Suicide. It’s one of the most stigmatized words in the English language, and is kept in hushed tones in far too many cultures on our small blue marble. Anyone that’s been impacted by suicide can attest to how destructive it can be, especially to those close to the one that completes suicide. It’s time to turn up the volume on an all-too–quiet killer in our communities with the help of Project Wake-Up in this episode of The Street Smart Mental Health Podcast.

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You’re Listening to another great episode of The Street Smart Mental Health Podcast.
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The Shownotes for This Episode of The Street Smart Mental Health Podcast:
— What is Suicide? Suicide is death caused by injuring oneself with the intent to die. A suicide attempt is when someone harms themselves with any intent to end their life, but they do not die as a result of their actions. Read More at the CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/facts/index.html

 

— Project Wake-Up:
On the Web: https://projectwakeup.org/
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProjectWakeUpOfficial/
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wakeupdocumentary/?hl=en

— The University of Missouri: https://missouri.edu/

— What is a Risk Assessment? https://optimistminds.com/risk-assessment-mental-health/

— What is Systematic Failure? Systematic failure is a reproducible type of failure of of an in-place process. Mostly, this occurs due to error in design, operation, the production process, installation, and/or maintenance as well as software issues in programmable safety systems.

— The Short Film: Project Wake-Up: Stories from the Front Lines of Suicide Prevention: https://www.projectwakeup.org/project

— The Chase Park Plaza Hotel – St. Louis, MO: https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/planning/cultural-resources/city-landmarks/Chase-Park-Plaza-Hotel.cfm

— Sigma Chi Fraternity at The University of Missouri: Columbia: https://fsl.missouri.edu/community-history/sigma-chi/

— We Are One Global Film Festival: http://www.weareoneglobalfestival.com/

— The Newport Beach Film Festival: https://newportbeachfilmfest.com/

— What is  Peer Group? A group of people of approximately the same age, status, and interests.

— Who Was Robin Williams? https://www.biography.com/actors/robin-williams

— All About Hilton Head: https://www.hiltonheadisland.org/our-island
— Project Wake-Up’s 501c3 Information: https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/473191551

— Be sure to visit our Sponsor: Lou Fusz Auto Group: https://www.fusz.com/

— The Ryan J. Candice Memorial Scholarship: https://www.projectwakeup.org/memorial-scholarship

— What is Insurance Parity? Parity is the basic idea that mental health and addiction care are covered at the same level as care for other health conditions. State and federal laws have attempted to address discriminatory practices in health insurance by creating requirements around parity.

— Risk Factors, Signs and Symptoms: Help Make a Difference and Prevent Suicide: https://afsp.org/risk-factors-protective-factors-and-warning-signs

— Did you know that “988” is the Official Number of the National Crisis Hotline? Check out more details from The Digitally Dispatched Podcast: