Suicide Prevention Resources: Descriptions, Web Sites and Contact Information



	Suicide Prevention Resources: Descriptions, Web Sites and Contact Information Professional Organizations American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) AACAP promotes an understanding of mental illnesses and removing the stigma associated with them, advancing efforts in prevention of mental illnesses, and assuring proper treatment and access to services for children and adolescents. 3615 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Washington D.C. 20016 Phone: 202-966-7300 www.aacap.org American Association of Suicidology (AAS). 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. 4201 Connecticut Ave., NW #408 Washington, D.C. 20008 Phone: 202-237-2280 http://www.suicidology.org The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (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. 120 Wall Street, 22nd Floor New York, New York 10005 Phone: 888-333-AFSP http://www.afsp.org American Psychological Association (APA) The largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States and the world’s largest association of psychologists, APA works to advance psychology as a science, as a profession, and as a means of promoting human welfare. 750 First Street,NE Washington, D. C. 20002 Phone 202-336-5500 www.apa.org National Association of School Psychologists National Mental Health and Education Center Promotes educationally any psychologically healthy environments for all children and youth by implementing research-based effective programs that prevent problems, enhance independence, and promote optimal learning. Resources on mental illness, including depression and suicide. 4340 East West Highway Suite 402 Bethesda, MD 20814 Phone: 301-657-0270 www.nasponline.org Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention (CASP). CASP's purpose is to reduce the suicide rate and minimize the harmful consequences of suicidal behavior. http://www.suicideprevention.ca The European Network for Suicidology. A non-governmental organization, the Network's purpose is to establish a European coordinated network covering initiatives and efforts in the area of suicide research and suicide prevention, involving researchers, clinicians, and volunteers; and to enter into dialogue with the World Health Organization/EURO and the European Union. http://www.uke.uni-hamburg.de/ens International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP). IASP is dedicated to preventing suicidal behavior, to alleviate its effects, and to provide a forum for academians, mental health professionals, crisis workers, volunteers and suicide survivors. http://www.med.uio.no/iasp National Organization for People of Color Against Suicide (NOPCAS). 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. 4715 Sargent Rd. NE Washington, D.C. 20017 Phone: 202-549-6039 http://www.nopcas.com Organization for Attempters and Survivors of Suicide in Interfaith Services (OASSIS). A non-profit organization whose mission is to enrich the lives of those who have been and will be touched by suicide. OASSIS works to prevent suicide, increase awareness and remove the stigma on attempters and survivors. By facilitating educational programs, organizing systems-wide support, training professional caregivers, and offering consultative services, OASSIS works not only with religious communities, but also business and labor, health care providers, higher educational institutions, law enforcement, and military personnel. http://www.oassis.org Suicide Prevention Action Network (SPAN) USA, Inc. SPAN USA's goal is to create a way for survivors of suicide to transform their grief into positive action to prevent future tragedies. 5034 Odin’s Way Marietta, GA 30068 Phone: 888-649-1419 http://www.spanusa.org/ Center for School Mental Health Assistance Provides leadership and technical assistance to advance interdisciplinary school-based mental health programs. The Center offers a forum for training, the exchange of ideas, and promotion of coordinated systems of care. University of Maryland at Baltimore 680 West Lexington Street 10th Fl Baltimore, MD 21201-1570 Phone: 888-706-0980; 410-706-0980 http://csmha.umaryland.edu Suicide Prevention Resource Center Education Development Center, Inc. SPRC is a national resource center that provides technical assistance, training and information in order to strengthen suicide prevention networks and advance the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. The center will 1) provide suicide prevention technical assistance to national, state and local organizations, 2) disseminate suicide prevention related information, 3) identify best practices in suicide prevention, 4) develop and deliver training on suicide prevention topics, and 5) conduct policy activities. 55 Chapel Street Newton, MA 02458-1060 www.sprc.org Survivor Support American Association of Suicidology (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.http://www.suicidology.org 4201 Connecticut Ave., NW #408 Washington, D.C. 20008 Phone: 202-237-2282 The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (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. 