Military and Veterans Survivors of Loved Ones to Suicide

12/27/2020

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Check out our TAPS Seminars and Good Grief Camps coming in 2021!

11/11/2020

09/27/2020

The last Sunday in September holds a hallowed place in our military. My prayers are with our Gold Star mothers and families on this day, and every day.

09/03/2020

The TAPS program offers help, hope, and healing to all those grieving the death of a loved one serving in America's Armed Forces.

08/30/2020

The Egyptians believed that you die twice. Once when you take your final breath, and then again the last time someone says your name. They believe your spirit lives on as long as people kept remembering you. Honor and remember the dash.

08/01/2020

My brother and I loved watching the winter Olympics together. We loved alpine skiing, snowboarding and bobsledding. Moguls and the half-pipe were the best. Adam shares an angelversary with one athlete featured here, Speedy.

Dr. Rachel O’Neil of Talkspace is joined by EPs Michael Phelps and Peter Carlisle, Director Brett Rapkin, US Olympic Athlete Katie Uhlaender, and Executive Director Shannon Decker of The Speedy Foundation to discuss how came to be.

In a typical year, more than 3.6 billion people globally tune in to watch the Olympic Games. What most of these viewers don’t know is that just like one in five Americans, many of these Olympic athletes similarly face serious mental health challenges and struggle to find the necessary support and resources.

The Weight of Gold seeks to inspire discussion about mental health issues, encourage people to seek help, and highlight the need for readily available support. It features accounts from Olympic athletes who share their own struggles with mental health issues, including Michael Phelps, Jeremy Bloom, Lolo Jones, Gracie Gold, Bode Miller, Shaun White, Sasha Cohen, David Boudia, Katie Uhlaender, and, posthumously, Steven Holcomb and Jeret "Speedy" Peterson (via his mother, Linda Peterson).

Dr. Rachel O’Neil of Talkspace is joined by EPs Michael Phelps and Peter Carlisle, Director Brett Rapkin, US Olympic Athlete Katie Uhlaender, and Shannon Dec...

07/16/2020

There’s no one-size-fits-all template for how to support someone you care about as they grieve. But there are some general principles you can put into practice that may help guide your efforts:

Be Present:
You can’t support someone if you don’t show up.

Be Humble:
No matter how well you know someone, you can’t full know or understand it’s like to be them in this experience, so don’t make assumptions.

Be Consistent:
Grief lasts way, way longer than we have been taught. Continue to be there for your person in the weeks, months, and years after the loss.

Be Authentic:
Grief is hard. Grief is weird. It’s OK to acknowledge reality by saying something like, “I have no idea what to say or do, but I care about you and I’m here for you.”

Be Specific:
Instead of saying “Let me know if you need anything,” offer concrete ways you are willing and able to help your person. You can say something like, “I would like to clean your house for you, would that be OK?” Or “I’d love to come by Saturday and take the kids for the day so you can have some time to yourself, does that sound good?”

Be Flexible:
Your grieving person may not know exactly what they need. They may change their mind. They may cancel plans. Try to be understanding.

For more: speakinggrief.org.

07/16/2020

The FCC has unanimously approved rules to establish ‘988’ as the new, nationwide, 3-digit phone number to help Americans in crisis connect with su***de prevention and mental health crisis counselors. These new rules will require all phone service providers to direct all 988 calls to the existing National Su***de Prevention Lifeline by July 16, 2022. While this transition takes place, Americans in crisis should continue to contact the Lifeline by calling 1-800-273-TALK. For more info, visit: https://go.usa.gov/xfDTN ***dePrevention

Action Will Help Combat Rising Su***de Rates by Making It Easier for Americans in Crisis to Obtain Assistance from Trained Counselors

07/15/2020