Mayo Clinic has announced its surgeons successfully performed a face transplant for a Michigan man who survived a suicide attempt and now strives to help others.
More people in Central Florida are dialing 988 for mental health help since the number was introduced this summer, according to the group that runs one of 12 call centers in the state.
A University of Central Florida nonprofit, clinical research center and trauma treatment clinic received $1.4 million to expand its peer support and suicide prevention training for first responders.
The number of first responders committing suicide continues to rise, according to leaders of the first comprehensive statewide task force representing firefighters, EMS, law enforcement, corrections, training and behavioral health services across Florida.
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When a celebrity dies, or when the topic of suicide is in the news headlines, it’s common to see the phone number for the national suicide hotline flashed on TV or included in online articles. But what happens when you make the call?
