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September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month 2018 and  September 9-15, 2018 is National Suicide Prevention Week. This is a time to reach out and redouble our efforts to provide support and care to those in pain,  and work with our health and mental health systems to provide the best possible care for suicide prevention.

There is no single cause of suicide and no single strategy that will prevent all suicide deaths. The ASAP (Adolescent Suicide Self-Harm & Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention) Center aims to improve care for the prevention of suicide, premature deaths, and self-harm by collaborating with health and mental health systems and organizations, schools, clinics, communities, and other partners.  While there is no single cause of suicide, traumatic stress has been shown to be associated with increased risk of suicide and self-harm. As part of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN), the ASAP team works to develop, adapt, and disseminate evidence-supported trauma-informed treatments and strategies for delivering care in communities across the nation.

Learn more:

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2018/media-advisory-nimh-researchers-available-to-discuss-the-suicide-prevention-research.shtml

https://afsp.org/campaigns/national-suicide-prevention-week-2018/?utm_source=All+Subscribers&utm_campaign=686899cab5-Research_Connection_July_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3fbf9113af-686899cab5-381220082

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/promote-national-suicide-prevention-month/

https://www.nami.org/Get-Involved/Awareness-Events/Suicide-Prevention-Awareness-Month