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Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
SPRC Fact Sheet

Screening and Safety Planning With Adults at Risk of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and Suicide: An Issue Brief for Clinicians 

2023

This issue brief identifies some of the challenges clinicians may encounter when working at the...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
SPRC Fact Sheet

Warning Signs of Suicide: A Fact Sheet for Family and Community Members

2023
This fact sheet can help you recognize common warning signs that may indicate a person is at risk of suicide. It also provides tips on how to respond if you observe these warning signs in someone and when to seek immediate professional help.
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
SPRC Fact Sheet

Warning Signs of Suicide: A Fact Sheet for Clinicians

2023
A brief reference tool to help clinicians recognize signs that may indicate a client (i.e., patient) is at immediate or acute risk of suicide.
Report

Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention for LGBTQIA2S+ Youth: A Resource Guide for Professionals, Families, and Communities

2023
This guide can help professionals, families, and communities support the mental well-being of LGBTQIA2S+ youth.
Resource List/Bibliography

Suicide Prevention Month: Ideas for Action

2023
This two-page resource offers information to help anyone, anywhere get involved in Suicide Prevention Month in September. It includes tips on how to take action to help prevent suicide in your community, such as learning about effective suicide prevention, sharing stories of hope, and empowering everyone to be there for those in distress.
Resource List/Bibliography

Suicide Prevention Resource Center's Best Practices Registry

2023

SPRC's library of suicide prevention programs and interventions that incorporate best practices...

Report

SPRC 2021 Tribal Suicide Prevention Needs Assessment Aggregate Technical Report

2022
The TNA provides information on tribal suicide prevention needs and tracks changes in suicide prevention capacity over time.
Webinar/Presentation

Tools to Build a Strong State Foundation: Infrastructure Development (AAS21 Presentation)

2021

This presentation includes an overview of SPRC's Recommendations for State Suicide Prevention I...

Guidelines/Recommendations

The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Implement the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention

2021
This document seeks to advance progress toward full implementation of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.
Template/Worksheet
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Stanley-Brown Safety Plan

2021
A fill-in-the-blank template for developing a safety plan with a patient at increased risk for a suicide attempt.
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
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Promoting Psychological Health and Suicide Prevention among Older Adults during COVID-19

2020
This sheet provides information on how COVID-19 impacts the psychological health of older adults and strategies for coping, supporting older adults, and seeking professional help.
Report

Public Perception of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Survey Results

2020
This report summarizes the results of a Harris Poll conducted in July 2020 about public knowledge, perceptions, attitudes, and experiences related to mental health, access to mental health care, and suicide prevention.
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Increased Access to Mental Health Care for Older Adults: Getting Support during COVID-19

2020
This sheet provides information on mental health care available during COVID-19 for older adults, and links to tools and tips for finding providers.
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
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Reducing Loneliness and Social Isolation among Older Adults

2020
This sheet provides information on the impact of loneliness and social isolation on older adults, tools to identify loneliness, and interventions to reduce loneliness and isolation.
Video/Audio Recording
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Treating Suicidal Patients during COVID-19

2020
In these short videos, Dr. Barbara Stanley provides concrete tips for making sure clients stay safe without having to rely on hospitalization.
Other

The Links between Public Health Crises and Suicide

2020
This literature review looks at suicide risk during periods of isolation (e.g., quarantine) during epidemics, pandemics, or other outbreaks.
Report

State Lifeline Reports: January-June 2020

2020

These reports examine call volume for each state and the territories of American Samoa, Guam an...

Video/Audio Recording

Aftercare That Makes a Difference

2020
In this brief video Diana Cortez Yañez shares the value of aftercare and what hospitals can do to help patients safely navigate transitions in care.
Manual
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Supporting Survivors of Suicide Loss: A Guide for Funeral Directors (2nd ed.)

2020
This guide provides critical information, practical advice, and useful resources to help funeral directors better serve people who are bereaved by a suicide loss.
Resource List/Bibliography
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Choosing a Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training Program: A Comparison Table of Trainings Available Online

2020
Find an online training appropriate for your setting, the people you are trying to protect from suicide, and the people you want to train as gatekeepers.
Guidelines/Recommendations
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Guidance for Culturally Adapting Gatekeeper Trainings

2020
This tool provides a series of questions to guide the cultural adaptation of gatekeeper training programs, which will help improve the community ownership, use, and effectiveness of the training. The questions included address the audience, training delivery, shared group considerations, follow-up, and referral networks.
Guidelines/Recommendations
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Selecting and Implementing a Gatekeeper Training

2020

This tool provides information on gatekeeper trainings. It contains questions and lists of fact...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Best Practices in Care Transitions for Individuals with Suicide Risk: Inpatient Care to Outpatient Care

2019
This report presents feasible, evidence-based practices to improve patient engagement and safety during the transition from inpatient to outpatient care.
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Resources for Suicide Loss Survivors

2019

This fact sheet describes the impact of a suicide death, suicidal grief, barriers to seeki...

Guidelines/Recommendations
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R3 Report Issue 18: National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) 15.01.01 for suicide prevention

2019

The Joint Commission realized that suicide rates have not improved over the past decade and has...

Video/Audio Recording
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Transforming Tribal Communities: Indigenous Perspectives on Suicide Prevention

2019
These brief webinar clips feature expert advice on addressing the root causes of suicide and mental health issues in tribal communities.
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Understanding Risk and Protective Factors for Suicide: A Primer for Preventing Suicide

2019

This primer provides an overview of risk and protective factors for suicide and guidance on how...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
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Financing suicide prevention in health care systems

2019
This set of tools offers guidance on financing suicide prevention services in health care systems.
Training
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A Strategic Planning Approach to Suicide Prevention

2019
This free online course will teach you how to apply a strategic planning approach to your suicide prevention efforts.
Toolkit
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Best and Promising Practices for the Implementation of Zero Suicide in Health and Behavioral Health Care Systems in Indian Country

2019
This toolkit contains recommendations for the implementation of Zero Suicide in Indian country.
Video/Audio Recording

Faith Leaders' Guide to Self-Care after a Suicide

2019

When someone dies by suicide, faith leaders are often called upon to provide care and support t...

Guidelines/Recommendations

A Model School Policy on Suicide Prevention: Model Language, Commentary and Resources

2019

This document was developed by ensuring that local policies are in line with the latest researc...

Website

Uniting for Suicide Postvention

2019

Suicide postvention builds on prevention efforts by providing immediate and ongoing support to ...

Manual

National Suicide Prevention Strategies: Progress, Examples and Indicators

2019

This guide outlines strategies for developing, implementing and evaluating national suicid...

Report

Fostering Healthy Mental, Emotional and Behavioral Development in Children and Youth

2019

Healthy mental, emotional and behavioral development are protective against suicide. The public...

Toolkit

Preventing Suicide: A Community Engagement Toolkit

2019

This toolkit is a step-by-step guide for people who would like to initiate suicide prevention a...

Report

Trevor national survey on LGBTQ youth mental health

2019

This is the Trevor Project’s first wide-ranging report from a cross-sectional national survey...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

National estimate of LGBTQ youth seriously considering suicide

2019

The Trevor Project consulted with experts and national datasets to arrive at estimates of LGBTQ...

Guidelines/Recommendations
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State Suicide Prevention Infrastructure

2019
This resource provides the first-ever recommendations for a strong state infrastructure to support effective, comprehensive, and sustained suicide prevention.
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Suicide among Women Veterans: Risk Factors Associated with Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being

2019

Women veterans are almost twice as likely as non-veteran women to die by suicide. This issue br...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Tailoring crisis response and pre-arrest diversion models for rural communities

2019

This brief features a few current strategies and technologies that rural communities can adopt ...

Website

Adolescent connectedness has lasting effects

2019
Protective effects of connectedness have been shown to persist into adulthood among youth who feel engaged and supported at school, in their communities and at home.
Database

Learning center assistance listings

2019

This beta website replaces the online Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA). It provide...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
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Preventing Suicide: The Role of High School Mental Health Providers

2019
This sheet provides information and resources on suicide prevention for high school mental health providers.
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
SPRC Fact Sheet

Preventing Suicide: The Role of High School Teachers

2019
This sheet provides information and resources on suicide prevention for high school teachers.
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Alcohol and drug misuse and suicide and the millennial generation: A devastating impact

2019
This issue brief reviews the data for deaths due to alcohol, drugs and suicide among young adults, ages 20 to 34, often called millennials, for the period between 1999 and 2017 and makes recommendations
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Suicide rates for females and males by race and ethnicity: United States, 1999 and 2017

2019

This data brief examined the growth in the suicide rate between the years 1999 and 2017 fo...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

How women’s reproductive cycles and sexual health affect their suicide risk

2019

The suicide rate among women Veterans is nearly twice that of their civilian peers. Sexual dysf...

Manual

Screening and assessment of co-occurring disorders in the justice system

2019

This guide examines practices for screening and assessment of people in the justice system who ...

Training
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Locating and Understanding Data for Suicide Prevention

2019
This free online course explores data sources that can help you understand suicide at the national, state and community level.
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Pain in the nation update: While deaths from alcohol, drugs, and suicide slowed slightly in 2017, rates are still at historic highs

2019

This issue brief reports on 2017 alcohol-and drug-induced fatalities and suicide which had reac...

Manual

Leveraging Funding Sources and Partnerships in Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention

2019

This guide provides a compilation of public and private funding sources and strategic guidance ...

Toolkit

Suicide reporting recommendations: Media as partners in suicide prevention

2019

The purpose of the toolkit is to provide media professionals with application-based recommendat...

Database

Blueprints for healthy youth development

2019

Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development is a registry of evidence-based positive youth develop...

Website

What you can do: Firearm injury prevention

2019

This website provides physicians with resources and tools to identify, counsel and intervene wi...

Manual
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A practical guide to psychiatric advance directives

2019

This guide provides background and practical information promoting the use of psychiatric advan...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Community support resource for those impacted by gun violence

2019

This resources helps community members identify and support those impacted by mass shootings su...

Video/Audio Recording

Rocky Mountain short takes on suicide prevention: Postvention 101

2019

In this first of a series of podcasts on postvention, speakers Dr. Sarra Nazem and Dr. Jack Jor...

Book

The practical playbook II: Building multisector partnerships that work

2019

This book expands upon work of the Institute of Medicine commissioned by the Centers for Diseas...

Report

Health systems interventions to prevent firearm injuries and death

2019

The Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice of the National Academies of Sciences...

Manual
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Suicide prevention competencies for faith leaders: Supporting life before, during, and after a suicidal crisis

2019
This new resource provides faith leaders with the attitudes, approaches, and skills needed to prevent suicide and provide care and comfort for those affected by suicide.
Report

Behind the asterisk*: Perspectives on young adult mental health from "small and hard-to-reach" communities

2019
The purpose of this report is to inform policymakers and practitioners about young people in small and hard to reach communities in order promote systems reform, mental health equity and prevent suicide. 
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

After a school tragedy: Readiness, response, recovery & resources

2019

This resource helps schools support students and families in the aftermath of violence and trau...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Safe messaging best practices: A guide for anyone communicating and writing about Veteran suicide

2019

Media portrayals of suicide can influence behavior in a positive manner by encouraging help-see...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Coping after suicide loss: Tips for grieving adults, children and schools

2019

This resource provides guidance on how to cope with one's own emotions after the suicide d...

