Suicide Related Content

Stepping Away From the Computer and Toward Open Conversations

More often than not, the Deconstructing Stigma team reaches our audience online. Whether it’s a virtual training, an educational article, or our lived experience storytelling project, most people meet us via a screen. On Sunday, October 25, 2026, we traded our laptops for downtown Boston, bringing...

A Guide to Suicide Prevention and Support

Every 11 minutes, someone in the U.S. dies by suicide—a tragic reality that highlights the critical need for understanding the signs, breaking the stigma, and knowing how to take action. There is a dire need for education around suicidal thoughts and behaviors, with an emphasis on teaching people to...

Video: Practical Approaches to Suicidality and Safety Planning

Navigate one of the most sensitive and essential areas of mental health practice: suicidality. From understanding multifactorial risk to developing effective safety plans and managing your own emotional response, this discussion blends professional expertise with human insight, helping clinicians...

Deconstructing Stigma Joins the 2025 AFSP Community Walk on Boston Common

On October 25, 2025, the Deconstructing Stigma team joined thousands of participants on Boston Common for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Community Walk. This annual event brings together communities to raise awareness, foster connection, and support suicide prevention efforts...

Ready To Respond: Managing and Treating Suicide Risk Course 2025

Our online course is designed to teach practical, hands-on strategies to manage suicide risk in the clinic, the workplace, and at home. Our expert instructors guide you through the best practices for assessing and treating suicidality in teens and adults, equipping you with the tools you need to...

Video: Hard To Ask, Hard To Hear: What Gets in the Way of Suicide Assessment

For clinicians, asking about suicide isn’t just a question—it’s a moment of vulnerability and courage. Learn what makes suicide assessment so challenging and how empathy and structure can coexist, helping you better understand your own barriers and find language that balances professionalism with...

Video: Honoring Loss and Advancing Suicide Prevention

After the loss of her son Brian, Ann Irr Dagle transformed grief into advocacy—founding the Brian Dagle Foundation and Brian’s Healing Hearts Center for Hope and Healing. Reflecting on love, community, and the ongoing work of suicide prevention, she offers hope to anyone who has experienced loss and...

Video: Suicidality: Let’s Talk About It

A conversation with Yeates Conwell, MD, and Anna Precht, PsyD, on understanding the basics of suicide, how to recognize who is at risk, and what to do if someone is struggling.

Video: Early Life Trauma, Addiction, and Acceptance With Charles King

In this session, we talk to Charles King, a participant in the Deconstructing Stigma public awareness campaign whose story is too compelling not to share. Charles bravely shares his struggles with alcoholism, drug addiction, suicidal thoughts, bipolar disorder, depression, and anxiety. As the son of...

Depression Screening

Mental health conditions—such as depression—are real, common, and treatable. Answering a set of assessment questions can help you to determine whether you are experiencing symptoms of depression.

Experts Share Effective Approaches to Suicide Prevention and Support

Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, and suicide rates have been increasing since 2000. To address this public health crisis, McLean Hospital held its 5th annual suicide prevention course, Heroes of Hope: Championing Suicide Prevention Together. Experts covered the...

Video: Effective Treatment for Suicidality

A conversation with Jill Nowak, MSW, LICSW, and DeJuan White, MD, about the ongoing management of suicidal thoughts and the various treatment approaches, how they work, and when they should be employed.

Heroes of Hope: Suicide Prevention Course 2024

This dynamic course is designed to empower health care, educational, and industry professionals with the essential skills to reduce suicide and respond effectively in its aftermath. We explore the vital importance of proactive suicide prevention with practical strategies to identify warning signs...

Experts Share the Latest Advances in Suicide Care

On October 25, McLean Hospital’s Education Outreach Department once again collaborated with Stanford University School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences to host a suicide-focused assessment and treatment course for health care professionals. This free online workshop...