suicide prevention

Members of the state's Suicide Prevention Coordinating Council say the pandemic will likely increase how many people will die this year. The group is drafting recommendations to help people in crisis.

According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, in any given month about 4,000 Americans will commit suicide . Young people are...

Airmen at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa are taking a break from their normal duties Friday. Instead, they will reflect on mental health.U.S. Air Force…

In response to a string of suicides in the Air Force, every base is holding a one day stand down, where airmen can learn and talk about mental health...

National Suicide Prevention Week begins Sunday, and first responders and veterans are the focus of two local summits.There were more than 6,000 Veteran…

September is Suicide Awareness Prevention Month. To mark the occasion, both the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital and the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System…

More than 20 veterans take their own lives every day in the U.S. and the majority never sought the help that was available to them.

The VA has opened more call centers and hired hundreds of additional responders after complaints that some callers experienced long hold times or were...

Suicide is the third leading cause of death among Florida’s youth, and a newly signed law aims to promote youth suicide prevention training in schools.

Florida's rural counties are seeing suicide rates for youth almost double that of the state's large cities. And experts say isolation, poverty, access...

In an office decorated with signs proclaiming “Safe Space,” Peggy Saddler meets with students overwhelmed by classes, fighting with friends and family...