Skip to content

SAFE COMMUNITIES NEWS

Editorial: The Faces of Suicide

For as much as we talk about suicide – for as much as we talk about talking about suicide – nothing seems as effective in generating discussion of this crisis as seeing the human face of suicide. And thus the deaths of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain give us another opportunity to try to understand the taking of one’s life and how we might be able to prevent it.

Dane County actually has a number of powerful voices talking about suicide led by Safe Communities, Journey, Lilada Gee and others. Yet given the statistics, and the number of us who have been touched by suicide and still struggle to acknowledge its prevalence it’s clear we’re not doing enough.

For all the contributing factors like addiction and mental illness, suicide is first and foremost a tragedy – a preventable tragedy. So if the loss of popular culture figures like Spade and Bourdain cause us to look for the why and what if, let’s do it to prevent one striking even closer to our hearts.

Original Article: https://www.channel3000.com/editorial-faces-of-suicide/
By: Neil Heinen

Editorial Credit: Donald Bowers Photography / Shutterstock.com

RESOURCES

other news

Safe Communities Reveals Fentanyl-Reduction Plan Related to Dane County Harm Reduction and Prevention Act

June 6, 2023 Cheryl Wittke – Executive Director Safe Communities Madison-Dane County Contact: info@safercommunity.net Easy, free access to lifesaving doses of naloxone at over 100 community locations Today Dane County
READ MORE

School-based Programs

Sources of Strength Program The target population for Sources of Strength Secondary are Middle and High School students in Dane County. Sources of Strength is a highly effective program that harnesses
READ MORE
pile of empty pill bottles

Dispose of medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, April 22

Help minimize unintentional drug poisoning Safe Communities Madison-Dane County and the African American Opioid Coalition (AAOC) will host three drug take-back locations in conjunction with National Prescription Drug Take Back
READ MORE

SAFE COMMUNITIES

getting involved

The partnerships built by Safe Communities have created a safer community, with more opportunities for education and awareness. We continue to envision a safer future for the people who live in Madison and Dane County, with instances of unnecessary deaths and serious injuries are infrequent, rather than a daily occurrence.

RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE

Treatment Key

Safe communities has complied a list of abbreviation definitions for finding the right treatment for you.

MAT: Medication for Addiction Treatment.
OP: Outpatient Treatment – person lives at home or in the community, attends. individual and group therapy, these can include or not include MAT.
IOP: Intensive Outpatient Treatment – person lives at home or in the community, attends individual and extended groups, 9-12 hours a week.
Residential: person lives at the facility for a period of at least 14 days, some last as many as 45 days.
PHP: Partial Hospitalization Program is a structured mental health treatment program that runs for several hours each day, three to five days per week.
DBT: Dialectical behavior therapy is a form of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) that integrates mindfulness techniques.