Webinar/Presentation

Suicide: A preventable public health priority

2019

This webinar provides an overview of suicide prevention as a public health issue in the US. Ell...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Suicide and social media: A tipsheet for parents and providers

2019

This tip sheet provides direction to parents to monitor their children’s use of social media ...

Guidelines/Recommendations
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National Recommendations for Depicting Suicide

2019

This resource provides the first-ever national recommendations for depicting suicide in enterta...

Website
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Zero Suicide Outcome Stories

2019

This webpage provides a portal to the Zero Suicide Outcome Stories, a series that high...

Manual
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Behavioral health services for American Indians and Alaska Natives for behavioral health service providers, administrators and supervisors

2019
This Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) assists behavioral health providers in providing culturally competent and responsive, engaging, holistic, trauma-informed services to AI/AN clients. 
Video/Audio Recording
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Strategic Communication Planning

2019
This video series features expert advice on strategic communication planning for suicide prevention, along with free worksheets to help you get started today!
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
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Overview of criteria and ratings: National Repository of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP)

2019
This document provides an overview of the review process for the past SAMHSA program, the National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP).
Report

Improving care to prevent suicide among people with serious mental illness: Proceedings of a workshop

2018

In September 2018, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a worksho...

Training
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CALM: Counseling on Access to Lethal Means

2018
This free online course is designed to help mental health professionals counsel people at risk for suicide—and their families—on reducing access to lethal means.
Report

Suicide rates by major occupational group — 17 states, 2012 and 2015

2018

Using data from 17 states participating in the National Violent Death Reporting System in 2012 ...

Article/Chapter

If the media is ready to change the conversation to suicide prevention, are we ready to help them?

2018

The executive director of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline discusses how the suicide pr...

Report
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Suicide Surveillance Strategies for American Indian and Alaska Native Communities

2018
This new report offers strategies to help AI/AN communities gather data on suicide to inform and evaluate their prevention efforts. 
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Suicide mortality in the United States, 1999–2017

2018

This trend analysis examines differences in suicide percentages and rates by sex, age grou...

Video/Audio Recording
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How emergency departments can help prevent suicide among at-risk patients: Five brief interventions

2018
This nine-minute video describes five brief interventions which can be used to prevent suicide prior to discharge from emergency departments.
Website
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Patient Safety Screener webpage

2018
This web page provides a portal to the Patient Safety Screener (PSS-3) video and useful resources to help administer the PSS-3.
Training

Preventing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)

2018

These training modules are divided into two sections. There are two introductory modules design...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
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Surveillance Success Stories – Centerstone of Tennessee

2018
Through improved data collection efforts, Centerstone TN was able to reduce suicide deaths among patients within its health care system. 
Website
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Faith. Hope. Life.

2018
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Video/Audio Recording
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David Jobes, PhD, on Evidence-Based Psychological Treatments and Suicide-Specific Brief Interventions

2018
In these two brief videos, David Jobes  describes evidence-based psychological treatments and suicide-specific brief interventions for people who have attempted or are at risk for suicide.
Report
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VA national suicide data report: 2005–2016

2018

This report documents differences in suicide mortality between Veterans who have and have not u...

Training
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Safety planning intervention for suicide prevention

2018
This free online course explains when to work with patients to create a safety plan and describes the steps involved in crafting one.
Report

Public health surveillance: Preparing for the future

2018

This report highlights CDC’s progress and future directions for its Surveillance Strategy, a ...

Article/Chapter

Concepts matter: Ending the self-injury mortality (SIM) epidemic is an early 21st century imperative

2018

The author makes a case for a concept representing not separate suicide and poisoning mort...

Article/Chapter

Incidence and method of suicide in hospitals in the United States

2018

Using data from the National Violent Data Reporting System (NVDRS) and the Joint Commission's S...

Manual

College counseling from a distance: Deciding whether and when to engage in telemental health services

2018

The purpose of this guide is to: 1. Outline the potential benefits, limitations, and concerns r...

Toolkit

Opioid epidemic practical toolkit: Helping faith and community leaders bring hope and healing to our communities

2018

This toolkit was created to equip faith-based and community leaders to be able to respond to th...

Guidelines/Recommendations

#chatsafe: A young person’s guide for communicating safely online about suicide

2018
The #chatsafe guidelines are intended to help young people to communicate safely online about suicide.
Report
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National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (NSSP) implementation assessment report addendum: Federal crosswalk

2018

This crosswalk reports on the suicide prevention activities of three federal departments: Depar...

Report

Healthy Campus Award: Celebrating success in student health and wellness, Key findings reports

2018

Active Minds presents the Healthy Campus Award as part of its ongoing commitment to student wel...

Manual

Student fees: A campaign guide for students

2018

This campaign guide is for students wanting to raise or modify student fees on campus for fundi...

Guidelines/Recommendations
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Recommended CSTE indicators for suicide among American Indians and Alaska Natives

2018

This resource guide identifies and describes indicators of suicidal behavior and associated&nbs...

Website

VA suicide risk management consultation program

2018

This no-cost consultation service is available to any provider who serves veterans at risk for ...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Suicide rates in the United States continue to increase

2018

This data brief describes trends in suicide deaths by sex, age group and means of suicide ...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Mental health-related physician office visits by adults aged 18 and over: United States, 2012–2014. (Data Brief, No. 311)

2018

This data brief examines adult mental health-related physician office visits by specialty and s...

Website

Healthcare professional burnout, depression and suicide prevention

2018

This webpage contains many helpful resources to prevent suicide among physicians and residents....

Brochure/Booklet
Papers in holders

After an attempt guides for families, providers and those being treated in EDs

2018
These three booklets provide guidance on what to expect and what to do during emergency department treatment and continuing care after a suicide attempt.
Resource List/Bibliography
Papers in holders

Choosing a Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training Program: A Comparison Table

2018
This comparison table will help you find a gatekeeper training appropriate for your setting. It is not comprehensive but includes trainings from the Resources and Programs section of the SPRC website.
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
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Suicide prevention facts and resources

2018

This two-page fact sheet includes information about suicide in the U.S., the Suicide Assessment...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
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Addressing the challenges of the opioid crisis and serious mental illness

2018

This two-page fact sheet includes information about opioid abuse and serious mental illness in ...

Report

Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Early Intervention and Prevention Strategies national outcomes evaluation: Report to Congress, fiscal year 2017

2018
This National Outcomes Evaluation has evolved based on previous outcome evaluations and new requirements by SAMHSA such that the Garrett Lee Smith Program design includes evaluation of core data from all grantees since the initiation of the program.
Article/Chapter

Using science to improve communications about suicide among military and veteran populations: Looking for a few good messages

2018

Experts have recommended public communications as part of a comprehensive effort to prevent sui...

Article/Chapter

Why suicidology should pay attention to moral injury

2018

The author discusses moral injury among Veterans, associated suicide risk, how it is similar to...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Pain in the nation: Healthcare systems brief: How healthcare systems can help address the drug, alcohol and suicide crises

2018

This brief provides guidance on how healthcare systems can address drug, alcohol and suicide cr...

Manual

Crisis supports for the autism community

2018

This short guide assists crisis workers in identifying and supporting autistic callers/texters ...

Website
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Crisis Now website

2018

This website provides tools, recommendations and case examples on the Crisis Now model which wa...

Report
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Helping children and youth who have traumatic experiences

2018

This short report highlights the incidence of traumatic experiences among children, the impact ...

Report

Public policy approaches to violence prevention: Proceedings of a workshop—in brief

2018

This 9 page document summarizes a workshop convened by The National Academies in 2016, with the...

Manual

Conducting research with participants at elevated risk for suicide: Considerations for researchers

2018

This document is intended to support the development of NIMH research grant applications in sui...

Article/Chapter

Broad-based assessment of suicide data and suicide prevention services through the Colorado National Collaborative

2018

This article describes an initial broad-based assessment conducted by the Colorado National Col...

Manual

Support on social media

2018

This webpage includes three sections for providing support on social media.
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Manual

Navigating a mental health crisis: A NAMI resource for those experiencing a mental health emergency

2018

This guide outlines what can contribute to a crisis, planning for a crisis, warning signs that ...

Website

YRBSS methods

2018

This website provides the latest CDC report describing the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Sys...

Guidelines/Recommendations

National strategy for preventing veteran suicide, 2018–2028

2018

The VA developed the National Strategy for Preventing Veteran Suicide in alignment with th...

Guidelines/Recommendations
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Recommended standard care for people with suicide risk: Making health care suicide safe

2018
These guidelines provide the first-ever recommendations on suicide-related standard health care for primary care, behavioral health, and ED settings.
Toolkit

RISING SUN toolkit

2018

The Reducing the Incidence of Suicide in Indigenous Groups - Strengths United through Networks ...

Video/Audio Recording

Rocky Mountain Short Takes on Suicide Prevention: Suicide Prevention Master Series with Dr. Jerry Reed

2018
In this podcast interview, Jerry Reed discusses the development of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention and the roles everyone can play in preventing suicide.
Toolkit
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After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools, Second Edition

2018
This toolkit is designed to assist schools in the aftermath of a suicide (or other death) in the school community.
Report

NVDRS special report: Deaths from suicide among U.S. Veterans and Armed Forces in 16 states

2018
This special report focuses on suicide deaths among veterans and armed forces members using 2010 – 2014 data from 16 states participating in the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS).
Database

SAMHSA’s Evidence-based practices resource center

2018
This Resource Center contains a collection of science-based resources for a broad range of audiences and is especially useful for identifying resources relevant to the effective care and treatment of people with serious mental illness, a population at higher risk for suicide.
Article/Chapter

Comparing suicide rates: Making an apples to apples comparison

2018

In this article the author explains how different considerations such as where a person is...

Report

Trends in suicide by level of urbanization, United States, 1999–2015

2018

During 1999–2015, suicide rates increased across all levels of urbanization, with the gap in ...

Article/Chapter
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First responders: Behavioral health concerns, emergency response, and trauma

2018

This article examines the behavioral health concerns of first responders - depression, sub...

Website

Reduction of Suicide and Trespassers on Railway Property (RESTRAIL)

2018

This organization, based in Europe, created materials to mitigate the incidence of railway suic...

Website
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Community Toolbox

2018

This website offers free educational modules and tools addressing community assessment, plannin...

Website
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Community Toolbox: Developing an intervention

2018
This section of the Community Toolbox provides supports for developing core components of a community intervention.
Website

The Community Toolbox: Evaluate the initiative

2018

This part of the University of Kansas's Community Toolbox provides a framework and support...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Issues in developing a surveillance case definition for nonfatal suicide attempt and intentional self-harm using ICD–10–CM coded data.

2018

This guidelines assist injury researchers and practitioners to correctly use coded IC...

Website

The Community Toolbox: Advocating for change

2018

This part of the University of Kansas's Community Toolbox provides a framework and support for ...

Website
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Community Toolbox: Implementing effective interventions

2018

This webpage focuses on how to ensure that key aspects of evidence-based approaches are carried...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Pain in the nation update: Deaths from alcohol, drugs and suicide reach the highest level ever recorded

2018

This issue brief reports on 2016 alcohol-and drug-induced fatalities and suicide which had reac...