120 Wall Street, 22nd floor New York, New York 10005 Phone: 800-333-AFSP, 212-363-3500 http://www.afsp.org The Bereavement Information Pack was originally developed at the Centre for Suicide Research, Oxford University Department of Psychiatry, as part of a project about suicide in young people. http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/publications/gaskell/bereav/index.htm The Compassionate Friends. A national non-profit, the mission of The 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. Has 575 chapters throughout the U.S. PO Box 3696 Oak Brook, IL 60522 877-969-0010 http://www.compassionatefriends.com The Gift of Keith is a website created in memory of Keith Loehr who died by suicide on March 29, 1999. One channel leads to a tribute site, while the other channel leads to information for suicide survivors. http://thegiftofkeith.org HEARTBEAT: Grief Support Following Suicide is a peer support group offering empathy, encouragement and direction following the suicide of a loved one. http://www.heartbeatsurvivorsaftersuicide.org The Link Counseling Center's National Resource Center. For Suicide Prevention and Aftercare. Programs of The Link are Counseling and Psychotherapy, Children in Crisis and Grief, Suicide Prevention and Aftercare, Community Education, Training, and Supervision. Sandy Springs Location 348 Mount Vernon Highway NE Atlanta, Georgia 30328 Phone: 404-256-9797 http://www.thelink.org Loving Outreach is a support group made up of survivors in Ontario. The site contains information helpful to survivors. http://www.lovingoutreach.org/index.html Resources for Clinicians Who Have Lost a Patient to Suicide is part of a website created and maintained by the American Association of Suicidology's Clinician Survivor Task Force. http://www.iusb.edu/~jmcintos/basicinfo.htm SA/VE: Suicide Awareness/Voices of Education. An organization dedicated to education about suicide and mental illness, and to speaking for suicide survivors. PO Box 24507 Minneapolis, MN 55424-0507 Phone; 952-946-7998 Toll Free: 888-511-SAVE http://www.save.org Suicide Prevention Action Network (SPAN) USA, Inc. SPAN USA's goal is to create a way for survivors of suicide to transform their grief into positive action to prevent future tragedies. 5034 Odin’s Way Marietta, GA 30068 Phone: 888-649-1366 http://www.spanusa.org/ Surviving Suicide. A website for healing after the loss of a loved one by suicide. http://www.survivingsuicide.com The Survivors of Loved Ones' Suicide (SOLOS) site is run 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. http://www.1000deaths.com Survivors of Suicide, Inc. (SOS) is a nonprofit, nonsectarian, self-help support group for those who have lost a relative or friend through suicide. This site maintains links to other related sites, a quarterly newsletter and volunteer opportunities. http://www.sossd.org Youth and Young Adult 4girls.gov. This web site, 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. http://www.4girls.gov/mind/index.htm B-SPAN - A Brown University chapter of SPAN. B-SPAN is a student organization at Brown University that is actively involved in suicide prevention and mental health awareness. Their main goal is to help others stop the emotional pain they are experiencing before it leads to suicide. http://www.brown.edu/Students/B-SPAN The Beth Foundation, Inc. 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. http://www.thebethfoundation.com CDC National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center. A central source for violence prevention information for parents, teens and others. Lists a toll-free hotline, a fax-on-demand service for prevention program information, publications, research and statistics, fact sheets and more. Mailstop K60 4770 Buford Highway NE Atlanta, GA 30341-3424 Phone: 770-488-1506 http://www.safeyouth.org/home.htm Children's Safety Network. Serving maternal and child health agencies and other organizations by providing information and technical assistance in efforts to reduce unintentional injuries and violence to children and adolescents. Also provides summaries of state prevention plans, and contact names for other states developing plans. http://www.childrenssafetynetwork.org The Jason Foundation. 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. http://www.jasonfoundation.com/ The Jed Foundation. 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. http://www.jedfoundation.org Kids Help Phone Site. Counselors answer calls from across Canada, giving youth, parents and caregivers across Canada a place to turn for help 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. http://kidshelp.sympatico.ca/en Notmykid Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping parents get educated about youth behavioral health issues including substance abuse, ADHD, lying, suicide and depression. http://www.notmykid.org Teen Education and Crisis Hotline serves North Carolina's youth that are at risk for drug use/abuse, domestic violence, and suicide by providing prevention and education activities for youth and their parents. http://www.teachhotline.org The Trevor Helpline 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. http://www.thetrevorproject.org/helpline.html Ulifeline. Ulifeline.org is a Web-based resource that provides students with a non-threatening and supportive link to their respective college's mental health center as well as important mental health information. http://www.ulifeline.org The Virginia Department of Health's Center for Injury and Violence Prevention is the lead agency for Virginia's Youth Suicide Prevention Plan. http://www.vahealth.org/civp/preventsuicideva/index.htm Washington State Youth Suicide Prevention Program is a private, not-for-profit organization, focusing on public awareness, training, and communities in action. http://www.yspp.org Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program. Program of awareness, education, prevention, intervention, postvention, community building, collaboration, replication & sustainability. Be-A-Linktm 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. http://www.yellowribbon.org Mental Health Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance. Formerly the National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association. 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. 