The Suicide Epidemic
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English - September 12, 2019 16:53 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality Health & Fitness catholic health healthcare health care cha chausa Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The CDC reports more than 45,000 Americans died from suicide in 2016. How health care organizations and policy makers can better address this epidemic is the focus of this discussion with Lisa Picker, the mother of a suicide victim and an advocate for better mental health care, and Benjamin F. Miller, chief strategy officer of the Well Being Trust.
CHA Suicide Prevention resources
Health Progress article, "His Name was Liam"
* Live performance of "Winter" by Liam Picker and Gohei Nishikawa