Tagged With "Suicides"

Traditionally, men are raised to be self-sufficient, tough, and to protect their family and property. But what happens when the strong protector needs help? Fear of appearing weak or vulnerable, being unable to meet responsibilities or serve the role they expect of themselves can lead men to feel that they are a burden and that those around them might be better off if they ended their life. Men are less likely than women to reach out to mental health professionals or even to talk about their...

Hosted by San Diego Center for Children and Presented By: Jacquelyn Christensen, PhD Friday, October 11, 2019 9am - 4:30pm 1936 Quivera Way, San Diego, CA 92019 This intermediate level training examines the complex nature of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) in adolescents through a developmental and trauma-informed lens. Didactic lecture, group discussion and activities, and video will be used to help participants identify NSSI, contributing risk factors, and the critical role of trauma.

Jason Nishimoto was not supposed to have a sheet in his jail cell, or anything to hang it from. But he did. The 44-year-old, who’d been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, was supposed to be in a suicide watch cell with special safeguards under new policies from the San Diego County sheriff for people whose cases indicate red flags for taking their own lives. When the jail took Nishimoto in after a family disturbance in September, his mother, Rochelle Nishimoto of Vista, received...

Sent on behalf of Jana Sczersputowski, Your Social Marketer, Inc. Hello, Please register today for this upcoming webinar and share within your networks. After Rural Suicide: A Guide for Coordinated Community Postvention Response Rural areas of California often experience higher rates of suicide deaths than urban areas. Suicide hits rural communities hard, affecting a large proportion of people where “everybody knows everybody” and resources may be sparse. Postvention is the process of...