Suicide Prevention Resources

For an overview of the suicide prevention initiatives within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, visit http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/suicideprevention/glance.asp.

Resources from SAMHSA include:

• National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: The Strategy represents the combined work of advocates, clinicians, researchers, and survivors. Visit http://mentalhealth.
  samhsa.gov/suicideprevention.
  
  
• The Surgeon General's Call To Action To Prevent Suicide.
  
  
• National Suicide Prevention Initiative: For links to SAMHSA's other efforts, including the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, visit the Center for Mental Health Services Web site at http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/nspi.
  
  
• Suicide Prevention Statistics: A recent report from SAMHSA's Office of Applied Studies, Suicidal Thoughts, Suicide Attempts, Major Depressive Episode, and Substance Use among Adults. For other reports, visit http://oas.samhsa.gov/suicide.cfm.

Related Links

• American Indians and Alaska Natives—A Guide to Suicide Prevention for American Indian and Alaska Native Communities: The One Sky Center, a National Resource Center for American Indians and Alaska Natives, provides a PDF version of this guide for tribal, community, and school leaders at www.oneskycenter.org/documents/
  AGuidetoSuicidePreventionDRAFT.pdf.
  
  
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Includes fact sheets, program activities guide, and podcast entitled “Understanding Suicide” at www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/suicide.
  
  
• The National Institute of Mental Health presents recent scientific developments—such as a study examining the role of genes in suicidal thinking in individuals taking antidepressant medication—at http://nimh.nih.gov/topics/suicide-prevention.shtml.
  
  

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