Category Suicide Prevention
Umatter® YYA Visits Bellows Falls and Compass Schools
Marijuana and Mental Health: Policymakers Should Consider Impacts
The impact of legalization of marijuana is far more involved than we may anticipate, including the potential for long-term debilitating effects on personal health, and an impact on educational and health care systems. JoEllen Tarallo, Ed.D., MCHES, FASHA, Director, CHL…
Umatter® Suicide Prevention Month 2016
Collaborative Effort To Reduce Gun Suicides Focuses On Outreach
Vermont’s suicide rate is higher than the national average by about 30 percent. According to the Centers for Disease Control, in 2014 Vermont’s rate was 19 people per 100,000,compared to 13 per 100,000 nationally. Additionally, 48 percent of Vermont suicides…
Is Zero Suicide Possible?
Zero Suicide is a commitment to suicide prevention in health care systems and is also a specific set of strategies. Listen to our Executive Director, Dr. JoEllen Tarallo – along with Dr. Stephen Broer, Director of Behavioral Health Services at…