Tag: suicide prevention

Emergency Physician Challenges One-Size-Fits-All Suicide Prevention Approach

Emergency physician challenges traditional suicide prevention protocols, advocating for individualized approaches over standardized safety planning. Proposes one-year survival goals as…

Healthcare Workers Face Critical Shortages as Mental Health Crisis Deepens

Healthcare professionals and concerned citizens highlight critical workforce shortages, mental health service gaps, and public safety challenges in May 2026…

Paracetamol Poisoning Study Reveals High Risk of Repeated Attempts and Long-term Mortality

A 15-year Australian study of 12,047 paracetamol poisoning cases reveals that while severe liver injury is rare (4.7%), nearly a…

Adolescent suicide rates rising across Americas, PAHO warns of prevention urgency

The Pan American Health Organization warns that suicide rates among adolescents and young adults are rising across the Americas, driven…