Blog Overview
Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $200 Million...
Builds on unprecedented investment through President Biden’s Unity Agenda to tackle the mental health crisis and support community-based behavioral health care and treatment. The U.S. Department of Health and Huma...
Rep. Susan Wild Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Improve Studen...
Today, Congresswoman Susan Wild introduced the bipartisan Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act alongside Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01). The bill would amend the Hig...
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Adds American Sign Languag...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s addition of nationwide American Sign Language (ASL) services for people who are Deaf and Hard of Heari...
Living With Grief for Suicide Loss Survivors
In the aftermath of a death by suicide, loss survivors—family, friends, and others impacted—are often confronted by a complex tapestry of emotions that may feel insurmountable. This kind of grief, known as suici...
The CDC Provisional 2022 Data Reports a Record High in Suici...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released provisional data indicating that more people have died by suicide in 2022 than ever before. The data shows that approximately 49,449 people died by s...
Peloton Instructor Kendall Toole to Receive the First-Ever A...
WASHINGTON – Aug. 9, 2023 – The American Association of Suicidology (AAS) announced that Kendall Toole has been named the first recipient of the AAS Make An Impact Award. The award will be presented at t...
The American Association of Suicidology Partners with SAFLEO...
WASHINGTON – Aug. 8, 2023 – The American Association of Suicidology (AAS), the world’s largest and nation’s oldest membership-based suicide prevention organization, has partnered with the Bureau of J...
The American Association of Suicidology Applauds the Biden A...
President Joe Biden announced a new landmark rule to strengthen mental and physical health parity requirements and improve mental health care access for more than 150 million Americans. The proposed rule would reinf...
The American Association of Suicidology Statement on New NAM...
A new poll from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) finds most Americans (82%) are still not familiar with 988 — a resource to help people in mental health, substance use and suicide crises get connect...