Notice: This informational website is
not intended as a crisis response or hotline. Local
crisis hotline numbers can be found in the front of
your local phone book or call 911.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Provided by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Suicide Prevention Resource Center -
http://www.sprc.org/index.asp
The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)
provides prevention support, training, and resources
to assist organizations and individuals to develop
suicide prevention programs, interventions and
policies, and to advance the National Strategy for
Suicide Prevention.
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Resource
Center -
http://www.bpdresourcecenter.org
A resource center affiliated with New York
Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical College
that works to provide broad-based support for people
diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, and
their families. The center works with patients and
their families to identify the best and most
appropriate treatment options. The website offers a
variety of resources, including information about
disorders that often occur simultaneously with
borderline personality disorder.
Department of Defense Suicide Prevention and Risk
Reduction Committee's (SPARRC) Preventing Suicide
Network -
http://www.preventingsuicide.com/dodtest/
This site is intended to help military personnel,
related professionals, family, and friends who are
concerned about someone who may be at risk for
suicide to locate and access tailored resources
about suicide prevention.
Real Men, Real Depression -
http://menanddepression.nimh.nih.gov/infopage.asp?ID=1
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is
reaching out to educate the public about depression
in men through its "Real Men. Real Depression."
campaign.
Center for the Promotion of Mental Health in
Juvenile Justice -
http://www.promotementalhealth.org/index.htm
This center at Columbia University was created in
2001 to address the high prevalence of mental
illness among inmates in juvenile facilities across
the nation. The Center has sites around the country
dedicated to assisting community members and
administrators in juvenile detention facilities to
develop appropriate mental health measures for
inmates and disseminating evidence-based practices.
Columbia University TeenScreen® -
http://www.teenscreen.org/
The Columbia University TeenScreen® Program works by
creating partnerships with schools and communities
and helping them to implement their own screening
programs to identify at-risk teens and pre-teens.
The program is now used in high schools and other
settings in 26 states. It was developed under the
leadership of David Shaffer, M.D., the Director of
the Columbia University's Division of Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry.
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (formerly
the National Depressive and Manic-Depressive
Association) -
http://www.dbsalliance.org
A non-profit patient-directed organization focusing
on depression and bipolar disorder. Provides
up-to-date, scientifically-based tools and
information. Supports research to promote more
timely diagnosis, develop more effective and
tolerable treatments, and discover a cure. Works to
ensure that people living with mood disorders are
treated equitably.
Depression Screening - National Mental Health
Association (NMHA) -
http://www.depression-screening.org
The Depression Screening website is part of NMHA's
Campaign for America's Mental Health. The mission of
this web site is to educate people about clinical
depression, offer a confidential way for people to
get screened for symptoms of the illness, and guide
people toward appropriate professional help if
necessary.
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill -
http://www.nami.org
A nonprofit, grassroots, self-help, support and
advocacy organization of consumers, families, and
friends of people with severe mental illnesses, such
as schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar
disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and anxiety
disorders.
National Center for PTSD -
http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/index.html
Created by U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs in 1989 in
response to a Congressional mandate to address the
needs of veterans with military-related PTSD, the
Center's mission was, and remains: To advance the
clinical care and social welfare of America's
veterans through research, education, and training
in the science, diagnosis, and treatment of PTSD and
stress-related disorders. This website is provided
as an educational resource concerning PTSD and other
enduring onsequences of traumatic stress.
National Institute of Mental Health Part of the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) -
http://www.nimh.nih.gov
The principal biomedical and behavioral research
agency of the United States Government, NIMH's
mission is to reduce the burden of mental illness
and behavioral disorders through research on mind,
brain, and behavior.
Stop A Suicide Today! -
http://www.stopasuicide.org
Developed by Harvard psychiatrist Douglas Jacobs,
M.D. and the Screening for Mental Health, Inc, Stop
a Suicide, Today! teaches how to recognize the signs
of suicide in family members, friends and
co-workers, and empowers people to make a difference
in the lives of loved ones. It emphasizes the
relationship between suicide and mental illness and
the notion that a key step in reducing suicide is to
get those in need into mental health treatment. The
project is endorsed by two national mental health
organizations and co-sponsored by twelve additional
organizations.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA) -
http://www.samhsa.gov
An agency of the U.S. Department of Health & Human
Services, SAMHSA is the federal agency charged with
improving the quality and availability of
prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services
in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and
cost to society resulting from substance abuse and
mental illnesses.
Suicide Prevention Action Network (SPAN) USA, Inc
-
http://www.spanusa.org/
SPAN USA's goal is to create a way for survivors of
suicide to transform their grief into positive
action to prevent future tragedies.
Professional Organizations
American Association of Suicidology (AAS) -
http://www.suicidology.org
AAS is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the
understanding and prevention of suicide. Its site is
designed as a resource for anyone concerned about
suicide, including AAS members, suicide researchers,
therapists, prevention specialists, survivors of
suicide, and people who are themselves in crisis.