730 N. Franklin Street, Suite 501 Chicago, IL 60610-7204 Phone: 800-826-3632, 312-642-0049 http://www.dbsalliance.org National Foundation for Depressive Illness, Inc. (NAFDI) was estabished in 1983 to provide public and professional information about affective disorders, the availability of treatment and the urgent need for further research. PO Box 2257 New York, NY 10116 Phone: 800-239-1265 www.depression.org Depression Screening. National Mental Health Association (NMHA) has a Depression Screening site as part of their 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. http://www.depression-screening.org The Glendon Association. A non-profit psychology corporation dedicated to understanding the roots and dynamics of self-destructive behavior and to alleviating the resulting social problems of suicide, child abuse, violence, and disturbed family relationships. http://www.glendon.org The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill. 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. Colonial Place Three 2107 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300 Arlington, VA 22201-3042 Phone: 703-525-7600 http://www.nami.org National Center for PTSD. 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 consequences of traumatic stress. http://www.ncptsd.org/index.html NIMH - National Institute/Mental Health. Part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), 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. 6001 Executive Boulevard Rm. 8184 MSC 9663 Bethsesda, MD 20892-9663 Phone: 301-443-8410 http://www.nimh.nih.gov National Mental Health Association. Nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness, provides referrals for mental health services to the public. Includes an online locator by state of providers of free depression screening. 1021 Prince Street Alexandria, VA 22314-2971 Phone: 800-969-NMHA (6642) http://www.nmha.org Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 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. 5600 Fishers Lane, Rm. 12-105 Rockville, MD 20857 Phone: 301-443-4795 http://www.samhsa.gov SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center provides information about mental health at the local, state and federal level to a vast audience, including Spanish materials, recent news items, an events listing and a mental illness services locator. http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov or http://www.mentalhealth.org SAMHSA's Family Guide to Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug Free. Developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to help educate parents and other concerned adults about effective means of promoting mental health in children and adolescents. The site also focuses on communicating to adults about how to reduce the risk of youth involvement with illegal substances, alcohol and tobacco. http://family.samhsa.gov/ National Mental Health Services Knowledge Exchange Network provides a user friendly, “one stop” gateway to a wide range of resources on mental health services. PO Box 42490 Washington, D.C. 20015 Phone: 800-984-8796 www.mentalhealth.org Research International Academy for Suicide Research. Publishers of Suicide Studies, formerly Archives of Suicide Research. 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. http://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/IASR National Library of Medicine. Creator of MedLine/PubMed. PubMed provides access to over 12 million MEDLINE citations back to the mid-1960's and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. 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. http://www.mentalhealth.org/suicideprevention NIMH Suicide Research Consortium. Coordinates program development in suicide research, identifies gaps in the scientific knowledge base on suicide across the life span, stimulates and monitors extramural research on suicide, keeps abreast of scientific developments in suicidology and public policy issues related to suicide surveillance, prevention and treatment, and disseminates science-based information on suicidology to the public, media, and policy makers. http://www.nimh.nih.gov/research/suicide.cfm Oxford University Centre for Suicide Research. Conducts research investigations on suicidal behavior, disseminates research finds, collaborates with other major centers, and provides training opportunities for researchers and students. http://cebmh.warne.ox.ac.uk/csr Suicide Information and Education Centre (SIEC). SIEC is a special library and resource center providing article packages on specific topics on suicide and suicidal behavior. http://www.siec.ca Statistics WISQARS - (Web-based Injury Statistics Query And Reporting System). An interactive system that provides customized injury-related mortality data useful for research and for making informed public health decision. http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars/default.htm The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Lists data and surveillance systems. http://www.cdc.gov/scientific.htm National Injury Data Technical Assistance Center. Charts of injury mortality trends for each state with the mechanism of suicide for age groups. Each chart links to a downloadable Excel workbook containing the data that generated the chart and a high definition version of the chart suitable for inclusion in a printed reproduction. http://www.injurypreventionweb.org/info/data.htm The National Violent Injury Statistics System. The National Violent Injury Statistics System (NVISS) is working to establish ongoing, national data systems on violent injuries. Gathering uniform data will assist efforts to understand and prevent homicide, suicide, and other violent injuries. NVISS's current major project is to pilot-test a prototype for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's proposed National Violent Death Reporting System. http://www.nviss.org The World Health Organization Statistical Information System (WHOIS). Offers statistical information on other countries as well the United States. http://www3.who.int/whosis/menu.cfm State Plans State Suicide Prevention Web Pages www.sprc.org/statepages/index Serves as a central collection of information about suicide