Other
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Zero Suicide listserv

2018

The Zero Suicide email discussion list provides a forum for those involved in Zero Suicide to d...

Report
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Suicide and the news and information media: A critical review

2018
This literature review examines whether portrayals of suicide in the media can lead to imitation.
Report
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National Strategy for Suicide Prevention implementation assessment report

2018

This assessment was performed by the Action Alliance’s National Strategy for Suicide Preventi...

Video/Audio Recording

Rocky Mountain Short Takes on Suicide Prevention

2018

In this podcast trilogy, Rocky Mountain Short host Adam Hoffberg interviews three key Zero Suic...

Website
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The Community Toolbox: Sustaining the work or initiative

2018

Section on sustainability from the Community Tool Box manual.

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The Community Toolbox: Developing a plan for financial sustainability

2018

A section on funding and sustainability from The Community Toolbox.

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Brochure/Booklet

After an attempt: A guide for taking care of yourself after your treatment in the emergency department

2018
This guide helps prepare individuals to move forward after being treated in an emergency department for attempting suicide.
Brochure/Booklet
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After an attempt: A guide for taking care of your family member after treatment in the emergency department

2018
This guide is for families of suicide attempt survivors on what to expect in the emergency department and after release from the hospital.
Toolkit

Opioid overdose prevention toolkit

2018

This toolkit offers strategies to health care providers, communities, and local governments for...

Brochure/Booklet

After an attempt: A guide for medical providers in the emergency department taking care of suicide attempt survivors

2018
This brochure provides tips for emergency department providers to enhance care for individuals who have attempted suicide.
Website

Kansas Annual Summary of Vital Statistics.

2018

 A general summary of data compiled from vital event records. It includes a wide range of ...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

State veteran suicide data sheets

2018

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) produced this series of state-by-state fact sheets...

Report

The way forward: Federal action for a system that works for all people living with SMI and SED and their families and caregivers – Full report

2017

This federal Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee (ISMICC) report to...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Characteristics of homeless individuals using emergency department services in 2014

2017

This Statistical Brief examines the characteristics and disposition if homeless individuals rep...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Understanding the impact of suicide in rural America: Policy brief and recommendations

2017

This policy brief discusses national suicide trends based on the level of urbanization, hi...

Report

Pain in the nation: The drug, alcohol and suicide epidemics and the need for a national resilience strategy

2017

This report notes significant increases in alcohol- and drug-related deaths and suicide, examin...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Guidelines for integrated suicide-related crisis and follow-up care in emergency departments and other acute settings

2017

Patients and ED staff are often dissatisfied with ED care expressing a lack of ongoing support,...

Toolkit

ASQ Ask suicide-screening questions toolkit

2017

The ASQ Toolkit provides resources tailored to the emergency department, inpatient medical...

Report

The state of mental health in America, 2018

2017

This report provides survey results on the prevalence of mental illness, insurance and access t...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
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Surveillance success stories - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

2017
This story details how the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) improved its systemwide surveillance of suicide deaths and self-harm.
Guidelines/Recommendations

A framework of recommendations for colleges and universities to support the mental health of students of color

2017

The Equity in Mental Health Framework, a joint project of the JED Foundation and the Steve Fund...

Article/Chapter

Suicide and the health risks of lack of sleep

2017

This short article discusses the importance of getting 7-8 hours of sleep per night. This can h...

Report

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Demonstration Program Report to Congress, 2017

2017

Section 223 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) of 2014 (Public Law 113-93) authori...

Toolkit

Prevention collaboration in action: Collaboration tools

2017

This suite of tools provides resources through a structure of five steps to forming and sustain...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Making the connection: Suicidal thoughts and behaviors and academic grades

2017

Data from the 2015 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey indicates that students that student wit...

Website

Center for the Promotion of Mental Health in Juvenile Justice

2017

A project of the Columbia University Department of Psychiatry, the Center conducts research pro...

Report

Suicidality and death by suicide among middle-aged adults in the United States

2017

This short report, based on data from the annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health and the...

Website

SAMHSA Knowledge Network

2017

The Knowledge Network is a collection of technical assistance centers, tools, trainings and oth...

Webinar/Presentation

Talk like a man: Communication and connectedness for men in the middle years

2017

This webinar explores the socialization and culture of men in the middle years. It is designed ...

Brochure/Booklet

After a campus suicide: A postvention guide for student-led responses

2017

This guide is designed to assist students in leading a campus-wide effective response to a camp...

Article/Chapter

Building a partnership for research with juvenile justice-involved youth

2017

This article describes the importance of partnerships between researchers, practitioners and ot...

Resource List/Bibliography
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Suicide prevention resources for survivors of suicide loss

2017

This sheet lists a selection of organizations, websites, and materials that can help people who...

Resource List/Bibliography
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Suicide prevention resources for teens

2017

This sheet lists websites with suicide prevention resources for teens at risk for suicide or wh...

Resource List/Bibliography
Resource List

Suicide prevention resources for parents/guardians/families

2017

This sheet lists websites and online pages that have suicide prevention resources for parents, ...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
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Suicide prevention resources for adult corrections

2017

This sheet lists written materials, trainings, organizations, and websites that contain informa...

Resource List/Bibliography

13 Reasons Why

2017

This resource lists common questions about the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why ...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Special report: Suicide prevention in health care settings, recommendations regarding environmental hazards for providers and surveyors

2017

These recommendations were generated in 2017 by an expert panel in order to ensure the safety o...

Resource List/Bibliography

Youth suicide and self-harm prevention: 2017 resource guide

2017

This guide divides selected resources into seven main sections: (1) Organizations, (2) Policy a...

Article/Chapter

Public health surveillance of youth suicide attempts: Challenges and opportunities

2017

After participating in ICRC-S’ Training Institute, epidemiologists in KY began an assessment ...

Report

Breaking through barriers: The emerging role of healthcare provider training programs in firearm suicide prevention

2017

This report discusses why health care provider training programs should include lethal means sa...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Conducting research with participants at elevated risk for suicide: Considerations for researchers

2017

This webpage offers guidance for those conducting suicide research, especially research funded ...

Video/Audio Recording

Training videos for the Self-Directed Violence Classification System

2017

This series of six training videos, each 5-8 minutes, for providers and clinicians discusses th...

Article/Chapter

Preventing violent deaths and addressing health disparities for transition-aged youth (ages 10 to 24) in Texas

2017

Research supports the concept that drug use and multiple forms of intentional injury are inter-...

Report
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Suicide clusters within American Indian and Alaskan Native communities: A review of the literature and recommendations

2017

This paper reviews the literature concerning suicide clusters among American Indian and Alaska ...

Article/Chapter

Speaking the same language: Developing culturally-informed messages about firearm safety

2017

Researchers at Oregon State University (OSU) – Cascades noted that many rural firearm suicide...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Emergency department visits related to suicidal ideation, 2006-2013

2017

This brief provides information on ED visits related to suicidal ideation among adults aged 18 ...

Database

Oregon Violent Death Reporting System (ORVDRS) data dashboard

2017

Drawing on Oregon’s Violent Death reporting System, this database provides statistics by year...

Manual

Preventing suicide: A technical package of policies, programs, and practices

2017

This technical package represents a select group of strategies based on the best available evid...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
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Surveillance success stories - Montana

2017

The passage of the Montana Suicide Mortality Review Team Act in 2013 marked the beginning of a ...

Manual
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Creating Linguistically and Culturally Competent Suicide Prevention Materials

2017

This guide is designed to help public health practitioners produce suicide prevention materials...

Report

Montana Native youth suicide reduction strategic plan

2017

In order to address the significant disparity of suicide rates among Native youth in Montana, K...

Report

Deaths from suicide: A look at 18 states

2017

This special report focuses on suicide using 2013 and 2014 data from 18 states participating in...

Report

Youth suicide prevention in Nebraska

2017

This report summarizes recent fatal and nonfatal data from the CDC among youth and reports on f...

Report
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Transforming communities: Key elements for the implementation of comprehensive community-based suicide prevention

2017

Developed by the Action Alliance, this resource presents seven key elements that should guide p...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
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Surveillance success stories - Texas: Denton and Tarrant Counties

2017
This story details how Denton and Tarrant Counties in Texas created strong and timely data snapshots for their Zero Suicide-specific and broader county suicide prevention efforts.
Guidelines/Recommendations

Recommendations for reporting on mass shootings

2017

These recommendations address how media can safely cover an incident where a person (or a small...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Recommendations for blogging on suicide

2017

Suicide is an important public health issue, and those who blog on the topic share diverse pers...

Report
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Breaking down barriers: Using youth suicide-related surveillance data from state systems

2017
These materials assist Garrett Lee Smith grantees in exploring opportunities and barriers related to surveillance data from youth-serving state systems.
Manual
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A roadmap to behavioral health: A guide to using mental health and substance use disorder services

2017

The Center for Mental Health Services (CMS) developed this guide as part of their Behavioral He...

Article/Chapter

Adverse childhood experiences and suicide risk: Toward comprehensive prevention

2017

Although seldom the focus of suicide prevention efforts, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), ...

Toolkit
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Suicide Prevention Toolkit for Primary Care Practices

2017
This toolkit contains the information and tools needed to implement state-of-the-art suicide prevention practices in primary care settings.
Toolkit

Get connected: Linking older adults with medication, alcohol, and mental health resources

2017

This toolkit is designed to assist program managers with planning prevention programs to addres...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Talking about suicide and LGBT populations

2017

A second consortium of organizations held in 2017 issued revised recommendations to guide both ...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Preventing Suicide: A Resource for Media Professionals - Update 2017

2017

Updated in 2017, this resource briefly summarizes the evidence on the impact of media reporting...

Manual

TIP 50: Addressing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment

2017

Part of SAMHSA's Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) series, this manual provides guidelines t...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Suicide prevention in Indian country

2016

This fact sheet, developed for tribal audiences and the agencies that work with them, reviews s...

Article/Chapter

Training healthcare providers and social workers in suicide prevention: A tale of three universities

2016

The National Strategy for Suicide Prevention called for all physicians to be educated in suicid...

Report

The National Tribal Behavioral Health Agenda

2016

This report presents a first-of-its-kind collaborative tribal-federal blueprint for improving t...

Video/Audio Recording
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Engagement informed by lived experiences

2016

In this three-minute video, Leah Harris, Director of Communications & Development at the Na...

Brochure/Booklet

Help & Hope for Survivors of Suicide Loss

2016

This short booklet is designed to assist the newly bereaved without an overwhelming amount of i...

Report

Montana 2016 Suicide Mortality Review Team report

2016
This report presents findings and recommendations and is based on a review of 555 suicides. It includes data on youth, American Indian, and veteran suicides.
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
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Surveillance success stories - Fort Peck Indian Reservation

2016
Following a suicide cluster, tribal leaders began collecting data that would help them better understand and prevent suicidal behavior on the reservation.
Database , Website

Arizona County Health Rankings and Roadmaps

2016

Website with a database searchable by county for every state in the U.S. for health outcomes an...

