Facts
How does FRC Measure Up?
- 91% of our consumers indicated they would refer others to FRC.
- 90% thought that FRC workers understood their problem(s).
- FRC’s service model is monitored by asking for the consumer’s opinion.
- Approximately 75% of the consumers have not had prior Community Mental Health Counseling.
- More than 74% of assessed cases have family MEMBERS participating in the service.
- FRC serves an average of 66% unemployed consumers.
- 41% of unemployed consumers receive no public benefits
- After FRC intervention, feelings of hopelessness cases were reduced by 45%.
- Approximately 92% of the consumers said they were satisfied with FRC.
- FRC receives 750-hotline calls per month.
- An average of 7.5% of cases has safety and/or domestic violence issues.
Others have studied FRC. Wheaton College Center for Rural Mental Health in Wheaton, IL has examined FRC in depth to measure the success of the Center. FRC has had several articles published in Rural Mental Health magazine, calling FRC "an exemplary of the seven core values of community psychology." (Rural Mental Health)
Did You Know?
| Fact 1 | If you are persistent a suicidal person will open up and talk with you which will aid in reducing the risk of suicide. |
| Fact 2 | Asking a person if he or she has recurrent thoughts of death and suicide may actually lower the risk of suicide. |
| Fact 3 | In persons 65 and older the suicide rate is over 15%. |
| Fact 4 | The highest American suicide rates are among older white males. |
| Fact 5 | When assessing degree of immediate suicide risk You must be willing to "trust your gut." |
| Fact 6 | Being upset, using alcohol and having a firearm increase the risk of suicide in teens. |
| Fact 7 | Having a safety plan helps decreases the likelihood of suicide completion. |
| Fact 8 | Maintaining a strong relationship with the person may be the best deterrent to a suicide attempt or completion. |
| Fact 9 √ | The most commonly identified psychological state of those who take their own lives has been found to be Hopelessness. (FRC well-being intervention has shown to drastically reduce the feeling of hopelessness of consumers thereby providing a preventative approach to suicide risk assessment.) |
| Fact 10 | The number one method of suicide used in America is firearms. |
| Fact 11 | The rate of suicide per 100,000 persons per year in the United States is approximately: Between 10 and 12 suicides per 100,000 people per year |
| Fact 12 | In America, the leading method used by women who complete suicide is firearms. |
| Fact 13 | Suicide is the third leading cause of death for American youth ages 15-24. |
| Fact 14 | Suicide claims the lives of the equivalent of 10 9/11's each year. |
Others have studied FRC. Wheaton College Center for Rural Mental Health in Wheaton, IL has examined FRC in depth to measure the success of the Center. FRC has had several articles published in Rural Mental Health magazine, calling FRC "an exemplary of the seven core values of community psychology." (Rural Mental Health)