Suicide Awareness

Workplace suicides have increased 39% since 2000

What Can Employers Do?

Extrinsic Factors

• Stressful life events (divorce, job loss, death of a loved one)

• Ongoing stress from hostile home or work environment, unemployment, bullying

Protective Factors

• Access to health care

• Feeling of connection and inclusion within community, sense of security and purpose

Both Extrinsic and Intrinsic Factors Influence the Risk of Suicide

Many risk factors are protected as personal health information or related to private life. But employers can still engage in best practices to help mitigate risks, provide resources, and support survivors:

Intrinsic Factors

• Mental health conditions (depression, bipolar disorder, and substance misuse disorder)

• Chronic conditions and injuries (chronic pain, traumatic brain injury)

Workplace policies that foster an inclusive workplace and promote respectful interaction

Extrinsic Factors

• Stressful life events (divorce, job loss, death of a loved one)

Awareness and communication of benefits available through employee assistance programs and medical plan, as well as community and national resources for urgent needs (24/7 suicide prevention hotlines, websites, text lines, community support groups)

• Ongoing stress from hostile home or work environment, unemployment, bullying

Protective Factors

• Access to health care

Workplace suicides have increased 39% since 2000

Comprehensive programs and well-being support for improving overall health

• Feeling of connection and inclusion within community, sense of security and purpose

Manager training and awareness regarding employees who are exhibiting signs of self-harm or possibly posing a risk to themselves or others

Crisis management plans in place before an event occurs, reviewed annually to confirm vendors and contact information is current

Katie O’Neill, DC, BS Vice President and Clinical Wellness Practice Leader McGriff

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