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Table of Contents
I. Overview: Suicide in Massachusetts
II. Understanding Suicide
A. Suicide
Facts
B. Risk Factors for Suicide
C. Warning
Signs of Suicide
D. What
to do if a Friend or Relative is Suicidal
E. Suicide
Among Youth and Young Adults
F. Suicide
Among the Elderly
G. Survivors
of Suicide
H. Intentional
Injury
I. Depression
J. Suicide
and Firearms
III. Summary of
National Strategy for Suicide Prevention
IV. State Suicide
Prevention Plans
V.Reporting on
Suicide: Recommendations for the Media
VI. Suicide Prevention Resources: Description,
Web Sites and Contact Information
VII. Education and
Training
VIII. Suicide Prevention
Coalitions
IX. Services for
Gay, Lesbian and Bi-sexual Youth
X. Elder Health Resources
XI. Hotlines/24
hour Crisis Lines
Description
of Hotline/Crisis Line Services
National
Hotlines
Massachusetts
Samaritans: 24 hr. Crisis Intervention
XII. Help Lines
Description
of Parent Help Line/Warm Line Services
Provider
Referral Information
Warm Lines
XIII. Substance
Abuse Hotlines
XIV. Rape Crisis Centers
XV. Grief Support Programs
XVI. Emergency Mental
Health and Mental Health Providers/Agencies
XVII. Mental Health
Advocacy/Support
XVIII. Data Resources
XIX. Publication
Resources
Appendix A: Suicide Prevention Resource Guide Questionnaire
Appendix B: Order Form : Massachusetts Suicide
Prevention Resource Guide
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Dear Suicide Prevention Advocate,
This is a Revised Version of the Massachusetts Suicide
Prevention Resource Guide . Suicide has touched the
lives of many of us. The goal of this directory
is to help you locate existing suicide prevention services
and resources. This guide is intended to provide
local, state and national suicide prevention and survivor
support services and resources.*
We look forward to your comments, suggestions and continued
participation in making this guide more useful for everyone
touched by suicide, and working to prevent it.
Sincerely,
Cindy Rodgers, Director
Injury Prevention and Control Program
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street, 4 th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-624-5413
Fax: 617-624-5075
Email: cindy.rodgers@state.ma.us
Alan
Holmlund, Program Coordinator
Suicide Prevention Program
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street, 4 th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-624-5476
Fax: 617-624-5075
Email: alan.holmlund@state.ma.us
*Please note that this guide is intended as an informational
resource and should serve only as a starting point in your
research for resources and materials. While every
effort has been made to ensure the information contained
within this guide is accurate, resources and services may
have changed, ended or been added since the publication of
this guide.
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