AAS hosts an annual conference every April;
publishes a peer-reviewed professional journal,
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior; and provides
resources for survivors, including Surviving
Suicide, a quarterly newsletter written by and for
survivors of suicide.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
- http://www.afsp.org
AFSP is dedicated to advancing the knowledge of
suicide and the ability to prevent it by supporting
the research and education needed to prevent
suicide.
National Organization for People of Color Against
Suicide (NOPCAS) -
http://www.nopcas.com
A non-profit organization, NOPCAS's goals are to
bring suicide and depression awareness to minority
communities that have historically been discounted
from traditional awareness programs.
Research
Center for Suicide Prevention (Canada) -
http://www.suicideinfo.ca
The Centre for Suicide Prevention has three main
branches - The Suicide Information & Education
Collection (SIEC) is a special library and resource
centre providing information on suicide and suicidal
behaviour. The Suicide Prevention Training Programs
(SPTP) branch provides caregiver training in suicide
intervention, awareness, bereavement, crisis
management and related topics. Suicide Prevention
Research Projects (SPRP) advocates for, and supports
research on suicide and suicidal behaviour.
International Academy for Suicide Research
(Publishers of Suicide Studies, formerly Archives of
Suicide Research) -
http://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/IASR
The objectives of the Academy include promoting high
standards of research and scholarship in the field
of suicidal behavior by fostering communication and
cooperation among scholars engaged in such research.
National Strategy for Suicide Prevention -
http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/suicideprevention/
The National Strategy for Suicide Prevention creates
a framework for suicide prevention for the Nation.
The Goals and Objectives for Action articulate a set
of 11 goals and 68 objectives, and provide a
blueprint for action. The National Strategy was
published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services in May 2001 with the leadership from the
Surgeon General.
Special Populations
Healing of Nations -
http://www.healingofnations.org/
This site is dedicated to disseminating information
about suicide prevention and crisis intervention
among American Indian youth. The site places a
special emphasis on community planning from a
cultural perspective.
Indian Health Service Injury Prevention Program
Website -
http://www.ihs.gov/MedicalPrograms/InjuryPrevention/index.cfm
Seeks to raise the health status of American Indians
and Alaska Natives to the highest possible level by
decreasing the incidence of severe injuries and
death to the lowest possible level and increasing
the ability of tribes to address their injury
problems.
Institute on Aging -
http://www.ioaging.org/programs/cesp/sfacts.html
Provides a factsheet on suicide and the elderly, as
well as information on symptoms of depression, signs
of alcoholism, and complicated bereavement.
Law Enforcement Wellness Association, Inc -
http://www.cophealth.com
The association is dedicated to the overall physical
and psychological health of the nation's law
enforcement personnel.
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill's
Multicultural Action Center (MAC) -
http://www.nami.org/template.cfm?section=multicultural_support
The MAC works to focus attention on system reform to
ensure access to culturally competent services and
treatment for all Americans and to help and support
families of color who are dealing with mental
illness. The site contains multi-lingual resources,
including mental health fact sheets on diverse
communities.
Trevor Helpline -
http://www.thetrevorproject.org
This is a national 24-hour, toll-free suicide
prevention hot line aimed at gay and questioning
youth. Calls are handled by highly trained
counselors and are free and confidential.
Data Sources
Injury and Data Resources from the National
Center for Health Statistics -
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/otheract/injury/injury_home.htm
The purpose of this website is to provide an
overview of the sources of national level injury
data available from the National Center for Health
Statistics (NCHS) and to provide details on the
injury morbidity and mortality data collection
systems, surveys and coding schemes used to collect
and categorize the data.
National Center for Health Statistics Fast Stats
-
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/suicide.htm
The Centers for Disease Control's National Center
for Health Statistics compiles statistical
information to guide public health actions and
policies. This particular page displays statistics
about Self-Inflicted Injury/Suicide in the U.S.
NVDRS: National Violent Death Reporting System
-
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/profiles/nvdrs/default.htm
State and local agencies use this system to input
detailed information from medical examiners,
coroners, police, crime labs and death certificates
that could answer important fundamental questions
about violence. NVDRS then pools these valuable data
to better depict the scope and nature of violence.
WISQARS (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and
Reporting System): Fatal Injuries: Mortality Reports
-
http://webappa.cdc.gov/sasweb/ncipc/mortrate.html
A database of U.S. injury mortality data that
generates tables of injury deaths and death rates by
particular causes of injury mortality. You may
select outputs by 5 year age groups or by single
year of age. The mortality data reported in WISQARS
is from death certificate data reported to the
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), CDC.
NCHS collects, compiles, verifies and prepares these
data for release to the public. The process takes
approximately 18 months after the end of a given
year.
World Health Organization (WHO) Suicide
Prevention -
http://www.who.int/mental_health/prevention/suicide/suicideprevent/en/
This section of the WHO website contains information
about suicide prevention around the globe, including
links at the bottom of the page to country reports
and charts and global charts about suicide
statistics.
