So I am back in Washington D.C. for the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention meeting. As I have mentioned in some previous posts, I am on the Workplace Task Force with a number of individuals who are very concerned about seeing work as a place to make an impact and prevent suicides. When I [...]
When I was asked to serve on the Workplace Task Force for the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention about a month ago, I was honored and a bit pensive.
After all, suicide is not something that people talk that openly about. It’s often seen as something to be ashamed of and very little creates a [...]
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Every year, 12-16% of the businesses and organizations we serve are affected by an employee suicide. An even greater number have an employee that’s affected by a family member’s suicide or suicide attempt.
It may sound above average, but it isn’t.
According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), a person dies by suicide every 16 [...]
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Earlier this month, many countries celebrated “May Day” holidays. But a “Mayday!” cry may have been an equally common event.
Sadly, April and May are typically the highest months for suicides each year.
Wikipedia defines Mayday as “an emergency code word used internationally as a distress signal… used to signal a life-threatening emergency by many groups, such [...]
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On Wednesday morning, April 22nd, the news wires lit up with the story of the death of David Kellerman, the acting chief financial officer of Freddie Mac. He was 41 years old and a 16 year employee of Freddie Mac who worked his way up in the organization beginning as an analyst.
It is reported that the [...]
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