Did you know Vermont adults with a disability have a greater odds of seriously considering suicide?
These stats from The CDC are a stark reminder of just how intersectional mental health care is.
In Vermont, approximately 120,000 adults live with a disability, and 10% of them have seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year, a rate five times higher than adults without a disability.
This is just one of the reasons why our Mental Health Initiative has been working to expand our Suicide Prevention Action Team. This action team works with people from all across the community to strengthen and align suicide prevention resources.
Together, United, we can strengthen fractured systems and help our neighbors receive better mental health services and supports .
For more info on the Mental Health Initiative and its action teams head to UnitedWayNWVT.org/mental-health-initiative
For the full Vermont Department of Health report on Disability and Risk of Suicide head to bit.ly/DOHDRS
Original source can be found here.
