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San Francisco Suicide Prevention
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Volunteering with San Francisco Suicide Prevention is the chance of a lifetime to gain life-saving skills that can be used everywhere anytime. It is also a thrilling opportunity to be the person who pulls someone through a crisis through the wonder of your own selflessness. Read more.
Now what should I do? Primary care physicians’ responses to older adults expressing thoughts of suicide
Primary care visits are an important opportunity for detecting and responding to suicide risk among older adults. However, a research project revealed that primary care physicians who recognize suicide risk among older adult patients are often unable to effectively address this risk. Read more
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Help is available on San Francisco Suicide Prevention’s Crisis Lines, by chat through www.sfsuicide.org, or from the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 and suicidepreventionlifeline.org.
The first suicide hotline in the United States consisted of one man with one phone in one room in San Francisco.
The man was Bernard Mayes, and he’d placed cardboard ads on Muni buses: “Thinking of ending it all? Call Bruce, PR1-0450, San Francisco Suicide Prevention.” Then Mayes, working under a pseudonym, curled up on the one couch wondering whether the phone would ring.
San Francisco Suicide Prevention has just published some helpful tips on how to talk to your child about suicide and depression.
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KBLX produces Bayview, a Public Affairs show which airs on Sundays 5:30-6:00am. You can hear our podcast by clicking on this link: SFSP podcast