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New Location for Support Group!
Our Survivors of Suicide support group has changed locations. We meet on the first and third Tuesday of the month from 6:30-8 p.m. in Saginaw. If you or someone you know has been impacted by suicide, call us at (989) 781-5260 ext. 2 to learn more about our support group. Are you in a crisis? Call 988 or text TALK to 741741. Anyone who needs help can call the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at 988. Press 1 for the Veterans Crisis Line. Anyone under age 21 can ask to talk to a peer at Teen Link, 1-866-833-6546. TTY users can use their preferred relay services or dial 711 then 1-800-273-8255.
Thank You Key Providers! The SCMS would like to thank our dedicated Key Providers, old and new, for continuing to provide support for SCMS Membership Meetings. When you have a need for a service, please consider our Key Providers!
National Physician Suicide Awareness Day Shine a Light. Speak its name. Saturday, September 17, 2022 “Our goal, not to lose one.” - Thomas J. Nasca, MD MACP The Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine (CORD), in collaboration with ACEP, AAEM, ACOEP, EMRA, RSA, RSO and SAEM have come together to annually dedicate September 17th as National Physician Suicide Awareness (NPSA) Day.
Vision Zero
Physician suicide is a tremendous issue in healthcare today. While estimates of the actual number of physician suicides vary, literature has shown that the relative risk for suicide being 2.27 times greater among women and 1.41 times higher among men versus the general population. Each physician suicide is a devastating loss affecting everyone - family, friends, colleagues and up to 1 million patients per year. It is both a very personal loss and a public health crisis. Vision Zero calls on individuals, residency programs, health care organizations and national groups to make a commitment to break down stigma, increase awareness, open the conversation, decrease the fear of consequences, reach out to colleagues, recognize warning signs and learn to approach our colleagues who may be at risk. Let us challenge each other as individuals, communities, institutions and organizations to make changes to reach zero physician suicides. Learn More: • Physician & Resident Curriculum • Suicide Postvention During Residency Resources • Podcasts & Videos • Blogs & Additional Resources The Bulletin | Summer 2022 9