Resource List/Bibliography

Each Mind Matters: Program and Resource Catalogue

2016

Searchable listing of programs and resources relevant to people in California but some are usef...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Suicide prevention policy and legislation

2016

This issue brief describes some of the ways in which policy and legislation can impact suicide ...

Guidelines/Recommendations
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Crisis now: Transforming services is within our reach

2016

This Action Alliance report describes what can be done to improve suicide care in emergency dep...

Toolkit
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Tools from the CAPT: Increasing cultural competence to reduce behavioral health disparities

2016
These tools are for use by practitioners working across behavioral health sectors. They are intended to serve as a starting point for forging new partnerships, raising awareness, and developing and delivering the interventions needed to eliminate behavioral health disparities in our communities.
Guidelines/Recommendations

Zero Suicide: An international declaration for better healthcare

2016
This declaration was developed by international experts to address the aspirational goal of zero suicide in healthcare.
Resource List/Bibliography
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Information about logic models

2016
This resource list links to sources which provide information on the purpose and use of logic models.
Website
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Office of Minority Health & Health Equity (OMHHE)

2016

OMHHE monitors and reports on the health status of vulnerable populations and on the effectiven...

Resource List/Bibliography , Website

Don't Be Sidelined State Resources

2016

This website contains information about specific mental illnesses and mental illness in general...

Resource List/Bibliography

Tennessee Resources

2016

This webpage contains links to nine other webpages with a wide variety of resources on and rela...

Article/Chapter

Newsletters of the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network

2016

This webpage contains links to the newsletters of the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network from...

Website

Suicide Prevention

2016

This is the suicide prevention section of the Virginia Department of Health’s website. It inc...

Report

Wyoming Vital Statistics Reports

2016

This webpage contains annual summaries and appendices with Wyoming vital statistics and detaile...

Manual

Strengthening our future: Key elements to developing a trauma-informed juvenile justice diversion program for youth with behavioral health conditions

2016

This report presents the current understanding of child trauma in the context of juvenile justi...

Brochure/Booklet

Suicide assessment and prevention for older adults

2016

This brochure describes how clinicians can recognize suicide risk, engage at-risk elders in the...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Coalition guide resource

2016

This series of fact sheets is designed to assist and guide communities and leaders through the ...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

A snapshot of behavioral health issues for Asian American/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander boys and men: Jumpstarting an overdue conversation

2016

This brief highlights issues specific to Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander ...

Guidelines/Recommendations , Report
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Preventing Suicide among Men in the Middle Years: Recommendations for Suicide Prevention Programs

2016

This publication was created to help state and community suicide prevention programs design and...

Manual

After rural suicide: A guide for coordinated community postvention response

2016

This guide was created to support California’s rural counties with developing a formal, local...

Manual
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A Guide for Early Responders Supporting Survivors Bereaved by Suicide

2016

This guide provides information for emergency responders on how survivors of a suicide loss may...

Training

Simmons College School of Social Work SW 464 - Understanding suicide: Prevention, intervention and postvention

2016

This is the syllabus for a spring 2016 course at Simmons College of Social Work. SW 464  - Un...

Manual

Starting the conversation: College and your mental health

2016

This guide was written to provide parents and students with important information about mental ...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Fact sheet: Trauma among American Indians and Alaska Natives

2016

This fact sheet discusses types and extent of trauma among American Indians and Alaska Natives ...

Report

Data linkage strategies to advance youth suicide prevention

2016

The purpose of this review is to identify and describe data systems that can be linked to data ...

Report

Better evidence for decision-makers

2016

This document examines flaws with current systems providing access for decision-makers to infor...

Toolkit

Police-mental health collaboration (PMHC) toolkit

2016

This toolkit provides resources for law enforcement agencies to partner with mental health prov...

Report

Challenges and recommendations for evaluating suicide prevention programs

2016
This report shares lessons learned by GLS evaluators regarding the collection of surveillance and evaluation data.
Training
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Preventing suicide in emergency department patients

2016
This online course for ED healthcare professionals covers screening, assessment, brief interventions, patient-centered care, patient safety, and incorporating suicide prevention into discharge planning.
Article/Chapter

Entrepreneurship education: A strength-based approach to substance use and suicide prevention for American Indian adolescents

2016

This paper describes the development and evaluation of a youth entrepreneurship education progr...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Sample agency practices for responding to client suicide

2016

These guidelines and recommendations are intended to help identify immediate responsibilities a...

Report

Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention and Early Intervention Program: National outcomes evaluation

2016

Information presented in this report to Congress was gathered from state/tribal and campus Garr...

Report

Suicide among veterans and other Americans, 2001–2014

2016

As part of the VA-led Call to Action to Prevent Veteran Suicide, VA has undertaken the most com...

Video/Audio Recording
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Walking Softly to Heal: The Importance of Community Readiness

2016

These resources provide information on how to assess, understand and measure how ready a commun...

Toolkit

An employer’s guide to policy approaches to address alcohol, drugs, tobacco, mental health, suicide, and chronic disease

2016

The aim of this toolkit is to support employers who are seeking ways to improve the health and ...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Sample individual practitioner practices for responding to client suicide

2016
These guidelines and recommendations help identify immediate responsibilities and potential resources and sources of support following a client suicide.
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Surveillance success stories - White Mountain Apache Tribe (WMAT)

2016
Through tribally-mandated data collection, the WMAT was able to identify those under 25 as most at risk and plan targeted interventions.
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Regional behavioral health authorities youth suicide prevention grant contacts

2016

This map provides contact information for behavioral health authorities managing youth suicide ...

Report

Suicide in the workplace

2016

This report describes trends in workplace (occurring at places of work) suicides from 1992 thro...

Resource List/Bibliography

Resources for Mental and Behavioral Health Treatment

2016

 This is one webpage on a larger Connecticut suicide prevention website. This webpage contains...

Report

CCDC downtown Boise parking structures: Evaluation and recommendations related to suicide means accessibility

2016

Using police dispatch report data for calls relating to mental health crises and/or suicidal su...

Website
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United Suicide Survivors International

2016
This organization and website help people who have experienced suicide loss, suicide attempts, and suicidal thoughts and feelings—and their friends and families—to take action through leadership, collaboration, and advocacy.
Database , Resource List/Bibliography

Connecticut Clearinghouse

2016

A statewide library and resource center for information on substance use and mental health diso...

Report

Indiana Mortality Report - State and County Data

2016

This webpage contains annual reports with state and county data for Indiana from 1999 to 2014.<...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Kansas Data and Statistics

2016

A compilation of suicide data and statistics for the state of Kansas mainly focused on the year...

Website

Nebraska LOSS Team

2016

This is the website of the Nebraska Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors (LOSS) Team. The Team c...

Other

Suicide lifeguard mobile app

2016

A free mobile app for anyone concerned that someone they know may be thinking about suicide. It...

Website

Connect

2016

This is the website of the Connect program, which provides trainings on suicide prevention, int...

Report

NH Suicide Prevention Annual Reports

2016

This webpage contains links to the New Hampshire Suicide Prevention Annual Reports.

A framework and toolkit for school-based (K-12) mental health education.

Status of Suicide in Tennessee is an annual report to provide state legislators, menta...

Resource List/Bibliography

Tennessee Statistics

2016

This webpage contains links to one-page documents with suicide statistics for Tennessee.

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Substance use and suicide: A nexus requiring a public health approach

2015

Substance use is linked to a substantial number of suicides and attempts. The brief provides st...

Guidelines/Recommendations

TIP 60: Using technology-based therapeutic tools in behavioral health services

2015

This Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) provides an overview of current technology-based asse...

Toolkit
Toolkit

Hope for Life Day Toolkit

2015

This toolkit is geared towards professionals and grass-roots organizers working in AI/AN commun...

Guidelines/Recommendations
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A construction industry blueprint: Suicide prevention in the workplace

2015

The construction industry is among occupations at highest risk for suicide. This guide provides...

Guidelines/Recommendations
Guidelines

Responding to Grief, Trauma, and Distress After a Suicide: U.S. National Guidelines

2015

These guidelines provide a unified, far-reaching blueprint for the development of suicide postv...

Article/Chapter
Directors Corner

Director’s Corner: Postvention as Prevention

2015

In this guest post, Ken Norton, LICSW, executive director of the New Hampshire chapter of the N...

Report
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U.S. National Suicide Prevention Research Efforts: 2008-2013 Portfolio Analyses

2015

This report, put together by the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention's Research Pr...

Toolkit

Behavioral health among college students information & resource kit

2015

This toolkit discusses the range of substance misuse among many young adults as they enter coll...

Website

Zero suicide in health and behavioral health care

2015

Zero Suicide is founded on the belief that suicide deaths for individuals under care within hea...

Manual

Trauma-informed care in behavioral health services: Quick guide for clinicians based on TIP 57

2015

Based on the Treatment Improvement Protocol, Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services...

Report

Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program, Evaluation findings, Report to Congress, 2012-2013

2015

The Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program, als...

Resource List/Bibliography

LGBT training curricula for behavioral health and primary care practitioners

2015

This list of professional training curricula for behavioral health and primary care practitione...

Website

Campaign to change direction

2015

This nation-wide communications campaign is designed to change the story of mental health acros...

Website

Healthy Youth Survey Data

2015

The Healthy Youth Survey provides information about youth in Washington that is used by county ...

Manual
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A journey toward health and hope: Your handbook for recovery after a suicide attempt

2015

Guides people through the first steps toward recovery and a hopeful future after a suicide atte...

Article/Chapter

Healing of the canoe: Preliminary results of a culturally grounded intervention to prevent substance abuse and promote tribal identity for native youth in two Pacific Northwest tribes

2015

This article describes a culturally grounded social skills intervention to promote increased cu...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Psychiatric-mental health nurse essential competencies for assessment and management of individuals at risk for suicide

2015

The following essential competencies for psychiatric registered nurses working in hospital sett...

Toolkit

ZEST toolkit for suicide safer care centers

2015

The ZEST toolkit is intended to provide guidance and support to community behavioral health cen...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Youth warning signs

2015

In order to achieve a consensus on warning signs for youth suicide, a panel of national and int...

Toolkit
Toolkit

Promoting emotional health and preventing suicide: A toolkit for senior centers

2015

This toolkit provides ideas for integrating suicide prevention into the work of senior centers....

Manual

The Carter Center journalism resource guide on behavioral health

2015

This resource guide is intended to aid the media in fair and accurate coverage of mental illnes...

Toolkit
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Collaboration toolkit: California community colleges and California county behavioral and mental health departments

2015

This toolkit resource identifies ways to build sustainable partnerships between community colle...

Report

Suicidal thoughts and behavior among adults: Results from the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)

2015

This report presents findings from the 2014 NSDUH on the percentages and numbers of adults aged...

Toolkit

Suicide surveillance data toolkit for GLS grantees

2015

This first version of the toolkit is focused on national-level systems that collect data on sui...

Manual

Entertainment & media depiction suggestions for portraying behavioral health conditions: Mental illness and substance abuse disorders

2015

These guidelines provide suggestions for accurate portrayal, words and tone, ways in which the ...

