{"id":6938,"date":"2023-09-22T14:10:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T14:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/?post_type=brief_articles&#038;p=6938"},"modified":"2023-09-25T13:14:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T13:14:21","slug":"3q-2023-suicide-prev","status":"publish","type":"brief_articles","link":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/brief_articles\/3q-2023-suicide-prev\/","title":{"rendered":"3Q 2023 Suicide prev"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Death by suicide is often talked about in hushed tones, if at all. It happens every 11 minutes* in the United States yet talking about suicide is uncomfortable and the topic stigmatized. Knowing what to say to someone in crisis can be confusing and wrought with fear of making things worse or violating their privacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We need to talk about suicide<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Talking about suicide is critical &#8212; to divert a person in crisis, to raise awareness, to normalize the conversation. Be there to help raise awareness and talk about suicide with your employees. One way is to share the infographic below \u2013 via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/EMAIL-TO-EMPLOYEES.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">email<\/a>, intranet, or print.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also consider sharing other Blue KC and partner organization suicide prevention and awareness resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Blue KC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/consumer\/employers\/suicide-prevention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Suicide Prevention &amp; Awareness<\/a> webpage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blue KC Suicide prevention training for employees \u2013 Contact <a href=\"mailto:MindfulTraining@BlueKC.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MindfulTraining@BlueKC.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascitycurrent.com\/sideline-the-stigma-pres-by-blue-kc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sideline the Stigma<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutoutthestigma.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shut Out the Stigma<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zeroreasonswhy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zero Reasons Why<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/consumer\/employers\/suicide-prevention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"846\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/Suicide-Prevention_infographic-846x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/Suicide-Prevention_infographic-846x1024.jpg 846w, https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/Suicide-Prevention_infographic-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/Suicide-Prevention_infographic-768x929.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/Suicide-Prevention_infographic-1270x1536.jpg 1270w, https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/Suicide-Prevention_infographic-1693x2048.jpg 1693w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 846px) 100vw, 846px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a>*<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/suicide\/facts\/index.html#:~:text=Suicide%20was%20responsible%20for%2048%2C183,one%20death%20every%2011%20minutes.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CDC.gov\/suicide<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6966,"template":"","the_brief_categories":[34,33],"brief_tag":[35],"class_list":["post-6938","brief_articles","type-brief_articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","the_brief_categories-employee-resources","the_brief_categories-employer-resources","brief_tag-behaviorial-health"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>3Q 2023 Suicide prev - The Blueprint Blog - Blue KC<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"3Q 2023 Suicide prev - The Blueprint Blog - Blue KC\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Death by suicide is often talked about in hushed tones, if at all. 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