by [email protected] | Mar 20, 2024 | Featured Interviews, News, Show Me Today
Construction has the 2nd highest rate of suicides among all occupations. It is a high-stress job that has high rates of alcohol and drug use. Brandon Anderson is the Vice President of Safety for the Missouri chapter of Associated General Contractors of America...
by Anthony Morabith | Dec 13, 2023 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
Missouri is a national leader when it comes to 988 crisis hotline response times. That is what Director Valerie Huhn, the Director of the Missouri Department of Mental Health told a committee of lawmakers this week. In October, Missouri 988 received 5,311 phone calls,...
by Marshall Griffin | Sep 11, 2023 | Health / Medicine, News, Science / Technology
A new resource is now available to members of the deaf community who may be experiencing a crisis. Videophones that allow people to use American Sign Language are being added to the 988 suicide hotline. Tia Dole is a suicide and crisis lifeline officer based in New...
by Anthony Morabith | Sep 8, 2023 | News
OSHA says mental health disorders are a workplace danger often overlooked. Karena Lorek is the OSHA Area Director in Kansas City and a founding member of the Suicide in Construction Taskforce. She said suicide is the leading cause of death among working age adults in...
by Bill Pollock | Sep 5, 2023 | News, Show Me Today
988 was designated as the new Suicide & Crisis Lifeline last year and is now active across not only Missouri but the United States. Later this week, two events are scheduled to honor the anniversary of the 988 activation and the upcoming expansion of mental health...