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Organized 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 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 web page provides information on the current funding opportunities available from the Office for Victims of Crime. It highlights grant funding opportunities in response to mass violence events and provides guidance for those interested in applying.
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 ResourcePresents 2012 data from an annual nationwide survey that measures attitudes and perceptions of stress among the general public and identifies leading sources of stress, common behaviors used for stress prevention and management and the impact of stress on our lives.
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 ResourceThe National Institute of Mental Health website has overviews of a number of disorders related to trauma exposure, including anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, and substance use disorders.
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 ResourceDesigned for mental health professionals and researchers, this online fact sheet provides information about trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and suicide. It presents suicide statistics, identifies types of trauma associated with increased risk of suicide (e.g., military sexual trauma), explores research on whether PTSD increases suicide risk, and highlights types of treatment for PTSD that may also lower risk for suicide.
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 edition of the SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center’s research newsletter describes research on reactions children and youth may have to human-caused disasters such as incidents of mass violence, terrorist attacks, and technological disasters. The edition identifies mental health and substance use issues and conditions that may affect young people after human-caused disasters, as well as approaches and interventions to support them.
View ResourceThis issue of the SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center’s research newsletter discusses reactions children and youth may have to a natural disaster. It also describes a variety of mental health issues and mental disorders that may occur, as well as substance use and misuse issues among adolescents, and risk and protective factors.
View ResourceThis article features infographics that show how Ebola is similar to and different from several other infectious diseases, including H1N1 pandemic influenza, seasonal influenza, and malaria. It includes a table with detailed information about Ebola and other infectious diseases.
View ResourceA section from a climate change assessment, this resource explores climate change’s impact on the physical and mental health of people faced by extreme weather, worsened natural disasters, and limited resources. It highlights increased health risks and offers guidance for building resilient communities and adapting to climate change.
View ResourceThis resource explains complex trauma that may be experienced in urban African American children, youth, and families. It highlights possible experiences with structural violence, racism, and other complex traumas to explore challenges and barriers to receiving mental health services.
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 ResourceThis article describes research on the process and effects of merging, after Hurricane Sandy, of substance use disorder treatment programs in New York City to ensure continuity of care. Investigators interviewed healthcare practitioners in the programs to understand challenges and measures they took that proved successful in terms of patient retention and both patient and staff health and well-being following the hurricane.
View ResourceDeveloped for emergency preparedness and response professionals, this guide explains how to incorporate language access into emergency plans. It discusses how to identify groups of people who speak specific languages and to ensure that individuals in these groups have access to services. The guide is designed to help professionals comply with legal requirements for meaningful access to services for people with limited English proficiency.
View ResourceThis resource provides a comprehensive breakdown of the impacts of climate change on human health, extreme disaster events, populations of concern, and more. Each section includes a summary of key findings and data analysis and highlights the need for additional research activities to promote preparedness and resilience.
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 ResourceThis journal article reports on a survey to assess emergency preparedness of U.S. parents and guardians of children with developmental disabilities.
View ResourceThis paper describes a survey of nearly 90 patients in a program in New York City for treatment of dependence on opioids when Hurricane Sandy struck the area.
View ResourceThis study investigated experiences of people in a treatment program for dependence on opioids (e.g., heroin, Vicodin, OxyContin) in New York City around the time of Hurricane Sandy. Findings highlight how programs and individuals can and do adapt during hurricanes and other disasters to ensure ongoing management of addictions.
View ResourceThis web page describes the foci of research on job stress conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), as well as how job stress research fits into the broader research agenda within and beyond NIOSH. The page includes links to a bibliographic database that includes job stress research, related resources, and other NIOSH web pages about stress at work.
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