Resource List/Bibliography

Engaging suicide attempt survivors

2015

This sheet contains resources which include videos, websites, reports, and toolkits that can he...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Surveillance success stories - Vermont

2015
An analysis of data from the state behavioral health and vital statistics systems revealed gaps in that state’s ability to collect suicide data.
Toolkit

Screening/Assessing Students: Indicators and Tools

2015
This document provides information, resources, tools, and guidelines from federal agencies related to early identification through screening.
Toolkit

Coming together to care: A suicide prevention and postvention toolkit for Texas communities

2015

This 2015 update to the suicide prevention and postvention toolkit focuses on safe suicide care...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Riverside Trauma Center postvention guidelines

2015

This document offers guidelines for schools, organizations, and communities to follow after a s...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Surveillance success stories - Ohio

2015
Data from death certificates and public clinics and hospitals helped Ohio understand the patterns of service by people who died by suicide.
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Don’t do it alone: A school system rises to the challenge of three student suicides

2015

Larry Berkowitz, EdD, director of Riverside Trauma Center, discusses developing a school postve...

Resource List/Bibliography
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Resources in behavioral health crisis services

2015

This document provides information on crisis services and provides lists of crisis lines and mo...

Report

The truth about suicide & guns

2015

This report includes a synthesis of data and research from the CDC, academic journals, and a va...

Report

Aiming for zero suicides

2015
This report describes the planning process, implementation, lessons learned, and initial results of an initiative created to develop and improve clinical services and systems organized around a shared vision and ‘zero suicide’ ambition.
Report
Report

Cost of Injury Reports and Partner Toolkit

2015
This report, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, presents data on the costs of injury-associated deaths.
Guidelines/Recommendations

Ending conversion therapy: Supporting and affirming LGBTQ youth

2015

Presents research, clinical expertise, and expert consensus on therapeutic practices related to...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

The moment I felt hope: A suicide attempt survivor reflects on strengths and weaknesses in suicide care

2015

In this interview transcript, Diana Cortez, a suicide prevention advocate, shares her personal ...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Becoming better listeners: One health care organization’s experience of committing to the Zero Suicide approach

2015

In this interview transcript, Kim Walton, chief clinical officer for behavioral health at Commu...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Texas injury data brief

2015

The following data brief summarizes the burden of suicide in Texas and demonstrates which popul...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
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A continuum of behavioral health crisis services

2015

This document describes the continuum of behavioral health crisis services.

Although the current evidence base for the effects of psychosocial interventions is sizable, su...

Article/Chapter

State participation in the Medicaid expansion provision of the affordable care act: Implications for uninsured individuals with a behavioral health condition

2015

The ACA expands Medicaid coverage to adults below 138 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL...

Manual

Protect the community, protect each other

2015

This Guide is written in language familiar to those serving our communities and is intended to ...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Annual suicide data

2015

This web page includes the yearly U.S.A. Suicide: Official Final Data sheets compiled by John L...

Resource List/Bibliography

Bullying prevention: 2015 resource guide

2015

This resource guide provides links to organizations, programs, publications, and resources focu...

Database
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After a suicide resource directory: Coping with grief, trauma, and distress

2015

“After a Suicide" is a portal linking people who are grieving after a death by suicide to an ...

Manual
Manual

TIP 59: Improving cultural competence

2015
This guideline helps providers and administrators understand the role of culture in the delivery of substance abuse and mental health services.
Resource List/Bibliography

SAMHSA enrollment and outreach resources

2015

This sheet lists resources outreach programs can use to ensure people with mental and/or substa...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Suicide safe mobile app

2015

This app equips providers with education and support resources to assess patients' risk of suic...

Resource List/Bibliography

Bibliography of suicide prevention research for colleges and universities

2015

This sheet lists survey results and studies relevant to different aspects of campus suicide pre...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Communicating to advance the public's health: Workshop summary

2015

On September 22, 2014, the Institute of Medicine's Roundtable on Population Health Improvement ...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Fact Sheet

The role of senior living community professionals in preventing suicide

2015

This sheet provides information to help professionals in senior living communities recognize an...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Positive youth development: Using strengths to address alcohol abuse and suicide among American Indian and Alaska Native youth

2015

This information brief introduces prevention practitioners to the positive youth development fr...

Guidelines/Recommendations , Report
Guidelines

Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention: A Theoretical Model and Review of the empirical literature

2015
This report summarizes the literature on gatekeeper training and findings regarding the effectiveness of gatekeepers and training programs.
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Racial and gender disparities in suicide among young adults aged 18–24: United States, 2009–2013

2015

This NCHS Health E-Stat examines suicide rates and methods among young adults aged 18–24, by ...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

QuickStats: Age-adjusted rates for suicide, by urbanization of county of residence — United States, 2004 and 2013

2015

This bar chart shows the age-adjusted suicide rate from 2004 to 2013 increased in all county ur...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Combinations of types of mental health services received in the past year among young adults

2015

This short document reports utilizes 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data t...

Report
Report

Racial/ethnic differences in mental health service use among adults

2015

This chartbook presents estimates of mental health service use by adults aged 18 or older from ...

Article/Chapter
Article

Suicide and Suicidal Attempts in the United States: Costs and Policy Implications

2015

This article summarizes data on the economic costs of suicide and suicide attempts as well as t...

Toolkit

First responders' trauma intervention resource toolkit

2015

This toolkit describes the incidence of PTSD correlated with suicide among first responders. It...

Article/Chapter
Article

Reformulating suicide risk formulation: From prediction to prevention

2015
This article presents a model for conducting context-based rather than categorical (high-medium-low) suicide risk assessments.  
Guidelines/Recommendations

Defense strategy for suicide prevention (DSSP)

2015

The DSSP is aligned with the 2012 National Strategy (NSSP) tailored to meet the unique needs of...

Toolkit

CJCA toolkit: Reducing the use of isolation

2015

Subjecting developing adolescents to isolation can cause permanent psychological damage and mul...

Guidelines/Recommendations
Guidelines/Recommendations

Best practice guidelines for balancing program fidelity & adaptation

2015
This two-page handout features a step-by-step process and flow chart for selecting and adapting evidence-based programs while insuring fidelity.
Video/Audio Recording
video

Eliminating stigma faced by peer support staff

2015
This video provides strategies for ensuring the successful integration of peer support staff into behavioral health provider organizations. 
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Tips to reduce negative attitudes faced by peer support staff

2015

Peer support staff are individuals in recovery from a mental illness and/or substance use disor...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Leveraging the lived experience of peer support staff in behavioral health

2015

Peer support staff are individuals in recovery from a mental illness and/or substance use disor...

Report

Analysis of the benefits and costs of CalMHSA's investment in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

2015

This report estimates the possible reductions in suicide attempts resulting from investment in ...

Report
SPRC Report

Leaving a Legacy: Translating SPRC’s Sustainability Recommendations into Action

2015
This report presents findings from a 2012 survey of GLS grantees regarding suicide prevention efforts conducted after the end of grant funding. 
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Fact Sheet

Suicide: Facts at a glance 2015

2015

This fact sheet from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention presents suicide-related da...

Resource List/Bibliography
Resource List

Resources for Suicide Postvention Planning

2015

This SPRC resource lists postvention resources, including information appropriate for particula...

Guidelines/Recommendations , Resource List/Bibliography
Guidelines

Framework for successful messaging: Guidelines topic list

2015

This directory includes communications resources for specific goals, channels, audiences, and c...

Toolkit
Toolkit

Re-engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit

2015

This toolkit describes 12 mutually reinforcing actions that hospitals undertake during and afte...

Webinar/Presentation
Webinar

The role of peer support services in caring for those at risk of suicide

2015

This webinar explains the role of embedding lived experience into the Zero Suicide initiative a...

Website

U.S. Census Bureau Profile America facts for features: American Indian and Alaskan Native Heritage Month: November 2015

2015

This web page provides data on American Indians and Alaska Natives, including demographic and h...

Website

Each Mind Matters: California's Mental Health Movement

2015

Information and personal stories on mental health and suicide prevention and links to resources...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Mental Health in Youth and Young Adults

2015

Presents basic information about mental health in youth and young adults in New Mexico.

Manual , Resource List/Bibliography

NYC Guide to Suicide Prevention, Services and Resources

2015

This guide provides key linkages to resources, tools, research, and support services. It is des...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Suicide and Self Inflicted Injuries

2015

Data on suicides and self-inflicted injuries in New York State.

...
Website

Oregon Healthy Teen Survey

2015

Oregon Healthy Teen Survey results from 2001 to 2015 and Youth Risk Behavior Survey results fro...

Guidelines/Recommendations

South Dakota Department of Social Services Prevention Program Five Year Strategic Plan (2015 – 2020)

2015

The five-year strategic plan for 2015 – 2020 for the South Dakota Department of Social Servic...

Manual
Books on shelves

Caring for adult patients with suicide risk: A consensus guide for emergency departments

2015
This guide assists Emergency Department (ED) health care professionals with decisions about the care and discharge of patients with suicide risk.
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Surveillance success stories - Kentucky

2015
This information sheet summarizes lessons learned by the Kentucky Garrett Lee Smith grantee on how to use data to improve systems of care to prevent suicide.
Manual
Books on a shelf

How to talk to a child about a suicide attempt in your family

2015

This guide is intended to provide support and share resources that may be helpful if there has ...

Guidelines/Recommendations

CDC epi-aid report on youth suicide in Fairfax county

2015

Responding to a possible suicide cluster of youth suicides (7 deaths over 3 years) the CDC cond...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Teen depression

2015

Discusses the prevalence of depression, the difference between depression and sadness, signs an...

Report

Texas suicide safer schools

2015

This report is designed to assist Texas educators to know the incidence of youth suicide and to...

Training

Required New Teacher Training: Available Suicide Prevention and Intervention Training Programs

2014

A list of suicide prevention and intervention trainings that can serve as a guide for Indiana g...

Report

Preventing and responding to suicide clusters in American Indian and Alaska Native communities

2014

The purpose of this report is to learn about suicide clusters and responses in tribal communiti...

Other

KnowBullying: Put the power to prevent bullying in your hand

2014

Bullying is a risk factors for suicide ideation, suicidal behavior and suicide. This mobile app...

Toolkit

CSTE tribal epidemiology toolkit: Improving data quality and data sharing with Indian country

2014

This toolkit of resources and best practices was created to help facilitate data sharing and li...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

An introduction to co-occurring borderline personality disorder and substance use disorders in brief

2014

Although the main focus of this fact sheet is the co-occurrence of Substance Use Disorder (SUD)...

Guidelines/Recommendations
Guidelines

Suicide Prevention and the Clinical Workforce: Guidelines for Training

2014

These guidelines address how to create suicide prevention training programs for various health ...

Website
Faith.Hope.Life.

Faith.Hope.Life.

2014

Faith.Hope.Life. is an initiative of the Faith Communities Task Force of the National Action Al...

Manual
Manual

The Way Forward: Pathways to hope, recovery, and wellness with insights from lived experience

2014

This guide offers information on how to create a sustainable program for survivors of suicide a...

Brochure/Booklet

Guiding their way back: A resource for people who are supporting someone after a suicide attempt

2014

This resource was developed to provide guidance for those providing support to a loved one afte...

