ADVA brings awareness to veteran suicide with new campaign
“Operation We Remember” serves as a visual reminder that suicide knows no boundaries.
Suicide Prevention
Alabama Prisons Agree to Changes Regarding Suicidal Inmates
Alabama prisons have agreed to put new suicide prevention measures in place after an inmate killed himself days after testifying that there’s inadequate psychiatric care in state prisons. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson on Thursday approved the temporary agreement between the Alabama Department of Corrections and attorneys for inmates. The prison system agreed to keep a licensed mental health professional…
Gov. Bentley Signs Suicide Prevention Act into Law
Governor Robert Bentley signed The Jason Flatt Act – Alabama (SB11) into law, making Alabama the 18th state to pass The Jason Flatt Act since 2007. The Bill was sponsored by Senator Gerald Allen of Alabama Senate District 11. Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death in our nation, and 3rd leading cause in Alabama, for ages 10-24. The…
Report: Calls to VA Suicide Hotline Went to Voicemail
WASHINGTON (AP) – A watchdog report says a suicide hotline operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs has allowed crisis calls to go into voicemail and that callers did not always receive immediate assistance. The report by the VA’s office of inspector general says calls to the suicide hotline have increased dramatically in recent years, with about 1 in 6…
