Let’s Make These the 100 Safest Days of Summer: Suicide Prevention
Let’s Make These the 100 Safest Days of Summer: Suicide Prevention Did you know the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day is often called the “100 Deadliest Days” of […]
Moving Beyond Awareness This Mental Health Month
This May during Mental Health Month, it’s time to move beyond raising awareness. If you’re reading this, you’ve likely already experienced a loss and/or your own struggle related to mental […]
Navigating Substance Use During the Holidays: Support, Safety, & Compassion
Navigating Substance Use During the Holidays: Support, Safety, and Compassion The holiday season can be difficult for many people, especially those living with substance use challenges. Stress, grief, and other […]
Sources of Strength & Other Programming: Building Resilient Youth in Dane County
Sources of Strength & Other Programming: Building Resilient Youth in Dane County Our voices have power. When so much seems out of our control, we still have the ability […]
Safely Handling Medications: Resources in Dane County
Safely Handling Medications: Resources in Dane County Every year on the last Saturday of October, National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is held. This year, it falls on October 25, […]
Holding Space: Suicide Prevention Training Opportunity in Wisconsin
Holding Space for Conversations about Suicide Holding Space is an interactive two-hour training that introduces paradigm shifts and helps build skills to support people who are thinking about suicide. It […]
News Release – Construction Suicide Prevention Week
Construction Suicide Prevention Week September 9th – 13th, 2024 You may know that September is National Suicide Prevention Month, but have you heard of Construction Suicide Prevention Week? This national initiative […]
Allow us to re-introduce ourselves, the Suicide Prevention and Harm Reduction Coalition (SPHRC) of Dane County!
Allow us to re-introduce ourselves, the Suicide Prevention and Harm Reduction Coalition (SPHRC) of Dane County! After listening to feedback from group members, a larger discussion and voting process began […]
Preventing Access to Methods of Suicide
Facts to Know About Suicide: Suicide is the leading cause of violent death in Wisconsin. Firearms are the most common method used in suicide, followed by hanging and poisoning. A […]
Suicide & Depression Q & A
What are Depression and Depressive illnesses? Depression and depressive illnesses occur when chemicals in the brain, such as serotonin, become unbalanced or disrupted. A person who has depression does not […]