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The Disaster Distress Helpline is the nation’s first helpline dedicated to providing disaster crisis counseling. The toll-free helpline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This free, confidential, and multilingual crisis support service is available via telephone or text message (1–800–985–5990) to U.S. residents who are experiencing psychological distress as a result of a natural or human-caused disaster.
View ResourceThis web page provides information on the factors that may lead to suicide. It lists warning signs that someone may be suicidal based on their behavior, mood, and what they talk about. It also describes the health factors, environmental factors, and historical factors that put a person more at risk for becoming suicidal.
View ResourceThis series of videos covers topics in suicide prevention that are presented by leaders in the field. Lasting no more than 6 minutes, each video touches on a key idea in preventing suicide and emotional distress.
View ResourceThe Suicide Prevention Resource Center offers technical assistance, training, and materials to increase the knowledge and expertise of suicide prevention practitioners and other professionals serving people at risk for suicide. Resources include information on school-based prevention programs, a best practices registry, and state information.
View ResourceYellow Ribbon provides trainings in suicide prevention, and collaborates with community support networks to reduce the stigma surrounding suicide.
View ResourceDesigned for nursing homes, assisted living facilities, independent living facilities, and continuing care retirement communities, this toolkit contains a suite of resources with information about mental health and suicide prevention. It includes a manager’s guide, fact sheets for residents, and hands-on training tools for professional staff and family members.
View ResourceThe Ask Suicide-Screening Questions tool is a brief (20-second) assessment that healthcare professionals can administer in a variety of settings (emergency department, inpatient medical unit, primary care clinics) to gauge suicide risk in patients. The toolkit website explains how to administer and respond to screening test results.
View ResourceThe Indian Health Service website provides links to resources that may be helpful to healthcare professionals in working with American Indians and Alaska Natives who may be at risk of suicide.
View ResourceThe 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, available by simply dialing 988, is a 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention helpline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. When someone calls the helpline, his or her call is routed to the nearest crisis center. The Lifeline’s national network, consisting of more than 250 local crisis centers, provides crisis counseling and mental health referrals day and night.
View ResourceThe Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale is a 10-question screening tool to identify if a parent is suffering from depression, anxiety, or thoughts of harming themselves. This questionnaire should be conducted and scored by a health professional. This website from Perinatal Services British Columbia includes a scoring guide and questionnaires in 14 different languages.
View ResourceThis website provides an overview of suicide in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities and presents information and resources for providers, patients, and people interested in helping prevent suicide and promote behavioral health among AI/AN communities.
View ResourceLed by experts associated with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the Bold Goal aims to lower the annual rate of suicide by 20 percent by 2025. On its website, the program offers resources in its four areas for intervention: firearms, healthcare systems, emergency departments, and corrections systems. Links to related resources from other organizations are also provided.
View ResourceThis website features several Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) screeners, including the PHQ-9, a widely used scale to assess for depression that also asks about suicidal thoughts. This tool is often used in primary care settings. An instruction manual available for download from the website presents recommended follow-up based on various types of responses to the PHQ.
View ResourceThis program works to help prevent suicide, with a focus on military service members and their families but relevance also to first responders, healthcare professionals, and communities. The program offers many resources through its website, some still in development, including podcasts, videos, and tip sheets.
View ResourceThis educational resource for pediatric healthcare professionals and other health professionals helps identify partnerships and strategies for preventing youth suicide. The strategies target both clinical settings as well as community and school settings.
View ResourceThe Patient Safety Screener (PSS-3) is designed for use in acute care settings with patients who may be at risk for suicide. The Suicide Prevention Resource Center provides a video on how to use a tool with additional explanation on the use of PSS-3.
View ResourceThis organization offers 24/7 call, text, and chat options for Hawaiian individuals seeking help with crisis, mental health, and substance use. The website also features resources for those struggling with substance use recovery, suicidal ideation, and mental health issues.
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