Suicide Prevention: Protective Factors and Interventions
Given the unfortunate prevalence of suicide, and our inability to accurately predict who is going to engage in suicidal behavior, today we focus on what we can do. We focus on the positive. What are protective factors against suicidal behaviors and what can be done to mitigate some risk factors? Protective Factors Research has demonstrated that there […]
Suicide Prevention: Risk Factors
As we come out of September, National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and into October, Depression Awareness Month, it seems like the right time to talk about this powerful issue. Suicide is the number one cause of death globally1 and takes almost one million lives per year2, 3. The chances are that the vast majority of us […]
Suicide: Prevention, not Prediction
Most of us have been affected by suicide in some way. Whether we lost a mom or dad, a brother or sister, a significant other, a friend, a neighbor, a co-worker, or the lady who used to cut your hair; the majority of us have known someone who has taken their own life. There’s a […]
Employer Leadership in Disaster Recovery and the Power of Return-to-Work
R3 Continuum’s Jeff Gorter, LMSW, was recently quoted in an article by Carrier Management titled: “Employer Leadership in Disaster Recovery and the Power of Return-to-Work.” The article discusses the unique role business leaders play after a disaster in helping their employees recover, return to work and return to life. Follow the link below to read the article: […]
Disruptive Event Management: Why might it be important?
When an organization is hit with an event that carries the potential for impacting its employees in some fashion, it affects their ability to perform their work, which often affects the productivity of the organization, which, of course, can hit the bottom line. The organization can take a variety of responses, including the basic “ostrich […]
Handling the Aftermath of a Hurricane
As those impacted by Hurricane Harvey began cleanup, Hurricane Irma made a path for Florida, and wildfires burned out of control in the western states, I was traveling by car from New Orleans to Jackson, Mississippi, with my friend Wallace. These horrendously devastating events reminded us of Hurricane Katrina, which swept through Louisiana just 15 […]
Processing Grief Your Own Way
It may just be perception due to the rise of social media and the 24-hour news cycle, but it seems like the world is experiencing a lot of loss. Terrorism, high profile suicides, and other seemingly hard to explain events have us wondering what’s to come next. In the wake of these events, we are […]
Helping Employees with Grief
A goal in school is development of one’s professional self. This means gaining the skills and knowledge required to be a successful team member in one’s career. As students generate subject matter research, complete special certifications, and participate in extra circular activities, they add these achievements to their resumes and/or LinkedIn profiles to build their […]
Supporting Executives through Grief
Grief presents a unique set of professional challenges for high profile executives, including: Grief is known to affect the parasympathetic nervous system, the prefrontal cortex, and the limbic system; which could have significant impact on an individual. However, if negotiated with awareness, utilizing the resources available, even growth can be possible following a disruptive event. […]