Website
Fingers on a keyboard

Framework for Successful Messaging

2014

This website can help individuals and organizations develop messages about suicide that are str...

Report
Report

A Prioritized Research Agenda For Suicide Prevention: An Action Plan To Save Lives

2014
This report presents a research agenda for supporting the Action Alliance’s overall mission of advancing the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.  
Video/Audio Recording

Suicide prevention, intervention and response video series for clergy, pastors, ministers, rabbis and other faith community leaders

2014

This series of five videos for clergy discusses: warning signs and risk factors;  how to tell ...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Visits to emergency departments for drug-related suicide attempts increased

2014

This report analyzed the increase in emergency department visits by age and found that the over...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Emergency department visits for drug-related suicide attempts among middle-aged adults aged 45-64

2014

This report focused on the 45 to 64 age group, which had the largest increase in emergency depa...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Referenced version - The role of adult correctional officers in preventing suicide

2014

This document provides references for Source

Report

Leading change 2.0: Advancing the behavioral health of the nation, 2015–2018

2014

The strategic plan outlines six strategic initiatives for meeting SAMHSA's mission, new and exi...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Fact Sheet

Everyone can play a role in the conversation about mental health

2014
This fact sheet discusses ways in which faith and community leaders can raise awareness of mental health issues and promote help-seeking.
Guidelines/Recommendations

Information for faith-based and community leaders

2014

These guidelines provide practical steps faith and community leaders can take in order to promo...

Report

SAMHSA's concept of trauma and guidance for a trauma-informed approach

2014

The purpose of this paper is to develop a working concept of trauma and a trauma-informed appro...

Report

Preventing psychological disorders in service members and their families: An assessment of programs

2014

In spite of the many DoD programs to address adjustment to civilian life and mental and behavio...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Exploring the role of the railroad industry in promoting suicide prevention

2014

This document reports on a forum where executives from U.S. railroad companies came together wi...

Resource List/Bibliography

The suicide prevention movement

2014

This sheet contains a list of resources from which you can learn more about the suicide prevent...

Manual

Proposed framework for presenting injury data using ICD-10-CM external cause of injury codes

2014

This report provides background information on ICD-10-CM, a comparison between ICD-9-CM and ICD...

Resource List/Bibliography

Zero suicide in health and behavioral health care resource sheet

2014

This sheet contains resources which provide information about Zero Suicide in health and behavi...

Manual

Mayors' resource guide on behavioral health issues

2014

This guide helps ensure that mayors and municipal leaders have the information they need to add...

Resource List/Bibliography

Suicide Postvention as Suicide Prevention

2014

This sheet contains resources from which you can learn more about how suicide postvention can b...

Website
Website

NVDRS: Stories from the frontlines of violent death surveillance

2014

This report uses a storytelling approach to provide an overview of the National Violent Death R...

Manual

Culture and community: Suicide prevention resources for Native Americans in California

2014

This document describes culturally relevant resources to help you plan and engage in suicide pr...

Resource List/Bibliography

The person-centered approach to behavioral health care

2014

This sheet contains resources from which you can learn more about the person-centered approach ...

Guidelines/Recommendations
Guidelines/Recommendations

Social media guidelines for mental health promotion and suicide prevention

2014
This brief provides tips on how to communicate about mental health and suicide on social media sites.
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Fact Sheet

Suicide among college and university students in the United States

2014
This information sheet presents data related to suicide and describes risk and protective factors common among college and university students. 
Toolkit
Toolkit

Zero Suicide toolkit

2014
This toolkit provides information and tools for developing a Zero Suicide program in health and behavioral health care systems.
Website
Website

Zero Suicide website

2014
This website provides information, resources, and tools for implementing Zero Suicide.
Training

Reframing psychology for the emerging healthcare environment: Recovery curriculum for people with serious mental illnesses and behavioral health disorders

2014

This curriculum is designed to provide psychologists and other mental health professionals with...

Website

IASP special interest group - Postvention (suicide bereavement)

2014

This web page contains a number of postvention resources including a guide to starting a suppor...

Manual

HIPAA privacy rule and sharing information related to mental health

2014

This guide addresses some of the more frequently asked questions about when it is appropriate u...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Helping teens with traumatic grief: Tips for caregivers

2014

This tip sheet provides guidance to parents and caregivers on recognizing traumatic grief after...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Fact sheet

What is Zero Suicide?

2014
This fact sheet provides a brief overview of the Zero Suicide approach, which can be adopted by health and behavioral health care systems.
Toolkit

Community Guide toolbox

2014

This toolbox is designed to help public health practitioners and community-based organizations ...

Webinar/Presentation

Potential Countermeasures to Mitigate Suicides on the Railroad Rights-of-Way

2014

This presentation describes potential measures to prevent suicide in railway stations and along...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Fact Sheet

Foster care providers: Helping youth at risk of suicide

2014

This SPRC information sheet addresses suicide prevention among youth in foster care.

This article examines firearm suicide and issues that confer risk such as ownership and impulsi...

Manual

The relationship between bullying and suicide: What we know and what it means for schools

2014

The purpose of this document is to provide concrete, action-oriented information based on the l...

Report

Suicide among Oregon veterans, 2008-2012

2014

This special report on Suicides among Veterans in Oregon analyzes data from the Oregon Violent ...

Training

Principles of prevention

2014

This 75-90 minute free interactive online course discusses key concepts of primary prevention, ...

Report

Suicidal thoughts and behaviors among detained youth

2014

This report examines suicidal thoughts and behaviors among 1,829 youth ages 10 to 18 in the Nor...

Manual
Manual

Postvention: A Guide for Response to Suicide on College Campuses

2014
This guide was created to help college and university professionals respond to a student suicide.
Other

Suicide prevention for LGBTQ2-S discussion list

2014

This is a public listserv to share research, resources and other information, as well as pose q...

Training

Principles of prevention

2014

This course teaches the fundamentals of effective violence prevention methods and incorporates ...

Manual , Video/Audio Recording , Report
Books on a shelf

Breaking the silence: Suicide prevention in law enforcement

2014

The report was generated through the National Symposium on Law Enforcement Officer Suicide and ...

Report

The elders’ report into preventing indigenous self-harm and youth suicide

2014

This report was developed in response to an unprecedented increase in Indigenous youth self-har...

Report

Parity or disparity: The state of mental health in America 2015

2014

This report offers a collection of data across the 50 states and the District of Columbia, incl...

Report

Plus 65 at the end of the day senior's suicide prevention resource toolkit

2014

This document provides statistics and information related to suicide among older adults.

Report

Depression in the U.S. household population, 2009-2012

2014

This NCHS Data Brief examines both depression and depressive symptom severity in the past two w...

Report

Developing a mentally healthy workplace: A review of the research

2014

This report presents six key areas and strategies for creating mentally healthy workplaces and ...

Manual

TIP 57: Trauma-informed care in behavioral health services

2014

This Treatment Improvement Protocol provides evidence-based and best practice information for b...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Suicide risk in adolescents, adults and older adults: Screening

2014

The Task Force concluded that although there was some evidence of effectiveness that screening ...

Manual

Training resource guide for suicide prevention in primary care settings

2014
This guide is designed to support county efforts to engage primary care in suicide prevention. 
Article/Chapter

Expert recommendations for U.S. research priorities in suicide prevention

2014

This supplement to American Journal of Preventive Medicine represents a subset of presentations...

Report
Books on a shelf

Building the evaluation capacity of local programs serving American Indian/Alaska Native populations: Lessons learned

2014
This report describes the activities of 34 tribal communities served by the CAPT under SAMHSA’s Science to Service Initiative (2010–2014).
Report

Preventing suicide: A global imperative

2014

This first of its kind WHO report aims to increase awareness of the public health significance ...

Manual

Addressing the specific behavioral health needs of men: Quick guide for clinicians based on TIP 56

2014

Equips clinicians with practical guidance to address the needs of men in recovery. Addresses sc...

Resource List/Bibliography

Information and support after a suicide attempt: A Department of Veterans Affairs resource guide for family members of veterans who are coping with suicidality

2014

This brief guide is designed to provide Veterans, their families, and VA care providers with re...

Article/Chapter
Article

Suicide in late life: Unique factors and enduring treatment gaps

2014
In this guest post of the Director’s Corner, Dr. Bradley Karlin discusses risk factors for suicide among older adults and promising treatment options.
Manual
Manual

Community readiness for community change

2014
This manual will help communities and tribes understand and measure how ready they are to address a particular issue like suicide, and how to use that knowledge to stimulate change. 
Video/Audio Recording
Video Audio Recording

A voice at the table

2014

This documentary highlights the need for the voices of individuals with lived experience to inf...

Article/Chapter
Article

Suicide risk categorisation of psychiatric inpatients: What it might mean and why it is of no use

2014

This article presents study findings suggesting that the methods used to categorize suicide ris...

Toolkit
Toolkit

Zero Suicide Toolkit: Identify and Assess Patients for Suicide Risk

2014

This section of the toolkit provides information on screening and risk formulation with the go...

Toolkit
Toolkit

Zero Suicide Toolkit: Safe Care Transitions

2014

This section of the toolkit provides information and resources addressing safe transitions in c...

Report

Results from the 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Mental health findings and detailed tables

2014

This report presents results pertaining to mental health from the 2013 NSDUH, an annual survey...

Toolkit
Toolkit

Zero Suicide Toolkit: Train—Develop a competent, confident, caring workforce

2014

This section of the toolkit provides information and resources on how to assess staff skills an...

Database

Your Voice Counts

2014

A searchable resource containing all of the materials from California’s Know the Signs suicid...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Adolescent Suicide in Colorado, 2008 - 2012

2014

Describes the issue of adolescent suicide in Colorado by using the NVDRS surveillance data.

...
Manual

A practitioner's resource guide: Helping families to support their LGBT children

2014

This resource guide offers information and resources to help practitioners throughout health an...

Toolkit
toolkit

RAND Suicide Prevention Program Evaluation Toolkit

2014
This toolkit is designed to help program staff overcome common challenges to evaluating and planning improvements to their programs.
Manual

Community Planning Guide: Assisting Communities in Building a Stronger EMS System

2014

This guide is a step-by-step plan on how to evaluate the role of EMS in one’s community.

...
Guidelines/Recommendations

Work and suicide prevention position statement

2014

This position statement seeks to address the significant gaps exist in the understanding of the...

Manual

Help a friend in need

2014

Help A Friend In Need is a community guide for Facebook users to help college students and youn...

Training

Suicide Detection and Prevention in Jails

2014

Online training course for Texas peace officers and jailers. Eight hours long and costs $45.

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
papers in holders

Connecting the dots: An overview of the links among multiple forms of violence

2014
This brief shares research on connections between different forms of violence and describes how these connections affect communities. 
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Illinois data sheets

2014

These data sheets describe circumstances around suicide by age and among adolescent and young a...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Sheets in holders

The role of adult correctional officers in preventing suicide

2014

This brief sheet provides basic information to help correctional officers in facilities for adu...

Report

Burden of suicide in Wisconsin

2014

This 2014 report includes updated data from the Wisconsin Violent Death Reporting System (WVDRS...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Illinois issue papers

2014
These issue papers provide an overview of suicide/suicide prevention as well as focus on specific populations.
Report

Illinois gatekeeper evaluation reports

2014

These evaluation reports describe before and after survey results among K-12 staff and campus f...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Fact Sheet

Suicide Screening and Assessment

2014

This SPRC resource presents two approaches to evaluating suicide risk and links to resources.

