Mental Health Awareness: A Focus On Suicide & Stigma
Listen in as Dr. Rachel Self and Dr. Bryan Archuleta dive into the importance of raising mental health awareness and the interplay between suicide, mental health conditions, and stigma. In this presentation, speakers:
Review suicide statistics in the United States and the risk of suicide in psychiatric diagnoses
Discuss risk factors related to suicide in specific mental health disorders
Provide an overview of stigma
Share community and patient perspectives on mental health stigma
Explore strategies to combat and reduce stigma, and
Highlight suicide prevention resources
Bryan Archuleta, …
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