SUICIDE AND THE WORKPLACE 

Suicide is an unfortunate reality in today’s society. The rate at which individuals are taking their own life has increased over the last decade. Suicides in the workplace have mirrored this increase. Over two-thirds of the American population participates in the workforce; we often spend more waking time working each week than we do with our families. When a workplace is working well, it is often a place of belonging and purpose. We need to widen our lens from seeing suicide only within a mental health framework to a broader public health one. In other words, when suicide and […]