Health & Science
What it’s like for a 988 crisis hotline counselor in Houston
Posted on · Calls in Houston have spiked since the three-digit 988 lifeline launched this summer.
Tag: suicide prevention
Town Square
Preventing suicide: what you need to know to help those in crisis
Posted on · The importance of reaching out to family, friends, and co-workers to let them know someone cares
Houston
Nearly 40 percent increase in calls after rollout of 988 suicide and crisis hotline in Houston
Posted on · 988 launched in mid-July as a way to connect people in crisis with the appropriate resources
Houston Matters
Gun buyback program, and a new Texas movie studio (July 18, 2022)
Posted on · On Monday's show: We get details about a gun buyback program from Harris County and the City of Houston. And we learn about plans to build a movie studio in Central Texas.
Town Square
Documentary ‘Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness’ airs on PBS
Posted on · Executive producer Ken Burns presents both the unbearable obstacles faced by those who live with mental disorders and their hope for a better life in a two-part series airing tonight on all PBS platforms and TV 8 at 8 pm CT. Today, the filmmakers of the series and local mental health experts help shed a light on the mental health crisis among America’s youth.
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Mental Health Advocates Back ‘Red Flag’ Law To Stem Rise In Teen Suicides
Posted on · Roughly 12.5 percent of Texas high school students report having attempted suicide. Greg Hansch of the National Alliance on Mental Illness says an attempt is more likely to succeed when a teen has access to a gun.
News
Rising Suicide Rates Among Children Prompt Parkland To Screen Kids As Young As 10
Posted on · One in five kids experiences a mental health condition, yet 80 percent of them don't get the services they need
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Pediatricians Call For Universal Depression Screening For Teens
Posted on · The nation's leading group of pediatricians has updated its guidelines for tackling teen mental health issues. One recommendation: Annual depression screening for all adolescents 12 and older
Houston Matters
Houston Event Spotlights Suicide Prevention Research, Programs in Texas
Posted on · More than 800 people from across Texas are gathering in Houston today (Aug. 18, 2015) to discuss suicide prevention. The 11th Annual Texas Suicide Prevention Symposium is co-presented by the Texas Suicide Prevention Council and Mental Health America of Texas. The event features suicide prevention research and programs, along with discussions of what are called […]
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Recycling and Race, Suicide Prevention, and the Flower Garden Banks: Houston Matters for Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Posted on · Texas Southern Professor Robert Bullard argues Houston has a long history of locating landfills and incinerators – and their pollution – in mostly African-American and Latino neighborhoods. Now, some worry history could repeat itself, as a result of the One Bin For All recycling program. On this edition of Houston Matters, we hear those concerns […]