#npsaday

Because tomorrow is #NPSADay and today is Monday. #MondayMotivation #NationalSuicidePreventionMonth 

Today is National Physician Suicide Awareness Day. Unfortunately, the COVID pandemic has revealed the weaknesses in our systems. We depended on our individual strengths to save us. A reflection of our American culture, for so long, we grasped the light we created within ourselves to escape the darkness. And, for some reason, we frown upon those who harness the glow of others. Those who haven’t had to submit themselves to the same experience are unfamiliar with the demands schools, health systems, patients, and society place on those in the healthcare field and its learners. There is someone smarter, someone more experienced, someone more capable. You doubt yourself. The shadows that followed you before now lead the way. Some days, you lose yourself. We have lost too many providers and students. It is unsustainable to think that we can continue without changing. Yes, we must ensure that someone who will take care of others tomorrow is competent, but do we need to dangle them so, over the edge? Our hold on them is not as secure as we think. And so they fall. The system must grow. It must be held accountable. Those in power must learn to listen and to understand. Sometimes, we need rest. Sometimes, we need a helping hand to pull us from the water. Sometimes, we need to vent. They will never know until they ask, rather than making decisions based on research or the bottom line. For my doctor, I know I would want someone who truly cares about me. But who cares for the carer? When I look up in the night, I hope I see society standing up, like a lighthouse, guiding me home. #npsaday #mentalhealth #hope My father was a psychiatrist. And that’s his tie I’m wearing. (at Central Park, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CioTWA5O1EV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#cultivateawe : Hope. September 17 is National Physician Suicide Awareness (NPSA) Day. Physician suicide is a tremendous issue in healthcare. The relative risk for suicide has been found to be 2.27 times greater among female doctors and 1.41 times higher among male doctors versus the general population. Each physician suicide is a devastating loss affecting everyone - family, friends, colleagues, and up to 1 million patients per year. It is both a very personal loss and a public health crisis. Learn more, help others, help yourself at the following accounts: @cordmeded @988lifeline @crisistextline #NPSADay #BeThe1To https://www.instagram.com/p/CimVSkku2Ax/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

National Physician Suicide Awareness Day- September 17, 2021 www.cordem.org/npsa Vision Zero Physician suicide is a tremendous issue in healthcare today. While estimates of the actual number of physician suicides vary, literature has shown that the relative risk for suicide being 2.27 times greater among women and 1.41 times higher among men versus the general population. Each physician suicide is a devastating loss affecting everyone - family, friends, colleagues and up to 1 million patients per year. It is both a very personal loss and a public health crisis. Vision Zero calls on individuals, residency programs, health care organizations and national groups to make a commitment to break down stigma, increase awareness, open the conversation, decrease the fear of consequences, reach out to colleagues, recognize warning signs and learn to approach our colleagues who may be at risk. Let us challenge each other as individuals, communities, institutions and organizations to make changes to reach zero physician suicides. #NPSADay #YouAreNotAlone #LightUpTheDarkness https://www.instagram.com/p/CT7DsUTgT0l/?utm_medium=tumblr

#repost • @cordmeded Did you know that in July 2020, the FCC declared 988 as a new number to connect to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline? While not yet active, this has been a long time in the works and we can't thank these organizations enough for finally recognizing mental health is more than a moment. #NPSADay https://www.instagram.com/p/CFP4_wjBBjT/?igshid=b71f0eqespgt

September 17, 2020. National Physician Suicide Awareness Day. #NPSADay “Vision Zero”: Physician suicide is a tremendous issue in healthcare today. While estimates of the actual number of physician suicides vary, literature has shown that the relative risk for suicide being 2.27 times greater among women and 1.41 times higher among men versus the general population. Each physician suicide is a devastating loss affecting everyone - family, friends, colleagues and up to 1 million patients per year. It is both a very personal loss and a public health crisis. Vision Zero calls on individuals, residency programs, health care organizations and national groups to make a commitment to break down stigma, increase awareness, open the conversation, decrease the fear of consequences, reach out to colleagues, recognize warning signs and learn to approach our colleagues who may be at risk. Let us challenge each other as individuals, communities, institutions and organizations to make changes to reach zero physician suicides. (at Rochester, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFPsHX-BOil/?igshid=1wrz4v4ctafpf

September 17, 2020. National Physician Suicide Awareness Day. #NPSADay #repost • @crisistextline We want you to know that having a clear, kind, empathetic conversation about suicide is one the bravest things you can do. At Crisis Text Line, we ask every single person who reaches out to us in pain if they are having thoughts of suicide. Because, we want to make sure everyone who is thinking about ending their life gets the support they need. You can have this conversation too.  Everyone has the ability to have brave conversations with kindness and care. And, we’re here to support. If you, or someone you know is thinking about ending their life, please reach out for help—they and you deserve it. You’re not alone. Text SHARE to 741741 to reach a Crisis Counselor. Queremos que sepas que tener una conversación clara y empática sobre el suicidio es una de las cosas más valientes que puedes hacer. En Crisis Text Line, le preguntamos a cada persona que nos contacta si estan pensando en el suicidio. Lo hacemos porque queremos asegurarnos que cada persona que está pensando en quitarse la vida reciba el apoyo que se merece. Tú también puedes tener esta conversación. Todos/as tienen la capacidad de tener una conversación difícil usando la empatía y la compasión. Y hay ayuda disponible. Si tú o alguien que conoces está pensando en quitarse la vida, pide la ayuda que mereces. Llama a la Red Nacional de Prevención del Suicidio al 1-888-628-9454. See disclaimer here: https://www.crisistextline.org/privacy/#privacy-1 https://www.instagram.com/p/CFQ76mChauR/?igshid=10v3an21kf5df

#repost • @cordmeded Did you know that in July 2020, the FCC declared 988 as a new number to connect to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline? While not yet active, this has been a long time in the works and we can't thank these organizations enough for finally recognizing mental health is more than a moment. #NPSADay https://www.instagram.com/p/CFP4_wjBBjT/?igshid=zn5k2g3gg0gk