The Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress is dedicated to advancing trauma-informed knowledge, leadership, and methodologies. The Center’s work addresses a wide scope of trauma exposure from the consequences of combat, operations other than war, and terrorism, to natural and human-caused disasters and public health threats.

Veterans 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.

The 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.

Created for parents and caregivers by a pediatrician, this website provides tips for communicating information about climate change and its effects to youth of various ages. The page breaks down recommendations by age ranges and offers caregivers opportunities to instill resilience and foster climate advocacy in children.

The National Institute of Mental Health website hosts resources and information on suicide prevention that can be used by researchers, healthcare professionals, and consumers. This web 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.

This 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.

Led by experts associated with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Project 2025 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.

This 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.

The mission of Suicide Awareness Voices of Education is to prevent suicide through public awareness and education, and to serve as a resource to those touched by suicide.

This 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.

This 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.

The Trevor Project is a suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization that provides 24/7/365 information and support to young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, aromantic, agender, or part of other sexual orientation and gender identity minority groups. Trained counselors are available through call, text, or chat for individuals needing support through a difficult time.

This hotline from SAGE was developed specifically for older adults who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and members of other sexual orientation and gender identity minority groups (LGBTQ+). The hotline is available 24/7 in English and Spanish, with translation in 180 languages. Responders are certified in crisis response and can provide information about community support resources.

Yellow Ribbon provides trainings in suicide prevention, and collaborates with community support networks to reduce the stigma surrounding suicide.

This section of the Suicide Awareness Voices of Education website links to online resources on a variety of suicide-related topics. Topic areas include populations at greater risk, resources for families and students, data and statistics, and mental health information.

The 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 suicidality and suicide.