…

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#JamesDonaldsononMentalHealth - Man Posts #Suicide Prevention Signs in #Seattle Neighborhood: ‘You Are Worthy of Love’

#JamesDonaldsononMentalHealth – Man Posts #Suicide Prevention Signs in #Seattle Neighborhood: ‘You Are Worthy of Love’

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SEATTLE — The month of May is observed for Mental Health Awareness. This may come as a surprise, but the Washington State Department of Health says suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people ages 10 to 24.

Thinking about those numbers is upsetting for any parent, but one dad is so concerned, he’s taking action.

“Be the…

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#JamesDonaldsononMentalHealth - #MentalIllness and #Suicide Affect All Demographics, But There's Hope and Help

#JamesDonaldsononMentalHealth – #MentalIllness and #Suicide Affect All Demographics, But There’s Hope and Help

Paul Andrews and Greg Stewart, 

  While neither sadness nor anger is ideal for one’s #mentalhealth, a new study published in the journal, Psychology, and Aging found that anger may take a heavier toll on your physical health…

In America today, approximately 45 million to 47 million people, or 1 out of 5 Americans, is suffering from a #mentalhealthissue. And approximately 1 in 25…

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#JamesDonaldsononMentalHealth - What to Do if You’re Worried About Suicide

#JamesDonaldsononMentalHealth – What to Do if You’re Worried About Suicide

A parent’s guide to helping a child in distress

Nadine Kaslow, PhD

#JamesDonaldson notes:

Welcome to the “next chapter” of my life… being a voice and an advocate for #mentalhealthawarenessandsuicideprevention, especially pertaining to our younger generation of students and student-athletes.

Getting men to speak up and reach out for help and assistance is one of my passions. Us men need…

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#JamesDonaldsononMentalHealth - #Stress and Rigorous Work Schedules Push a #Doctor to Commit #Suicide Every Day in the US: ‘We Need Them, But They Need Us’

#JamesDonaldsononMentalHealth – #Stress and Rigorous Work Schedules Push a #Doctor to Commit #Suicide Every Day in the US: ‘We Need Them, But They Need Us’

Ashley Turner@ASHLEY_MTURNER KEY POINTS

Dr. Edward Ellison says U.S. doctors are “stressed to the point of breaking” because of rigorous work schedules and pressure.

It’s estimated that a doctor dies by suicide every day in the United States, Ellison says.

Physicians are often subjected to long work hours, which can lead to burnout and mental illness, he says.

Dr.…

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#JamesDonaldsononMentalHealth - #Suicide Spikes Among #Girls; Attention turns to #SocialMedia, #MentalHealth

#JamesDonaldsononMentalHealth – #Suicide Spikes Among #Girls; Attention turns to #SocialMedia, #MentalHealth

By The Washington Post

  A troubling spike in the #suicide rate among #girls is prompting leading researchers to question the role of #socialmedia in adolescent #mentalhealth.

A study published Friday in the JAMA Open Network led by Donna Ruch, a research scientist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, analyzed suicide trends in 10- to 19-year-olds between 1975 and 2016. The rate of suicide…

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#JamesDonaldsononMentalHealth - New Documentary Puts a Youthful Face on #Suicide and #MentalHealth; Aim is to Combat #Stigma

#JamesDonaldsononMentalHealth – New Documentary Puts a Youthful Face on #Suicide and #MentalHealth; Aim is to Combat #Stigma

Rory Linnane and Jayne O’Donnell, USA TODAY

A new documentary that gives voice to and puts a face on the child and teen mental health crisis goes live online Thursday at 7:30 CT when it airs on Milwaukee’s PBS station.

“#You’reNotAlone,” which follows four young people from Wisconsin as they navigate mental health…