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NIMH Experts Discuss Suicide Prevention Strategies

NIMH Experts Discuss Suicide Prevention StrategiesIn recognition of National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) hosted a livestream event on Wednesday, September 23, 2020, from 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. ET, to discuss the latest in suicide prevention research, including ways to identify risk, and effective prevention strategies. Joshua Gordon, M.D., Ph.D., Director of NIMH, moderated this discussion with Jane Pearson, Ph.D., Special Advisor to the NIMH Director on Suicide Research, and Stephen O’Connor, Ph.D., chief of the Suicide Prevention Research Program in the NIMH Division of Services and Intervention Research. If you need help finding a provider, visit www.nimh.nih.gov/findhelp. If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255); En Español 1-888-628-9454. To learn more about suicide prevention, please visit: www.nimh.nih.gov/suicideprevention.

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