prevention efforts for each state and provides a forum for sharing communication and resources within and across states. Each page includes a brief history of state suicide prevention efforts, highlights of current activities, a link to the state plan, scope of the state plan, state data, legislation, resources, funding sources and more. Florida Suicide Prevention Coalition (FSPC). FSPC works to develop and implement suicide prevention, intervention and postvention strategies and programs. This site includes suicide facts and statistics, warning signs of suicide, articles, information on Florida's suicide prevention plans and a listing of suicide prevention events taking place in Florida. http://www.floridasuicideprevention.org State Plans For Suicide Prevention. Davis Hayden, Ph.D. (Western Washington University) provides information on state suicide prevention plans. http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~hayden/spsp The Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network. The site includes warning signs of suicide; strategies for suicide prevention; information about suicides among teens, the elderly and African-Americans; links to more than 200 resources; and county-by-county statistics of suicides in Tennessee. http://www.tspn.org Washington State Youth Suicide Prevention Program is a private, not-for-profit organization, focusing on public awareness, training, and communities in action. http://www.yspp.org Massachusetts Strategic Plan for Suicide Prevention put forward by the Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention. www.mass.gov/dph/fch/injury/index.htm Special Populations APA Online: Depression and Suicide in Older Adults Resource Guide. Includes citations to journal articles, books, book chapters, reports and websites on depression and suicide in older adults. http://www.apa.org/pi/aging/depression.html Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Health Webpages - Seattle & King County. Provides direct services and education to the residents of King County, Washington. The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT) Health Webpages are designed to address some of the issues that affect GLBT youth somewhat differently than other youth, including suicide. http://www.metrokc.gov/health/glbt/youthsuicide.htm The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN). The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. GLSEN brings together students, educators, families and other community members to reform America's educational system. http://www.glsen.org Healing of Nations 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. http://www.healingofnations.org/ Indian Health Service Injury Prevention Program Website. 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. http://www.ihs.gov/MedicalPrograms/InjuryPrevention/index.cfm Institute on Aging. Provides a factsheet on suicide and the elderly, as well as information on symptoms of depression, signs of alcoholism, and complicated bereavement. http://www.ioaging.org/programs/cesp/sfacts.html The National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Spanish language page. Provides Spanish language crisis lines, suicide prevention websites, and Internet resources. http://www.mentalhealth.org/suicideprevention/espanol.asp The National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: At a Glance: Suicide Among the Elderly. A factsheet on suicide and the elderly. http://www.mentalhealth.org/suicideprevention/elderly.asp The Trevor Helpline 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. http://www.thetrevorproject.org/helpline.html International Organizations The Aeschi Working Group. A group of international clinicians and researchers dedicated to a patient-oriented understanding of the suicidal process and to improving the therapeutic relationship with the suicidal individual. http://www.aeschiconference.unibe.ch AUSEINET (The Australian Network for Promotion, Prevention and Early Intervention for Mental Health) A national project funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, Auseinet informs, educates and promotes good practice in a range of sectors and the community about mental health promotion, prevention, early intervention and suicide prevention across the lifespan. http://www.auseinet.com/suiprev/index.php Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention (CASP). CASP's purpose is to reduce the suicide rate and minimize the harmful consequences of suicidal behaviour. http://www.suicideprevention.ca The European Network for Suicidology. A non-governmental organization, the Network's purpose is to establish a European coordinated network covering initiatives and efforts in the area of suicide research and suicide prevention, involving researchers, clinicians, and volunteers; and to enter into dialogue with the World Health Organization/EURO and the European Union. http://www.uke.uni-hamburg.de/ens International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP). IASP is dedicated to preventing suicidal behaviour, to alleviate its effects, and to provide a forum for academians, mental health professionals, crisis workers, volunteers and suicide survivors. http://www.med.uio.no/iasp Oxford University Centre for Suicide Research. Conducts research investigations on suicidal behavior, disseminates research finds, collaborates with other major centers, and provides training opportunities for researchers and students. http://cebmh.warne.ox.ac.uk/csr Samaritans, U.K. Available 24 hours a day to provide confidential emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which may lead to suicide. The Samaritans' vision is for a society in which: Fewer people die by suicide; People are able to explore their feelings; and People are able to acknowledge and respect the feelings of others. http://www.samaritans.org Next Chapter




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