Next meeting: Oct 19, 12 pm ET / 11 am CT
Mark your calendar for every third Wednesday
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89411193842 (password: 5)
Zoom link
Network description:
This network is primarily for parishes who are actively working on suicide prevention or those who would like to start local ministries raising awareness and helping to prevent suicide in their communities.
This network is primarily for parishes who are actively working on suicide prevention or those who would like to start local ministries raising awareness and helping to prevent suicide in their communities.
Resource Numbers to publish
CALL 988
- new number for the suicide prevention hotline!
- 988lifeline.org
If you or someone you know is struggling, get help from the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at: 1-800-273-8255
If you are experiencing emotional stress and anxiety but are more comfortable texting than talking, get help from the Crisis Text Line by texting the keyword RESTORE to 741741.
The Veterans Crisis Line is available 24/7 to help any veteran. To reach them, call: 1-800-273-8255 and press 1, or visit VeteransCrisisLine.net/Chat. The VA also has mental health resources for veterans and many Vet Centers offer community based counseling, click here to learn more.
- new number for the suicide prevention hotline!
- 988lifeline.org
If you or someone you know is struggling, get help from the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at: 1-800-273-8255
If you are experiencing emotional stress and anxiety but are more comfortable texting than talking, get help from the Crisis Text Line by texting the keyword RESTORE to 741741.
The Veterans Crisis Line is available 24/7 to help any veteran. To reach them, call: 1-800-273-8255 and press 1, or visit VeteransCrisisLine.net/Chat. The VA also has mental health resources for veterans and many Vet Centers offer community based counseling, click here to learn more.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
AFSP is an excellent resource for all things in suicide prevention. Visit their website to get resources for your community, training for suicide prevention, training for mental health first aid, information about the fundraising and awareness walks, and find your local chapter.
Mental Health First Aid
Kathy Mank, convener of the Suicide Prevention Network, highly recommends this training from SAMHSA for Mental Health First Aid.
Images to use in your communications
|
|
Resources
August 2021 meeting notes
June 2021 meeting notes
May 2021 meeting notes
April 2021 Networking meeting recording.
Soul Shop Presentation
During our April meeting, we heard from Michelle Synder of Soul Shop: Faith Based Suicide Prevention. You can see the recording here.
Books
Courage to Thrive: Finding Joy and Hope in the Midst of Mental Health Struggles by The Rev. Dr. Robert D. Flanagan
Redemption Press and Amazon
Episcopalians will find its words healing and inspiring. They will also discover themselves anew, comforted by the Holy Trinity and filled with God's presence.
Here's a portion of a review by an Episcopal clergy published in the Academy of Parish Clergy.
Reading this book is itself a healing experience. With great personal vulnerability, Bob Flanagan invites us onto a journey into spiritually illuminated psychological health. With lucidity, warmth, and gentleness, we are shown that God loves us in our struggles and can transform them into the fullness of life.
—Charles Mayer, Priest and Psychotherapist
When wrestling with depression and anxiety, getting out of bed is a courageous move. When panic attacks and suicidal thoughts strike, finding victories in the small things of life and reframing feelings can help a person flourish even in the midst of mental health struggles. Rev. Dr. Bob Flanagan knows all about that--he's spent two decades combatting mental illness head on.
In his first-person spiritual journal Courage to Thrive, Flanagan takes the reader with him as he traverses the dark and scary landscape of his mind and then the paths of faith that lead him to the Source of light and hope. Through a vulnerable look at the realities of a priest battling mental illness and still thriving, readers--whether dealing with similar mental health challenges or the stressors of everyday life--are left with a quiet confidence that assures them they too can thrive and enjoy the gifts God has given them.
Each of the forty reflections concludes with a heartfelt prayer that revels in God's healing mercies. Join Flanagan on a journey to joy, peace, and hope.
A Long-Shadowed Grief : Suicide and its Aftermath
Documents:
2020 US Suicide Facts and Figures
The Language of Suicide
Websites:
The Episcopal Church - Faith Formation - Mental Health First Aid and Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention Lifeline - Our Crisis Centers
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - this site is very good, especially the Learn and Stories sections. The site is well organized and broken down topically. There’s even a survivors of suicide section here which is very good.
Mental Health First Aid and Suicide Prevention - a resource from The Episcopal Church
Articles:
Michigan releases harrowing 2020 suicide data, recommends increased emotional support, April 12, 2021
Michigan - Mental health crisis: Children at breaking point during COVID, June 30, 2021
A Daughter Tries to Make Sense of Her Mother’s Suicide, New York Times, April 19, 2022
Suicide Stalks Rural Michigan, May 23, 2022
Narcan info (tangentially related to this conversation)
Vending Machines, June 7, 2022, Detroit Free Press
Getting Narcan from a pharmacy is not as easy as you may think, April 29, 2022, Detroit Free Press
June 2021 meeting notes
May 2021 meeting notes
April 2021 Networking meeting recording.
