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Did You Know…
- Every 2 hours and 11 minutes a person under age 25 dies from suicide.
- Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for Nebraska youth ages 15-19.
- Nebraska’s suicide rate for youth ages 10-24 exceeds the national rate.
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Youth Suicide Prevention
The Nebraska Youth Suicide Prevention Partnership is working to decrease the suicide rate among young people in Nebraska.
Opportunities
2012 AMSR Training for Professionals Announced
2012 Assessing & Managing Suicide Risk (AMSR) Training is now available! Nebraska AMSR Training is a one-day workshop for behavioral health professionals on assessing suicide risk, planning treatment, and managing the ongoing care of the at-risk client. For locations and registration information, please see the brochure.
Click here to see upcoming training events.
Click here to see a calendar with all events.
Featured Resources
NET Airs Program About Suicide Awareness and Prevention
"Ask A Question, Save A Life," a program recently aired on NET Television, discusses three groups of people at high risk for suicide: youth (suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people in Nebraska), the military and older adults. Click here to see the full video.
Means Restriction Resources for Emergency Departments and Families
Means Restriction brochure is available for download here.
To request copies of the brochure please contact us or call 402-472-5678.
Nebraska Resources
Nebraska’s Network of Care provides quick access to information about where to get behavioral health help in Nebraska
Nebraska Family Helpline is available 24/7/365 for families with youth in crisis. Call 1-888-866-8660 for help.
In the News
2012 LOSS Conference
The LOSS Conference will be held Thursday, May 31 through Saturday, June 2 for more information and to register, visit our conference page. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Frank Cambell who helped develop the LOSS Team model.
NET2 Airs Documentary on Veterans and their Families Coping with Brain Injury and PTSD
A one-hour television special entitled "Healing on the Homefront: Brain Injury & PTSD" aired on NET2 in November. The documentary follows three veterans and their families returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and their experiences as they struggle to understand their loved ones' new world of brain injury. In the second half of the program, Sgt. Trevor Stryker, a Marine Corps Veteran from Grand Island, NE will share his story of the struggles he encounters with alcoholism and eventual diagnosis of brain injury and PTSD. For more information, visit the website: http://www.netnebraska.org/extras/homefront/.
Nebraska State Suicide Prevention Coalition Newsletter
The Nebraska State Suicide Prevention Coalition is now publishing a newsletter. To sign up for the Coalition Newsletter, please click here.
To see past newsletters, please see the links below:
Issue 9-February 2012
Issue 8-January 2012
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