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    Those of us at SMHAI, have been touched by the story of the Michigan - unsolved - murder of Troy Moross.

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    12/23/74 - 2/24/01

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    SMHAI is dedicated to suicide and mental health related issues. Our main goal is to prevent suicidal behavior and to relieve its effects on all who maybe affected by it. We also promote and advocate education, awareness and treatment in regards to mental health.
    Our membership is comprised of and we provide this service to mental health professionals, public health professionals, researchers, medical doctors, crisis workers, volunteers, caretakers, suicide prevention and crisis intervention staff , school districts, suicide survivors, and others who may have a general interest.

    Reaching Across Miles And Other Barriers For The Betterment Of Suicidal Individuals And Those Who Suffer Mental Illness
    This is an enormous task but we believe that together, we can make a difference.Carol Baum ~ Songs Of Healing


    **There have been many advances in suicide and mental health awareness, education and prevention, through individual organizational efforts. This is to be commended and applauded.
    SMHAI believes, that if all efforts are created and implemented as an organized movement, more attention will be focused on suicide and mental health related efforts.
    As one large organization, overseeing the efforts of individual organizations who are partnering with us, we are able to guide, advise and assist our partners as to which goals to place heavy emphasis on, at a particular time. Work will continue on other areas but we will focus on particular issues until they are successfully completed. Then, we will move onto new issues with the same intensity while monitoring the previous issues to assure continued success. By working on the same goals and projects simultaneously, we are more efficient and effective.
    As one enormous and worldwide voice, we will have the power to make the changes in which our movement so desperately needs.

    Research is a very important aspect and focus of SMHAI. Continuing research is necessary to provide understanding and treatment of mental health and suicide related issues. Our research leads the organization in the necessary directions to reach our goals and objectives. SMHAI is a leader and authority in mental health and suicide research in which other organizations have come to rely upon.

    We provide the most comprehensive information regarding suicide and mental health available. We strive to be the one-stop information and resouce center on the Internet. You will no longer need to search from site to site to locate what you are looking for.

    After reviewing our complete web site, if you do not find the information you are looking for, please contact us and we will locate the information for you. The information will then be sent directly to the email address, or physical address via postal mail, in which you provide us. Our site is continually updated so stop back often.

    SMHAI, a non-profit organization, encourages and welcomes both individual and organizational members.

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    Worldwide Suicide Rates:

    The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated in 2002, in the year 2020 there will be approximately 1.53 million people who will die by suicide, according to current trends. Woldwide, suicide attempts will be about 10-20 times more than deaths by suicide. This is an average of one suicide every 20 seconds and every 1-2 seconds, there will be a suicide attempt.

    In Europe, particularly Eastern Europe, the highest suicide rates are reported for both men and women.

    The Eastern Mediterranean Region and Central Asian republics have the lowest suicide rates.

    Nearly 30% of all suicides worldwide occur in India and China.

    Suicides by age globally:
    55% - age 5 to 44 years
    45% - age 45 years +

    Elder suicide is increasing at the greatest rate, when the elder population is compared to the population of other age groups.

    Youth suicide is increasing at the greatest rate of all age groups.

    Mental Health Basics:

    The World Health Organization 2004 report states, 450 million people are affected by and suffer from mental, neurobiological or behavioral problems at any given time. In the years to come, this is expected to increase.

    Of the people who seek health services, one in four has at least one undiagnosed and untreated mental, neurobiological or behavioral disorder.

    Treatments are available which are cost effective. Huge barriers in most countries cause difficulties in the care and reintegration of individuals with mental health issues.

    * More current mental health news articles listed at the bottom of our Library directory.

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    What We Do:

    • Promote, assist, and monitor the progress of suicide prevention activities on an international scale.
    • Provide the most comprehensive suicide prevention information and resources.
    • Promote the collection of complete, up-to-date, international data on issues of suicide and suicidal behavior.
    • Disseminate through available means, international data on issues of suicide as it becomes available.
    • Promote and advocate insurance equality for all who need or use mental health services. We use letter writing campaigns and other means to force insurance companies to treat mental health services equal to any other medical services in which they provide converage.
    • Create opportunities for bringing people together, professionals with professionals, survivors with survivors, and etc., to exchange knowledge and experiences. This may be provided in the form conferences, public meetings, retreats, exhibitions, special events, online groups, and other means deemed appropriate.
    • Provide mental health and suicide survivor expertise for the development of guidelines for suicide prevention plans and programs.
    • Improve the supply of appropriate and complete information to all government entities, relevant international organizations, media, groups and the general public on issues of suicide and mental health.
    • Encourage government agencies, policy makers, community leaders, opinion leaders, and all forms of media to assess the impact of their acitivities on the problem of suicidal behavior and suicide prevention.
    • Promote and assist the establishment of national organizations for suicide prevention.
    • Promote and assist suicide and suicide prevention awareness in an attempt to end the stigma associated with this tragedy.
    • Provide the most comprehensive mental health information center and resources available. This will be done with the assistance of our Research Division.
    • Promote and assist mental health awareness to educate the public of this treatable disease. This may be done through media presentations, public meetings, open lectures, and other means.
    • Provide the most comprehensive suicide survivor information center and resources. Allowing survivors to interact and participate as a means to promote healing as they travel their suicide grief journey.
    • Provide the most comprehensive suicide attempters information center and resources. Allowing suicide attempters to interact and participate as they deal with their daily struggles.
    • Provide the most comprehensive self-injurers information center and resources. Allowing self-injurers to interact and participate as they attempt to conquer thier self-injurous behavior.
    • Provide information to and assist media with appropriate reporting of suicide and mental health issues.


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