Soul Shop Presentation
During our April meeting, we heard from Michelle Synder of Soul Shop: Faith Based Suicide Prevention. You can see the recording here.
Books
Courage to Thrive: Finding Joy and Hope in the Midst of Mental Health Struggles by The Rev. Dr. Robert D. Flanagan
Redemption Press and Amazon
Episcopalians will find its words healing and inspiring. They will also discover themselves anew, comforted by the Holy Trinity and filled with God's presence.
Here's a portion of a review by an Episcopal clergy published in the Academy of Parish Clergy.
Reading this book is itself a healing experience. With great personal vulnerability, Bob Flanagan invites us onto a journey into spiritually illuminated psychological health. With lucidity, warmth, and gentleness, we are shown that God loves us in our struggles and can transform them into the fullness of life.
—Charles Mayer, Priest and Psychotherapist
When wrestling with depression and anxiety, getting out of bed is a courageous move. When panic attacks and suicidal thoughts strike, finding victories in the small things of life and reframing feelings can help a person flourish even in the midst of mental health struggles. Rev. Dr. Bob Flanagan knows all about that--he's spent two decades combatting mental illness head on.
In his first-person spiritual journal Courage to Thrive, Flanagan takes the reader with him as he traverses the dark and scary landscape of his mind and then the paths of faith that lead him to the Source of light and hope. Through a vulnerable look at the realities of a priest battling mental illness and still thriving, readers--whether dealing with similar mental health challenges or the stressors of everyday life--are left with a quiet confidence that assures them they too can thrive and enjoy the gifts God has given them.
Each of the forty reflections concludes with a heartfelt prayer that revels in God's healing mercies. Join Flanagan on a journey to joy, peace, and hope.
A Long-Shadowed Grief : Suicide and its Aftermath
Documents:
2020 US Suicide Facts and Figures
The Language of Suicide
Websites:
The Episcopal Church - Faith Formation - Mental Health First Aid and Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention Lifeline - Our Crisis Centers
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - this site is very good, especially the Learn and Stories sections. The site is well organized and broken down topically. There’s even a survivors of suicide section here which is very good.
Mental Health First Aid and Suicide Prevention - a resource from The Episcopal Church
Articles:
Michigan releases harrowing 2020 suicide data, recommends increased emotional support, April 12, 2021
Michigan - Mental health crisis: Children at breaking point during COVID, June 30, 2021
A Daughter Tries to Make Sense of Her Mother’s Suicide, New York Times, April 19, 2022
Suicide Stalks Rural Michigan, May 23, 2022
Narcan info (tangentially related to this conversation)
Vending Machines, June 7, 2022, Detroit Free Press
Getting Narcan from a pharmacy is not as easy as you may think, April 29, 2022, Detroit Free Press
Newsletter Announcements
June 2021
Moving from Statistics toward Solutions
from the Suicide Prevention Network
1,400,000 Americans attempted suicide in 2020.
132 Americans die each day from suicide.
54% of all Americans have been affected by suicide.
These are stunning numbers that stop us in our tracks. However, we can help. Preventing suicide and supporting those affected by suicide are not insurmountable tasks. With community involvement, culture change, and education, these numbers can be reduced over time. Our faith communities can be pivotal in this effort of supporting and saving lives if we choose to prepare ourselves. Look to the Province V Suicide Prevention Network articles in this newsletter in the months to come to guide us in this preparation.
Today we offer an essential number. Let’s start our efforts by making it available everywhere.
Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 or text TALK to 741741
Visit with the Suicide Prevention Network on June 8 at their next meeting. Find out how to join in at this page.
Moving from Statistics toward Solutions
from the Suicide Prevention Network
1,400,000 Americans attempted suicide in 2020.
132 Americans die each day from suicide.
54% of all Americans have been affected by suicide.
These are stunning numbers that stop us in our tracks. However, we can help. Preventing suicide and supporting those affected by suicide are not insurmountable tasks. With community involvement, culture change, and education, these numbers can be reduced over time. Our faith communities can be pivotal in this effort of supporting and saving lives if we choose to prepare ourselves. Look to the Province V Suicide Prevention Network articles in this newsletter in the months to come to guide us in this preparation.
Today we offer an essential number. Let’s start our efforts by making it available everywhere.
Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 or text TALK to 741741
Visit with the Suicide Prevention Network on June 8 at their next meeting. Find out how to join in at this page.
