LINCOLN – Kiphany Hof, associate director of counseling at UNK and a licensed mental health practitioner, has been selected to serve on the Nebraska Legislature’s Mental Health Crisis Hotline Task Force. Hof is one of 24 members of the public selected. They include licensed mental and behavioral health clinicians, mental health care service providers, telecommunications representatives, law enforcement personnel, elected officials and others. The task force, created … [Read more...] about UNK’s Kiphany Hof member of Mental Health Crisis Hotline Task Force
Suicide
Hines event moved to Health and Sports Center to accommodate large audience
KEARNEY – Because of strong campus and community interest, Kevin Hines’ appearance at the University of Nebraska at Kearney has been relocated to a venue that can accommodate a larger number of attendees. The nationally recognized suicide prevention and mental health advocate will speak 7 p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 9) in the Health and Sports Center on campus. This event is free and open to the public. Hines, who survived a suicide attempt after jumping from the Golden Gate … [Read more...] about Hines event moved to Health and Sports Center to accommodate large audience
Kevin Hines, who survived jump from Golden Gate Bridge, speaking at UNK
KEARNEY – Nearly 800,000 people die by suicide each year. That’s one life lost every 40 seconds. Kevin Hines could have been included in those statistics. In September 2000, at age 19, Hines leaped off the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. “Are you OK? Is something wrong? Can I help you? Those were the words I desperately wanted to hear right before I catapulted myself over the rail,” said Hines, who has bipolar disorder and depression. Since its opening in … [Read more...] about Kevin Hines, who survived jump from Golden Gate Bridge, speaking at UNK
MY LOPER LIFE: Danielson holds No. 8 close to heart, sees life differently
‘’My freshman year of college, one day I woke up to the news that my best friend, JJ, had committed suicide. Nobody truly knows why, and that is probably the hardest thing to accept. I was in depression for quite some time and even had thoughts of taking my own life. Something people should know: IT GETS BETTER. “When you’re depressed, you don't truly see the joy and blessings around you. Your mind tricks you into thinking you're never going to get past it, but YOU … [Read more...] about MY LOPER LIFE: Danielson holds No. 8 close to heart, sees life differently
Krista Fritson shares expertise as suicide LOSS Team clinician
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – Suicide. “It happens in every community, large and small,” says Krista Fritson. A psychology professor at University of Nebraska at Kearney, Fritson shares her expertise by serving as the lead clinician for the Central Nebraska LOSS Team – a partnership between the Nebraska State Suicide Prevention Coalition and LOSS Development Group. The goal of the LOSS Team is to provide a message of hope, so survivors of those … [Read more...] about Krista Fritson shares expertise as suicide LOSS Team clinician
