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This web page from the SAMHSA Tribal Training and Technical Assistance Center provides resources that American Indian and Alaska Native communities can use to strengthen suicide prevention efforts. It links to a number of fact sheets, toolkits, research articles, and organizations.
View ResourceThrough this center, SAMHSA provides training and technical assistance to American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities, tribal SAMHSA grantees, and individuals and organizations who work with AI/AN people. Topics include mental health promotion, suicide prevention, and mental and substance use disorders. The center’s website provides information and links to print materials, websites, and webinars.
View ResourceThis resource describes evidence-supported strategies for states and communities to use to implement suicide prevention activities and reduce suicide risk. The guide offers an overview of suicide as a preventable public health problem, explains evidence criteria for inclusion in the guide, and details and expands upon each strategy.
View ResourceThis web page lists information about the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, provides a 988 partner toolkit, and includes data on suicide and prevention resources. It also features links to partner organizations and funding resources.
View ResourceKnow the Signs is a California campaign to make the public aware of warning signs of suicide, ways to offer help, and available resources. There are resources that can be adapted by other organizations for awareness campaigns.
View ResourceOrganized by suicide prevention organizations, Suicide Prevention Now provides a report on a poll reviewing the public’s beliefs and attitudes about suicide and mental health. The website provides key messages and tools that people can use to support and communicate about suicide prevention.
View ResourceThis web page includes resources and information on suicide prevention can be used by researchers, healthcare professionals, and consumers. This page presents sources of help for someone in immediate crisis, signs and symptoms of suicidality, risk factors, and information about research on suicide, as well as links to related resources.
View ResourceThis page from the American Psychological Association has resources for caregivers, those experiencing suicidal thoughts, and behavioral health professionals. The page features blog posts, news stories, podcasts, and other resources.
View ResourceThis guide outlines the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s work in fiscal year (FY) 2023 in areas including communications and awareness, programs, and research. The guide includes links to information and opportunities to engage in awareness activities and trainings.
View ResourceThis report outlines a national strategy to guide suicide prevention actions. It includes goals and objectives across four strategic directions: (1) wellness and empowerment, (2) prevention services, (3) treatment and support services, and (4) surveillance, research, and evaluation.
View ResourceOn this web page, you will find infographics and fact sheets that summarize national suicide statistics based on data from the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The fact sheets present suicide statistics by gender, age range, states, and regions of the country.
View ResourceThis document follows up on the 2001 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. It lists six key action items needed to reverse the upward trend in suicide deaths. For each of the six key action items, smaller steps as well as priorities are identified. This resource includes suggestions for federal agencies; state, territory, tribal, and local governments; public health agencies; suicide prevention leaders and organizations; and others.
View ResourceThis web page provides information for how survivors of a disaster or traumatic event can take steps to support their own physical and psychological health. It also provides tips for how to help someone who may be experiencing emotional distress.
View ResourceThis web page provides information for professionals seeking programs and practices to include or incorporate in a strategic approach to suicide prevention. The page includes links to lists of programs, information about the nature of the various lists, and discussion of different levels of evidence of effectiveness.
View ResourceThis literature review explores the effect of quarantine and isolation during disease outbreaks, epidemics, and pandemics on the risk of suicide. It includes studies on the impacts of outbreaks and epidemics including the Spanish influenza outbreaks, H1N1 influenza, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Ebola virus disease, and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS).
View ResourceThis online article provides an overview of suicide prevention in the Marine Corps, identifies warning signs and risk factors for suicide, and highlights ways for Marine Corps members and their loved ones to ask questions and offer support if they are concerned about someone. The web page also lists helplines and other sources of additional support.
View ResourceThis website provides links to information on suicide prevention that is tailored for specific settings, such as the workplace, faith communities, schools, colleges and universities, and foster care. Each link goes to a page offering guidance and resources for a specific setting.
View ResourceVeterans and their loved ones can reach the Veterans Crisis Line for free, confidential support even if they are not registered with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or enrolled in VA health care. The VA is partnering with SAMHSA to operate the national helpline.
View ResourceThis report provides an overview of the issue of suicide and the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, as well as the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention Implementation Assessment Advisory Group (NSSP IAAG), whose work is summarized in this report. The report covers findings of the NSSP IAAG, as well as their recommendations for increasing the effectiveness of implementation efforts in the future.
View ResourceDesigned for parents, teachers, and other school personnel, this web page highlights the role adults can play in intervening with children and youth at risk of suicide. It identifies risk factors and warning signs and offers tips on how adults can respond if they notice these factors in children or youth. Also discussed is the role of the school in suicide prevention.
View ResourceThis newsletter issue examines research related to traumatic stress and suicide after disasters. It attempts to answer a number of research questions focusing on topics that may be of interest to disaster behavioral health professionals.
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 ResourceAt this part of its website, the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) provides links to suicide prevention plans for 54 states and territories. In addition, SPRC lists contact information for officials and organizations within the state or territory that lead suicide prevention initiatives, as well as suicide prevention grantees and reports on efforts in suicide prevention within the state or territory.
View ResourceThis section of the Suicide Awareness Voices of Education website links to online resources on a variety of topics related to suicide. Topics include populations at greater risk, resources for families and students, data and statistics, and mental health information.
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.
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