Melissa Howard

Every suicide is preventable. After losing her younger brother to suicide, Melissa Howard felt compelled to create Stop Suicide. [stopsuicide.info] By providing helpful resources and articles on her website, she hopes to build a lifeline of information.

Solace and Care: What to Expect When a Loved One Enters Hospice

Solace and Care: What to Expect When a Loved One Enters Hospice Most of us shy away from the idea of mortality. People who enter hospice care typically have run out of treatment options and have difficult decisions to make about end-of-life care. Hospice is a sensitive, caring service dedicated to making clients as comfortable […]

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Four Things to Know About Emotional Wellness and Suicide Prevention

Four Things to Know About Emotional Wellness and Suicide Prevention by Melissa Howard  Editor’s note: this piece is written by the founder of Stop Suicide (www.stopsuicide.info). Studies have shown that bereavement is associated with impaired mental health, increases in adverse health behaviors, and heightened risk of suicidal ideation, attempts, and death by suicide. For example, parental

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Solace and Care: What to Expect When a Loved One Enters Hospice

Solace and Care: What to Expect When a Loved One Enters Hospice Most of us shy away from the idea of mortality. People who enter hospice care typically have run out of treatment options and have difficult decisions to make about end-of-life care. Hospice is a sensitive, caring service dedicated to making clients as comfortable

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Four Things to Know About Emotional Wellness and Suicide Prevention

Four Things to Know About Emotional Wellness and Suicide Prevention by Melissa Howard  Editor’s note: this piece is written by the founder of Stop Suicide (www.stopsuicide.info). Studies have shown that bereavement is associated with impaired mental health, increases in adverse health behaviors, and heightened risk of suicidal ideation, attempts, and death by suicide. For example, parental

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Self-Care Habits for Seniors to Improve Mental Health and Reduce Social Isolation

Editor’s Note: I thought this piece by Melissa Howard was especially relevant to the widows and widowers among our readers, or anyone who has suffered a loss and finds they have isolated themselves socially. This is, of course, exacerbated by the pandemic. As we get older, it becomes more important to focus on both our

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