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Suicide in Rural Communities: Breaking Barriers to Behavioral Health Care
Susan Doherty, AHA’s Vice President of Field Engagement, and Rebecca Chickey, AHA’s Senior Director of Behavioral Health Services, write on the unique ways suicide affects rural communities and the innovative ways rural health care providers are caring for their neighbors.
Depression care without the delay: MUSC expert’s app shows promising results
When a patient has depression, often the first medical professional to spot it is their primary care provider, thanks to routine screenings many offices offer. However, getting under the care of a behavioral health professional may involve a long wait — and the patient needs help now.
Preventing Suicides in the Health Care Workforce: Steps to Supporting Every Worker
The AHA’s Suicide Prevention Learning Collaborative was created to start a dialogue among health care providers about the best ways to provide support for health care workers.
New Personnel Crisis Response Team Coordinates Interdisciplinary Response to Crisis Situations: Geisinger
Geisinger's approach helps leaders create an action plan and ensures the workforce has access to well-being resources after a crisis situation occurs.
New behavioral health center offers walk-in mental health services at Lancaster General Hospital
People in need of immediate help with mental health issues have a new option for treatment with the opening of the Behavioral Health Center at Lancaster General Hospital.
NFL Pros Tackle the Importance of Mental Health
Intermountain Health invited “The Defensive Line,” a group of professional athletes who have struggled with their own mental health issues, to talk with high school students in Las Vegas’s Clark County School District about the importance of addressing mental health.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Join us in celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month 2025 and learn how hospitals and health systems are addressing behavioral health care.
Blog examines the effects of suicide in rural communities
Susan Doherty, AHA’s vice president of field engagement, and Rebecca Chickey, AHA’s senior director of behavioral health services, write on the unique ways suicide affects rural communities and the innovative methods rural health care providers are using to care for their neighbors.
Suicide Prevention Resources
Learn about suicide prevention during Suicide Prevention Awareness Month with resources from the American Hospital Association.
Suicide Prevention in Wisconsin’s Farming Communities
The Farmer Angel Network is a support group devoted to suicide prevention in Wisconsin's farming communities.