Survivor Bereavement Support
Compassionate Friends -
http://www.compassionatefriends.com
The mission of Compassionate Friends is to assist
families toward the positive resolution of grief
following the death of a child of any age and to
provide information to help others be supportive.
This organization has 575 chapters throughout the
U.S.
Friends For Survival, Inc. -
http://www.friendsforsurvival.org
A national non-profit organization of people who
have been affected by a death caused by suicide.
Established in 1983, Friends for Survival is
dedicated to providing a variety of peer support
services that comfort those in grief, encourage
healing and growth, foster the development of skills
to cope with a loss and educate the entire community
regarding the impact of suicide. All staff and
volunteers have been directly impacted by a suicide
death.
Link Counseling Center's National Resource Center
For Suicide Prevention and Aftercare -
http://www.thelink.org
Programs of The Link include Counseling and
Psychotherapy, Children in Crisis and Grief, Suicide
Prevention and Aftercare, Community Education,
Training, and Supervision.
Resources for Clinicians Who Have Lost a Patient
to Suicide -
http://mypage.iusb.edu/~jmcintos/basicinfo.htm
This is part of a website created and maintained by
the American Association of Suicidology's Clinician
Survivor Task Force.
SAVE: Suicide Awareness Voices of Education -
http://www.save.org
An organization dedicated to education about suicide
and mental illness, and to speaking for suicide
survivors.
Suicide Prevention Action Network (SPAN) USA, Inc
-
http://www.spanusa.org/
SPAN USA's goal is to create a way for survivors of
suicide to transform their grief into positive
action to prevent future tragedies.
Survivors of Loved Ones' Suicide (SOLOS) -
http://www.1000deaths.com
This site is maintained by survivors and provides
help and support to other survivors through
outreach, education and research. This site offers
memorials for loved ones lost to suicide, email
support groups for survivors, articles, calendar of
events, as well as some statistics.
Youth
Mind Over Matters @ 4girls.gov -
http://www.4girls.gov/mind/index.htm
This website, developed by the Office on Women's
Health in the Department of Health and Human
Services focuses on many health topics that respond
to adolescent girls' health concerns. The section,
Mind Over Matters, talks about relieving stress in
healthy ways, stress reduction techniques, stress
and illness, depression, self-injury and teen
suicide prevention.
Beth Foundation, Inc. -
http://www.thebethfoundation.com
A non-profit organization dedicated to reducing the
suicide rate in Florida through education and
awareness. Provides training to increase the general
knowledge about the nature of suicidal behavior, how
to respond and refer a suicidal person for help, and
provides a clearinghouse for suicide prevention
information and resources.
Columbia University TeenScreen® -
http://www.teenscreen.org/
The Columbia University TeenScreen® Program works by
creating partnerships with schools and communities
and helping them to implement their own screening
programs to identify at-risk teens and pre-teens.
The program is now used in high schools and other
settings in 26 states. It was developed under the
leadership of David Shaffer, M.D., the Director of
the Columbia University's Division of Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry.
Cyberbully.org -
http://www.cyberbully.org
This web site, provided by the Center for Safe and
Responsible Internet Use, includes information and
resources for educators and parents, as well as
current news and research on the topic of
cyberbullying, or "sending or posting harmful or
cruel text or images using the Internet or other
digital communication devices."
Jason Foundation -
http://www.jasonfoundation.com/
A nationally recognized leader in teen suicide
awareness and prevention. Makes available a wide
range of informative, educational materials and
programs, at no charge, to parents, teachers, youth
workers and others who are concerned about the
alarming statistics that link our country's next
generations and suicide.
Jed Foundation -
http://www.jedfoundation.org
The Jed Foundation is a nonprofit public charity
committed to reducing the young adult suicide rate
and improving mental health support provided to
college students nationwide.
National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile
Justice -
http://www.ncmhjj.com
The National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile
Justice was established in July 2001 to assist the
field in developing improved policies and programs
for youth with mental health disorders in contact
with the juvenile justice system, based on the best
available research and practice.
Notmykid Inc. -
http://www.notmykid.org
This is a non-profit organization dedicated to
helping parents get educated about youth behavioral
health issues including substance abuse, ADHD,
lying, suicide and depression.
Trevor Helpline -
http://www.thetrevorproject.org
This is a national 24-hour, toll-free suicide
prevention hot line aimed at gay and questioning
youth. Calls are handled by highly trained
counselors and are free and confidential.
Washington State Youth Suicide Prevention Program
-
http://www.yspp.org
A private, not-for-profit organization, focusing on
public awareness, training, and communities in
action.
Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program -
http://www.yellowribbon.org
A program of awareness, education, prevention,
intervention, postvention, community building,
collaboration, replication & sustainability.
Be-A-Link Gatekeeper Presentations and Trainings are
available to youth and adults, separately and
jointly. Curriculums are designed for professional
and lay people, EMS/fire and law enforcement.
