NCSP Supports More Treatment Options for Schizophrenia
Research shows that schizophrenia is a serious psychiatric disorder that affects up to 1% of the world’s population. It is characterized by severe, but variable symptoms including delusions, hallucinations, disorganized and impeded speech or behavior, blunted or restricted mood expression, profound apathy and social withdrawal. This substantial social impairment often leads to a variety of social, educational, occupational and environmental stresses including among other things unemployment, alcohol and drug abuse, and contact with law enforcement.
Read MoreNCSP is Accepting Membership Applications
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Read MorePosition on Internet Chat
People have traditionally accessed crisis services by telephone crisis lines or face-to-face crisis centers in or near their local community. Technological advances have increasingly brought people to communicating through written channels including Instant Messaging, Texting, Online Chats and social networking sites including Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and YouTube. These mechanisms for communication, including crisis communications, allow for an even greater level of anonymity than traditional telephone services, and may be increasingly used in the future by people in need.
Read MoreA Collaboration of Leaders
The membership of NCSP have led the way in suicide prevention for decades. Together, these thought leaders are influencing change and reaching millions of people with education and tools that can save lives.
Read MoreNCSP Partners with Alliance for Consumer Education to Raise Awareness of Inhalants and Suicide
Many concerned persons in communities around the nation are holding special programs in schools, town halls, or open dialogue in their own households to raise awareness about inhalant abuse. So, what does this have to do with suicide prevention? Well, studies have shown that there was a 239% increase in the percentage of inhalant-related suicides.
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