Report

Behavioral health, United States, 2012

2013

This report represents the last and most comprehensive in a 25 year long series reporting on na...

Program/Practice

Creating Suicide Safety in Schools

2013
This one-day workshop for school-based teams prepares them to create realistic short-term plans for effective suicide prevention and response.
Book

Best practices in American Indian & Alaska Native public health

2013

This report was written to illuminate the situation, response and impact of Tribal Epidemiology...

Resource List/Bibliography
Sheets of paper in holders

Juvenile justice suicide prevention resources

2013

The Youth in Contact with the Juvenile Justice System Task Force, established in June 2011, com...

Other

Assessing suicide risk: Initial tips for counselors

2013

This wallet-sized card describes a brief assessment process to determine if a client may be sui...

Video/Audio Recording
Video

Firefighters coping with the aftermath of suicide

2013

This video explores the effect of suicide on firefighters and first responders.

This fact sheet presents information on risk and protective factors in Black populations.

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Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Fact Sheet

Risk and Protective Factors: American Indian and Alaska Native Populations

2013

This fact sheet presents information on risk and protective factors in American Indian and Alas...

Report
Manual

Connectedness & Suicide Prevention in College Settings

2013
This paper defines connectedness and presents a connectedness framework and the implications for suicide prevention in college settings.
Manual

Focus on firearm safety: Resource guide

2013

This resource guide on provides state Maternal and Child Health and Injury and Violence Prevent...

Website

Know the signs

2013

Know the Signs is a California-wide suicide prevention social marketing campaign built on three...

Training
Training

Understanding evidence

2013
This online training module is meant to help practitioners make evidence-informed decisions about violence prevention.
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Fact Sheet

Positive mental health: Resilience

2013
This brief presents research on the characteristics of adolescents who show resilience and also strategies and resources for promoting resilience.
Webinar/Presentation

Injury Control Research Center for Suicide Prevention (ICRC-S) Webinar Archives

2013

Webinars in the Injury Control Research Center for Suicide Prevention's (ICRC-S) webinar and co...

Webinar/Presentation

The intersection of suicide research and public health practice: Youth suicide prevention

2013

This webinar took place on March 13, 2013. The webinar is designed for researchers and state or...

Webinar/Presentation

The intersection of suicide research and public health practice: Suicide and veterans

2013

The Intersection of Suicide Research and Public Health Practice: Suicide and Veterans,...

Webinar/Presentation

The intersection of suicide research and public health practice: Laying the foundation for partnership

2013

This first webinar in a webinar and conference call series from the Injury Control Research Cen...

Report

Interventions for the prevention of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in adults after exposure to psychological trauma

2013

This review compares the efficacy, effectiveness, and harms of psychological, pharmacological, ...

Database

Suicide prevention data center (SPDC)

2013

This website provides access to portions of data collected during cross-site evaluations of gra...

Report

National expenditures for mental health services and substance abuse treatment, 1986-2009

2013

This report presents estimates and analyses from 1986 through 2009 on expenditures from mental ...

Manual

One voice, one community: Building strong and effective partnerships among community and faith organizations

2013

This guide offers communities strategies for developing partnerships with faith-based organizat...

Manual

Medicaid handbook: Interface with behavioral health services

2013

This guide reviews Medicaid and its role in financing services and treatment for mental health ...

Webinar/Presentation

Suicide prevention strategies and resources to improve services for service members, veterans, and their families

2013

Originally presented July 30, 2013, this webinar provides an overview of the risk and protectiv...

Psychological and pharmacological treatments for adults with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

2013

The purpose of this review is to assess efficacy, comparative effectiveness, and harms of ps yc...

Guidelines/Recommendations
Sheets in holders

A Manager's Guide to Suicide Postvention in the Workplace: 10 Action Steps for Dealing with the Aftermath of Suicide

2013
This guide provides action steps for responding to suicide, including the immediate crisis as well as recovery in the short and long term.
Guidelines/Recommendations

TIP 55: Behavioral health services for people who are homeless

2013

This guide equips those who provide services to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessn...

Manual

TAP 33: Systems-level implementation of screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT)

2013

Describes core elements of screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) pro...

Website

National Recovery Month homepage

2013

National Recovery Month occurs in September each year. It promotes the societal benefits of pr...

Website

Get ready for the health insurance marketplace

2013

This online toolkit to help behavioral health organizations prepare for open enrollment. It exp...

Report

Measuring associations between symptoms of depression and suicide in adolescence and unhealthy romantic relationships in young adulthood

2013

Child Trends analyzed data from 6,763 heterosexual adults who completed all three waves of the ...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Leaving a legacy: Recommendations for sustaining suicide prevention programs

2013

In 2012, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) asked the Suici...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Behavioral health United States, 2012

2013

Behavioral Health, United States, 2012, provides in-depth information about the behavioral heal...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Media guidelines for bullying prevention

2013

These guidelines for bullying prevention were developed in partnership with a wide range of beh...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Fact Sheet

Risk and Protective Factors: White Populations

2013

This fact sheet presents information on risk and protective factors in White populations.

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Other

JedCampus

2013
This online self-assessment is for colleges to evaluate their compliance with the Jed Foundation/SPRC Model for Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention.
Toolkit
Toolkit

Continuity of Care for Suicide Prevention: The Role of Emergency Departments

2013
This guide highlights key steps that emergency departments can take to promote safe care transitions for patients with suicide risk.
Template/Worksheet
worksheet

SPRC substance abuse and suicide prevention collaboration continuum

2013
This web-based resource helps suicide prevention programs in multiple settings collaborate with their substance abuse prevention counterparts.
Report

Asian American and Pacific Islander Initiatives by Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Grantees

2013

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) supports campuses, state...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Fact Sheet

Risk and Protective Factors in Racial/Ethnic Populations in the U.S.

2013
Risk and Protective Factors in Racial/Ethnic Populations in the U.S.
Guidelines/Recommendations
Guidelines

VA/DoD clinical practice guideline for assessment and management of patients at risk for suicide

2013
This practice guideline was developed under the auspices of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and the Department of Defense (DoD).
Guidelines/Recommendations

Priorities for research to reduce the threat of firearm-related violence

2013

Responding to an executive order issued by the president, the CDC commissioned the Institute of...

Report

Trauma-informed approaches: Federal activities and initiatives

2013

This report documents the projects, programs, and initiatives of more than three dozen federal ...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Sheets in holders

The role of law enforcement officers in preventing suicide

2013

This sheet provides basic information to help law enforcement officers recognize and respond to...

Webinar/Presentation

2013 Austin AAS conference videos

2013

This collection of YouTube video interviews of national (and international) leaders in suicide ...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Suicidal thoughts among Asians, Native Hawaiians, or Other Pacific Islanders

2013

This NSDUH Report Data Spotlight compares suicide ideation, plans and attempts among Asians, Na...

Template/Worksheet
Worksheet

Identifying promising partners

2013
This worksheet lists criteria for identifying organizations that may be promising partners.
Article/Chapter

Suicide among adults aged 35–64 years, United States, 1999–2010

2013

This CDC data report (MMWR) highlights recent 28% increase in suicide rates among adults betwe...

Article/Chapter

Suicide contagion & suicide clusters

2013

This brief article defines and describes suicide contagion and suicide clusters in the context ...

Brochure/Booklet
Sheets in holders

It’s time to talk about it: A family guide for youth suicide prevention

2013
This booklet describes the many critical roles families can play in preventing youth suicide.
Report

Sequestration: The impact on the most at-risk population – Native youth

2013

Describes the impact of cuts to federal programs serving native youth as a result of sequestra...

Other

Preventing firearm injury and death

2013

This webpage features collected resources related to prevention strategies addressing firearm i...

Brochure/Booklet

PTSD clinical support tools

2013

These clinical support tools are intended to help providers comply with the VA/DoD Clinical Pra...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Assessment and management of patients at risk for suicide

2013

The guideline describes the critical decision points in the management of Suicidal Risk Behavio...

Report

The academic opportunity costs of substance use during college

2013

This report sheds light on the research linking excessive alcohol and drug use during college t...

Webinar/Presentation

Center for Deployment Psychology

2013

The Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) was created in order to prepare health care professi...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Responding to a cry for help: Best practices for online technologies

2013

These resources were developed for organizations with an online presence such as a website, blo...

Report

Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program, Evaluation findings, Annual report to Congress, 2011

2013

The Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program, als...

Manual
worksheet

Guide to evidence-based prevention

2013

This document provides an overview of evidence-based prevention, types of evidence, and limitat...

Template/Worksheet
worksheet

Assessing partnership readiness worksheet

2013
This worksheet can help you and your team assess your organization's readiness to join a partnership. 
Template/Worksheet
worksheet

Collaboration readiness checklist

2013
This checklist provides criteria for evaluating your organization’s readiness to collaborate with partners.
Report

Self-harm and suicide prevention, intervention & postvention: Lessons from North America

2013

This fellowship project involved site visits to programs in North America located at hospitals,...

Website

MentalHealth.gov

2013

Launched in mid-2013, this website serves as a portal for mental health information and help re...

Template/Worksheet
worksheet

Creating a Partnership Memorandum of Understanding

2013

This worksheet lists criteria for you to consider when creating a memorandum of understanding (...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Nurturing change: State strategies for improving infant and early childhood mental health

2013

This brief summarizes recommendations for policy improvements in a report generated through an ...

Webinar/Presentation

How can we prevent premature death and injury

2013

Shared risks contribute to premature deaths among youth and young adults due to suicide, homici...

Template/Worksheet
worksheet

Crosswalk of suicide prevention and substance abuse

2013

This table lists common concepts and definitions used in the fields of substance abuse preventi...

Template/Worksheet
worksheet

Expertise and resources: What does the collaborative effort need?

2013
This worksheet will help you identify needs related to your collaborative effort, such as the resources needed to complete specific tasks.
Template/Worksheet
worksheet

Form for soliciting feedback from partners unable to attend visioning meeting

2013
This template can be used to solicit input from partners who were unable to attend a visioning meeting.
Template/Worksheet
worksheet

Member Retention/Participation Tip Sheet: The Six R’s of Participation

2013
This worksheet will help you address six essential elements of member retention: recognition, respect, role, relationship, reward, and results.
Template/Worksheet
worksheet

Model invitation letter to visioning meeting

2013
This model letter can be used to invite potential partners to a visioning meeting (a meeting aimed at addressing an identified issue or problem).
Template/Worksheet
worksheet

Model partnership commitment letter

2013
This model letter can be used to specify what each partner agrees to and the resources that will be committed to the partnership.
Template/Worksheet
worksheet

Researching prospective partners

2013
This worksheet will help guide and organize your background research on prospective partners.
Template/Worksheet
worksheet

Tasks for your initial collaboration meeting

2013
This worksheet lists the tasks you should consider when planning your initial collaboration meeting and also includes discussion questions.
Guidelines/Recommendations
papers in holders

Tips for conflict management

2013
This resource provides tips on how to prepare for and manage conflict that may arise in your collaboration or partnership.
Webinar/Presentation

When helping hurts: Self-care strategies for refugee community leaders & service

2013

This webinar focuses on individual and collective reactions to trauma, resilience, compassion f...

