Drowning is a leading cause of injury death for children aged 1–19 in the US. In Washington State, unintentional adolescent drowning deaths have exceeded national rates for the last decade. A new study from the…
Drowning is a leading cause of injury death for children aged 1–19 in the US. In Washington State, unintentional adolescent drowning deaths have exceeded national rates for the last decade. A new study from the…
FREE Forefront Suicide Prevention & Grief Trainings available. These trainings are free to all to attend and may be shared widely! LEARN Saves Lives: These trainings will provide tools to recognize and help someone who…
Seattle Children’s, with support from King County Behavioral Health and Recovery Division and Chad’s Legacy Project, is offering Youth Mental Health First classes for adults who regularly interact with young people. Students will gain skills…
Tragically, more than one person dies each day from an opioid overdose in Washington State. These deaths can be prevented. August 31 marks International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) each year. It’s a day to remember those…
Today, August 30, 2022 is Grief Awareness Day. If you’ve lost someone to suicide, you are not alone and healing resources are available. Below is an excerpt from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s ‘Surviving…
Harborview Medical Center was recently awarded a new Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grant for the ‘Special Projects Collaborative – Opioid Use Disorder,’ a three-year, $1.1 million project that will add medication…
Author: IMANI RAZAT, Public Health Insider, Seattle & King County It’s that time of year again. As much as we would like to hold on to Seattle summer, with its breezy outdoor fun, fall is…
Written By: Sydney Parker, foundry10 On a weekday morning last spring, a health sciences instructor at a local college put a dozen eggs in a pot to boil. She was not preparing breakfast. She was…
About: The Midwest Injury Prevention Alliance summit gathers injury prevention professionals from states in Federal Health and Human Services Region V (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin). The summit focuses on working towards reducing…
Congratulations to HIPRC Director, Dr. Monica Vavilala who has been selected to represent HIPRC on the 1) University of Washington Population Health (UW PHI) Executive Council and 2) the American Hospital (AHA) Association Hospitals against…