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Suicides in Michigan might be down in 2020 but more needs to be done
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.32769
Subject(s) - commission , social connectedness , resilience (materials science) , state (computer science) , suicide rates , public relations , political science , suicide prevention , psychology , medicine , environmental health , poison control , social psychology , law , physics , algorithm , computer science , thermodynamics
Preliminary numbers show suicide rates are on the decline in Michigan, but state leaders say we can do more, Fox 47 News reported April 21. The Michigan Suicide Prevention Commission is on a mission to find ways to help people who might be at risk of taking their lives. Brian Ahmedani co‐chairs the commission and says there are five major recommendations the body is making right now: (1) promote safety and resilience through connectedness and building safe environments; (2) improve and expand access to care for people; (3) develop education for people across the community; (4) hold health care providers accountable for implementing best practices; and (5) improve data collection. Right now, the data shows suicide rates are trending down, but those numbers are from 2019.