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Out of all the research articles and all the news items we covered in 2011 - Take a look and see what our Weekly Spark Editor picked for those items worth a second look!

SAMHSA and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline collaborating with Facebook to help those in crisis
In partnership with the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, Facebook is announcing a new service that enables Facebook users to report a suicidal comment they see posted to Facebook by a friend. Users can initiate the report by clicking on “Report story or spam” next to the post that causes concern. Then, users click on “file a report,” select “Violence or harmful behavior” and then click on “Suicidal Content.” The person who posted the suicidal comment will then receive an email from Facebook’s User Observations team containing a link to begin a confidential chat session with a crisis worker at the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

Task Force on Community Preventive Services reports on progress toward Healthy People 2010 (HP2010) objectives related to adolescent injury and violence
Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. One of six HP2010 objectives related to violence and injury is to reduce the number of suicide attempts by high school students requiring medical attention. While the number of medically treated attempts among adolescents decreased (from 2.6% of attempts in 1999 to 1.9% in 2009), it failed to reach the HP2010 goal of 1.0%. The Task Force points to three promising strategies to reduce suicide attempts among youth: (1) gatekeeper training for school personnel; (2) school-based training programs that teach students problem-solving and coping skills; and (3) school-based screening programs to identify students at high risk for suicide.

DAWN Report Data Spotlight reports on medical emergencies resulting from suicide attempts using over-the-counter (OTC) sleeping aids
Since OTC sleeping aids can be obtained without a prescription, they have a significant potential for misuse, especially among those attempting suicide. Nearly a quarter (24%) of emergency department visits involving OTC sleep aids (with no other drugs) during the 2005-2009 period were the result of a suicide attempt. On average, more than two-thirds of the patients seen for suicide attempts involving OTC sleeping aids only were females.

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National:
More women in combat means more mothers with PTSD

State and Tribal:
Pennsylvania : Jefferson's Department of Psychiatry receives three-year suicide prevention grants

International:
Canada: Suicide prevention takes a high-tech route

Research:
Youth Suicide and the Internet