Insurance for Survivors of Suicide Ideation

Life Insurance Quotes for Suicide Survivors

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Steven H. Kobrin, LUTCF

Study: Severe Mental Illness and Insurance

"Objective. To examine the sociodemographic, need, risk, and insurance characteristics of persons with severe mental illness [including suicide ideation] and the importance of these characteristics for predicting specialty mental health utilization among this group."

American College of Healthcare Executives

Reporting On Suicide

"... an average of 25 suicide attempts are made for every suicide that is completed." "As for stigma — many of us still view mental illness as a sign of personal weakness, rather than as a brain disorder, which the best current science indicates that it is. And this may be part of the reason for the well-documented and widespread lack of parity between insurance coverage of "physical" and "mental" illness. Despite the fact that mental illness is treatable, many people face obstacles every step of the way: doctors who don't accept their insurance, insurers who severely restrict mental health care, medication they may not be able to afford, etc."

The Poynter Institute

Mental Health of the Elderly

"Sadly, many of the nation's elderly are reluctant to seek psychiatric treatment which could cure or alleviate their symptoms and return them to their previous level of functioning. Why? Many older people don't understand mental illnesses or acknowledge that they even exist. They feel ashamed of their symptoms or else feel that they are an inevitable part of aging. Medicare, which sets the standard for health care insurance coverage, has traditionally discriminated against psychiatric care by offering a low level of benefits."

American Psychiatric Association