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April 30, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 30, 2015
LANSING, MI – Former Detroit Lions quarterback Eric Hipple shared the personal story of his teenage son’s suicide with 350 people from around the state gathered today for the Michigan Suicide Prevention Conference.
Hipple showed attendees a graphic photo of his ankle being broken on the field and contrasted that with what he called "brain illness."
"Everyone could see my foot was on backward," he said, and then pointed to his head. "When it goes on up here, we can't see it. So it depends on the behavior we see.”
Behavior that warns of a suicide risk includes prolonged sadness, sleeping too much or too little, risky behavior, recurrent thoughts of death and irritability, anger, anxiety and guilt, said Hipple, now outreach coordinator for the University of Michigan Comprehensive Depression Center.
Hipple also talked about his own depression. His entire nine-year NFL career was with the Lions, ending in 1989.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and the Michigan Association for Suicide Prevention were the lead sponsors of the daylong event at the Lansing Center. The goals: Provide case workers, teachers and health professionals with strategies for preventing suicide and raising awareness among all Michiganders.
More than 1,000 Michigan residents take their lives every year, according to MDHHS statistics.
Lt. Gov. Brian Calley, a strong advocate for mental health issues, and MDHHS Director Nick Lyon also spoke. Attendees went to workshops on topics such as youth bullying and preventing suicide among military veterans.
“I’m proud of the progress Michigan had made in recent years to strengthen the state’s mental health system,” said Calley, who served as chairman of Michigan’s Mental Health and Wellness Commission. “There are still far too many people in Michigan – including our children – taking their own lives and it’s important that we collaborate to address this issue statewide.”
The MDHHS Office of Family Advocate, which reviews deaths of children in foster care, organized the event. In a typical year, two to four foster care youths take their own lives, said Seth Persky, director of the Office of Family Advocate.
Former Michigan Department of Human Services Director Maura Corrigan came up with the idea of a statewide suicide prevention conference. Lyon, who is director of the newly combined departments of health and human services, also embraced the project.
“Numbers don’t begin to describe the impact suicides and attempted suicides have on Michigan families, professionals and our state as a whole,” Lyon said. "But there's hope if we can all work together to support Michiganders dealing with mental health issues and help their loved ones recognize warning signs and see that they get help." He encouraged attendees to spread the word about the importance of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Anyone considering suicide can call 1-800-273-TALK and be routed to a crisis center.
Other cosponsors of the conference were the State Court Administrative Office and the Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Fund at U-M.
For more information on MDHHS, visit www.michigan.gov/mdhhs.
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