Upcoming MAPA Event

MAPA 2018 Fall CME

October 4 - 6, 2018

Cragun's Resort and Hotel on Gull Lake | Brainerd, MN

*This activity has been reviewed and is approved for a maximum of 18.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credits by the AAPA Review Panel. PAs should claim only those credits actually spent participating in the CME activity. This activity was planned in accordance with AAPA CME Standards for Live Programs and for Commercial Support of Live Programs.

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September PSA

National Suicide Prevention Awareness

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness month.

Nearly 40,000 people in the United States die from suicide annually, or 1 person every 13 minutes. This exceeds the rate of death from homicide and AIDS combined. More people die by suicide than from automobile accidents.

While suicide is the second leading cause of death for those ages 15 to 34, in 2013 (the latest year for which data is available) the highest number of suicides among both men and women occurred among those aged 45 to 54. The highest rates of suicides (suicides per 100,000) occurred among men aged 75 and up and among women aged 45 to 54. [ https://www.samhsa.gov/suicide-prevention ]

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. That number is 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

MAPA recommends the following valuable resources:

https://save.org/about-suicide/mental-illness-and-suicide/

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/how-we-can-all-prevent-suicide/

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/suicide-prevention/index.shtml

https://www.nami.org/Find-Support/Family-Members-and-Caregivers/Preventing-Suicide