What Would You Do? Could You Make a Difference? Mental Health First Aid By Karl Shallowhorn Ever see the popular tv show What Would You Do?Each episode presents a scenario in which bystanders witness an event without realizing they are being filmed. How the bystanders react is revealing.
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By Marlene Schillinger Most of us know the importance of knowing CPR, the Heimlich maneuver and calling 911 if we can’t help. But what happens when someone you know is having a mental health crisis? Would you be able to recognize the signs, and know what to
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(News In Health) Teenagers have their whole lives ahead of them, they’re often told. The idea that a teen could be thinking about ending that life might be hard for their friends, families, or other people in their community to believe. But the risk of suicide should
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Moving from Why to How – Suicide Prevention Strategies in Erie County by Jessica C. Pirro, Crisis Services CEO When someone dies by suicide, the first question we often ask is “Why?” Why didn’t we know he was struggling? Why didn’t she get help? Why didn’t he
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The rush one feels when winning a hand in a game such as poker is often described as a feeling unlike any other. Horse racing enthusiasts may feel a similar euphoria when their horse finds its way into the winner’s circle. Many people cherish these moments and
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The Mindfulness Alliance announces first regional Mindfulness Festival — Uplift Buffalo Buffalo, NY is the first city to have the traveling festival featuring international headline speaker Sharon Salzberg. Buffalo, New York – July 30, 2019. The Mindfulness Alliance (TMA) is pleased to announce the final program for
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University of Buffalo Developed Opioid Treatment Program – Buffalo Matters Approximately 150 Western New York patients have been linked to care through Buffalo MATTERS BUFFALO, N.Y. — A program developed by University at Buffalo emergency medicine physicians to expedite patient access to comprehensive and effective opioid use
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Refuge Recovery is a peer-to-peer addiction program that is changing lives by Dave Goddard If you are thinking of seeking treatment for yourself or a loved one for drug, alcohol, or behavioral addiction, you are far from alone. The number of people suffering from habitual dependence in America
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What Crisis Services Means to Our Community: Investing in Us Means Saving Thousands of Lives by Jessica Pirro Over 50 years ago, Crisis Services in Erie County was forged out of a need for improvements in the system of mental health and emotional support at a time when
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By Shannon Traphagen Junior Seau, L’Wren Scott, Robin Williams, and just this week Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade–what do these individuals have in common? Unfortunately, they all took their own lives due to mental health struggles. Kate Spade, fashion designer icon, and billionaire had been battling with
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