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December 04, 2023

Translational Epidemiologist receives JKBF Award at ISSR

Once again JKBF partnered with the International Academy of Suicide Research (IASR) and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) to award an early career scientist investigating biological factors that may contribute to suicidal behaviors. At the 2023 International Summit on Suicide Research the third James Kirk Bernard Foundation Award for Excellence in the Biological Exploration of Suicide was presented to […]

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August 30, 2022

Time Zones, Chronobiology and Suicide

Work from the Postolache lab provides insight on the effects of day light and time zones on sleep and mortality from suicide and transportation accidents and was recently presented at the European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behavior. JKBF provided support for this work, and awarded a Dissemenation Award to Poyu Yen, a young investigator on […]

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July 23, 2022

Crisis Supports Streamlined: 988

Beginning on July 16, 2022, getting access to support in a mental health or suicide crisis has been streamlined.  Now, 988 is the three-digit dialing code that will route callers to the services of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, renamed the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.  The three digit number allows calls, texts, or chats with […]

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May 17, 2022

Suicide Rates Have Dropped but Many Concerns Persist

National statistics have shown a decline in suicide deaths in both 2019 and 2020, touted by some as a shift in the tide that has shown increases over decades. Despite these two data points, underlying factors and trends indicate that there are still areas of concern. First, the pandemic and its ripple effects have resulted […]

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May 05, 2022

The Suicide that Wasn’t

From the Lived Experience Why do some suicides seem to happen so “fast?” That question underscores many of the complexities, nuances, and possible solutions for a growing health crisis. As a Black American, I am driven to write about this phenomenon through the lens of people like me. My Story Invisibility. Invisible problems. In reality, […]

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April 27, 2022

It’s Stress Awareness month – do you have tools?

April is Stress Awareness month and most of us are all too aware of stress in our lives. Recently The American Institute of Stress shared an important message about how stress and anxiety are not the same, and that stress is physiological. Learning how stress affects our bodies and how to manage it are essential to […]

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