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What to do to help as an Employer |
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It can be hard to figure out what to do for your employees who may be at risk for suicide. You may never have employees who have suicidal thoughts, kill themselves by suicide, or are impacted by suicide. But, it is better to be prepared and to have a system in place to recognize the wellness needs of your employees than to wait and react to emergency health needs.
It is important to remember that while American psychiatrists have found that 90 percent of suicides appear to be associated with mental illness that means that 10 percent of suicides are not associated with mental illness. The following information will focus on mental illness in association with suicide, but the warning signs and associated factors with suicide do not always mean that a person is mentally ill (Reference 10).
Be proactive Like other serious health risks, suicidal thoughts and behaviors are best addressed with early intervention and treatment. In other words, the smaller the problem, the faster the fix (References 8&10)... |
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| Electronic, print, and multimedia resources are provided to help you to find authoritative information on What to do to help as an Employer. These resources are available from such national organizations as The National Institute of Mental Health as well as professional organizations, not-for-profit organizations, and educational institutions. | ||
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Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
The DBSA is a U.S. not-for-profit organization based out of Chicago and the nation's largest patient-directed, illness-specific organization.
The DBSA provides a pamphlet titled, Wellness at Work. The following Web address is a PDF file of the DBSA pamphlet and requires Adobe Acrobat reader to access. |
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| What to look for | ||
| >Detection Resources | ||
| >>Associated Factors | ||
| >>Protective Factors | ||
| >>Facts | ||
| >>Myths | ||
| >>How to relate | ||
| >>Common concerns | ||
| >Professional resources | ||
| >>Professional screening tools | ||
| >>Suicide risk screening tools | ||
| What to do to help | ||
| >Treatment Resources | ||
| >>What to do in an emergency | ||
| >>Suicide hotlines | ||
| >>Facilities | ||
| >>Mental health providers | ||
| >>Legal considerations | ||
| >>Standard treatments for suicide ideation | ||
| >>What to do as a survivor of suicide | ||
| >Professional Resources | ||
| >>Clinical guidance | ||
| >>Ethical and Legal guidelines | ||
| >>Assessment information | ||
| >>Medication information | ||
| >>What to do as a professional survivor of suicide | ||
| What education is available | ||
| >Education Resources | ||
| >>Online educational tools | ||
| >>Organizations | ||
| >>Courses for credit | ||
| >>Publications | ||
| >Professional Resources | ||
| >>Higher education | ||
| >>Organizations | ||
| >>Courses for credit | ||
| >>Continuing education | ||
| >>Conferences | ||
| >>Publications | ||
| What researchers are doing | ||
| >Research Resources | ||
| >>Research news | ||
| >>Statistics | ||
| >>Clinical trials | ||
| >>Grants/RFP | ||
| >>Institutions | ||
| >Professional
Resources >>Research news |
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Last Updated: July 2004 |