NAMI Vermont Advocacy Overview
The Vermont Suicide Prevention Center and the Center for Health and Learning are glad to call the National Alliance of Mental Illness Vermont (NAMI VT) a partner in our work. Learn more about their programming below.
Category Mental Health
Suicide Safer Care Initiatives
According to the Association for Suicide Prevention, suicide is the 8th leading cause of death in Vermont. On average in Vermont, every three days one person dies by suicide. Nationwide, suicide deaths are on the rise, with the rate of men dying by suicide rising the fastest. With this in mind, it is important to increase awareness of suicide prevention strategies that are available.
Suicide Prevention Among School-aged Youth
As we all know September is back to school month and whether students are returning to school, learning remotely or a combination of both, it is important to pay special attention to their mental health needs. In addition to the…
The Vermont Suicide Prevention Symposium attracted over 320 participants
The Vermont Suicide Prevention Symposium: Bringing Resilience into Focus held August 18 attracted over 320 participants from various backgrounds including healthcare, social services, mental health, community-based organizations, state agencies, policy makers and people with lived experience.
Moving Forward, Some Things Remain Constant
We have made it through another winter in Vermont and there is much to look forward to, even during strange times and in uncharted waters. Spring run-off from the mountains is streaming along the roads as it always does. Please…
Suicide Prevention Day at the State House
More than forty concerned citizens attended suicide prevention day at the Vermont State House
Child Mental Health Awareness Week – May 6-10, 2019
May is Child Mental Health Awareness Month. The focus this year is suicide prevention.
Umatter Youth and Young Adult Program – Bellows Falls Regional Event
Bellows Falls Union High School and Compass School brought teams of students to participate in the Umatter YYA program last month. These youth were excited to participate because they wanted to learn how to cope with their own stress and…
Gun Shop Project
We know that if we can give people hope and keep them from taking their lives in the moments of worst despair, we can change the course of that life. The VERMONT GUN SHOP PROJECT – is an initiative…