Template/Worksheet
worksheet

Unsticking stuck groups: Reassessing the collaboration – A questionnaire for partners

2013
This questionnaire can help partners identify barriers to collaboration and components that can be strengthened.
Brochure/Booklet

People recover (educational comic book: co-occurring disorders)

2013

This resource uses a comic book format to tell the story of people who are dealing with co-occu...

Report

Injury in Colorado

2013

Report with injury data for Colorado, including suicide data.

...
Resource List/Bibliography , Website

New Hampshire Health Data Inventory

2013

The Health Data Inventory is a website that provides information about New Hampshire state heal...

Report

The Burden of Suicide in North Carolina

2013

This report provides an overview of the public health burden of suicide and self-inflicted inju...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Texas Fact Sheets for Suicide Prevention

2013

Webpage with links to fact sheets on suicide prevention topics

...
Website

Umatter: U Can Get Help

2013

This suicide prevention website has basic information in a youth-friendly format and style and ...

Template/Worksheet

Suicide prevention communication checklist

2013

This checklist is intended for use by mental health professionals to communicate with family me...

Template/Worksheet
Worksheet

Crafting an effective communication strategy for your partnership

2013

This set of worksheets will help you assess stakeholders and develop a communication strategy t...

Toolkit

Toolkit for community conversations about mental health

2013

This toolkit includes three components.

Th...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Fact Sheet

The role of co-workers in preventing suicide

2013
This SPRC resource provides information to help employees recognize and respond to suicide risk among their co-workers.
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Fact Sheet

The role of managers in preventing suicide

2013
This SPRC resource provides information for managers on how to recognize and respond to suicide risk in the workplace.
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Fact Sheet

The role of emergency medical services providers in preventing suicide

2013

This brief sheet provides basic information to help EMS providers recognize and respond to peop...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Cultural and linguistic competence toolkit

2013

This toolkit is based on a model of three interconnected arches: organizational structure, enga...

Brochure/Booklet

Safety plan quick guide for clinicians: Veterans version

2013

Pocket guide to developing a safety plan, a prioritized written list of coping strategies and s...

Book

Returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan: Readjustment needs of veterans, service members, and their families

2013

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been the longest sustained U.S. military operations since...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Suicide among youth

2013

This tip sheet provides an overview of youth suicide and recommendations for safe reporting

...
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Fact Sheet

Risk and Protective Factors: Hispanic Populations

2013

This fact sheet presents information on risk and protective factors in Hispanic populations.

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Fact Sheet

Risk and Protective Factors: Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Other Pacific Islander Populations

2013

This fact sheet presents information on risk and protective factors in Asian, Native Hawaiian, ...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: How you can play a role in preventing suicide

2012

This fact sheet offers strategies for suicide prevention. It provides facts about suicide, incl...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

National Strategy for Suicide Prevention 2012: Overview

2012

This report presents an overview of the national strategy designed to guide suicide prevention ...

Manual
Manual

Comprehensive Blueprint For Workplace Suicide Prevention

2012

This website discusses a comprehensive approach to workplace suicide prevention and presents re...

Guidelines/Recommendations
Guidelines

Revised National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (2012)

2012

The revised National Strategy is a call to action that is intended to guide suicide prevention ...

Report

Attitudes toward mental illness: Results from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

2012

This collaborative study by the CDC and others examined public perceptions regarding whether tr...

Video/Audio Recording

Suicide in the workplace

2012

While most who die by suicide are of working age, workplaces are often unprepared to assist emp...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Hawaii Injury Prevention Plan 2012 - 2017

2012

This plan serves as a guide for reducing the eight leading causes of injury in Hawai‘i, which...

Report

An Executive Summary of A History of Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention Efforts in Colorado

2012

Executive summary of a narrative, historical report which begins with suicide prevention effort...

Report

Suicide Prevention Plan for Michigan Evaluation

2012

Evaluation of The Suicide Prevention Plan for Michigan after six years of implementati...

Manual

A Resource Guide for Families Dealing with Mental Illness

2012

This guide provides information for families who have a relative with mental illness. It descri...

Report

Adolescent Suicide Report: A Data Overview and Prevention Activities Report on Youth Suicide in New Jersey

2012

Provides an overview of the adolescent suicide data and prevention activities in New Jersey.

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
SPRC Fact Sheet

The role of faith community leaders in preventing suicide

2012
This information sheet can help faith community leaders recognize and respond to people at risk for suicide.
Report

Interventions to prevent suicide: A literature review to guide evaluation of California's mental health prevention and early intervention initiative

2012

A number of prevention and early intervention initiatives aim to reduce the incidence of suicid...

Report

Ohio Interagency Task Force on Mental Health and Juvenile Justice, Progress Report

2012

The September 2012 report with recommendations calls for a system of care in which all the syst...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Diversity & suicidal behavior

2012

This fact sheet was designed to assist mental health clinicians when assessing and managing sui...

Report

Suicides in Oregon: Trends and Risk Factors – 2012 Report

2012

Report containing data trends and risk factors for suicide in Oregon.

PowerPoint slides from the keynote addresses and skill development workshops at the annual STAR...

Toolkit
Toolkit

Youth Suicide Prevention Referral and Tracking Toolkit

2012
This toolkit can help school personnel track youth referred for suicide risk and use this information to inform suicide prevention practice.
Report

Report on Suicide in Wyoming

2012

This report provides information on the problem of suicide in Wyoming and recommends a set of i...

Brochure/Booklet

Life is Sacred Actionable Knowledge Product Suite

2012

The Life Is Sacred (LIS) Native Youth Suicide Prevention Materials include the Life is Sacred F...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Putting knowledge into action to prevent violence

2012

One of a series of actionable knowledge briefs to help integrate research into suicide preventi...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Suicide prevention: A public health issue

2012

One of a series of actionable knowledge briefs to help integrate research into suicide preventi...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Preventing suicide through connectedness

2012

This knowledge brief discusses connectedness as a protective factor against suicide. 

This document outlines best practices for suicide loss and suicide attempt survivors who are co...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Suicidal behavior among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth

2012

This fact sheet describes the extent of suicidal behavior among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and tra...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Preventing suicidal behavior among youth in foster care

2012

This fact sheet describes the extent of suicidal behavior among youth in foster care, including...

Report
Report

Suicide Prevention and Two-Spirited People

2012
This guide describes how First Nations communities can support people who are two-spirited (a term that addresses gender diversity).
Report

Parity for patriots: The mental health needs of military personnel, veterans and their families

2012

This report calls for Purple Heart medals to be awarded for psychological wounds like posttraum...

Toolkit
Books on a shelf

Preventing suicide: A toolkit for high schools

2012

This toolkit provides information on how to reduce suicide risk among high school students.

...
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Emergency department visits for drug-related suicide attempts among males: 2004 to 2009

2012

This DAWN Report Data Spotlight features a chart showing that ED visits for drug-related suicid...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Major depressive episode among full-time college students and other young adults, aged 18 to 22

2012

This issue of The NSDUH Report focuses on the prevalence of past year major depressive...

Article/Chapter

Characteristics of suicide among Alaska Native and Alaska non-Native people, 2003–2008

2012

This report presents information on the epidemiology of suicide among Alaska Native and Alaska ...

Manual
Books on shelves

Public Health Action for the Prevention of Suicide: A Framework

2012
This document resource is intended to assist governments in developing and implementing strategies for the prevention of suicide.
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Beneath the smile: A women's suicide prevention toolkit

2012

This brief document lists and describes risk and protective factors for suicide among women.  ...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

RESPECT-Mil (Re-Engineering Systems of Primary Care Treatment in the Military)

2012

RESPECT-Mil is a treatment model designed by the United States Department of Defenses’ Deploy...

Article/Chapter

Psychological health and traumatic brain injury

2012

This special issue of Military Medicine highlights the recent progress made in the epi...

Book

CNS clinical trials: Suicidality and data collection: Workshop summary

2012

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now requires that all clinical trials for drugs that aff...

Report

A Profile of Urban Indian Health Organization Programming to Support Behavioral Health

2012

This report documents the critical services available at Urban Indian Health Organizations (UIH...

Report

Addressing Depression Among American Indians and Alaska Natives: A Literature Review

2012

The purpose of this report is to highlight and review literature, programs and activities focus...

Manual
Books on shelves

Balancing safety and support on campus: A guide for campus teams

2012

This guide summarizes the existing literature on campus teams and suggests some of the key issu...

Report

Suicide risk factors and risk assessment tools: A systematic review

2012

The objective of this report is to review recent evidence about risk factors and risk assessmen...

Manual

Data-based planning for effective prevention: State epidemiological outcomes workgroups

2012

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Center for Substance Abuse Pr...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Suicidal thoughts and behavior in 33 metropolitan statistical areas: 2008 to 2010

2012

This issue of The NSDUH Report presents estimates of serious suicidal thought, suicidal plannin...

Fact Sheet

Older Americans Behavioral Health Issue Brief 4: Preventing suicide in older adults

2012

This issue brief is intended to help health care and social service organizations develop strat...

Webinar/Presentation

Understanding and overcoming the challenges faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and intersex youth

2012

Presenters discuss the importance of changing perceptions, practices, and culture to address th...

Report

An investigation into suicides among Bhutanese refugees in the US, 2009 – 2012: Stakeholders report

2012

From February 2009 to February 2012, the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) of the United Sta...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Behavioral Health Issues among Afghanistan and Iraq U.S. War Veterans

2012

This fact sheet introduces some of the behavioral health problems facing Veterans who have serv...

Article/Chapter

Barriers and facilitators to mental health help-seeking for young elite athletes: A qualitative study

2012

This study involved fifteen elite athletes aged 16–23 years who participated in one of three ...

Webinar/Presentation

Coming Home: Supporting Military Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families

2012

Describes the challenges facing military personnel, veterans, and their families, the mental he...

Article/Chapter

Playing through the pain: Psychiatric risks among athletes

2012

Authors discuss athletes’ psychiatric risks after injury; expression of pain; risks of having...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Suicide prevention: Facts for parents

2012

This brief sheet provides information for parents on suicide among high school students and how...

Article/Chapter

Suicide prevention: Not another life to lose

2012

This is a special issue of National Council Magazine, produced by the National Council for Beha...

Report

California study on media adherence to national consensus recommendations for reporting on suicide

2012

The California Suicide Prevention Social Marketing Project aims to improve reporting on suicide...

Other

Stories of hope and recovery: A video guide for suicide attempt survivors

2012

This collection of videos features inspiring stories from three people who survived an attempte...

Webinar/Presentation

Suicide prevention in juvenile correctional facilities

2012

This two-part webinar series guides juvenile justice administrators and staff in creating and i...

Webinar/Presentation

Strategic planning for campus suicide prevention

2012

Part of the campus training program for new GLS campus grantees, this webinar guides grantees t...

Toolkit

Community provider toolkit

2012

Developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, this online community provider toolkit is...

Other

Suicide grief support quick reference

2012

This tool was developed by the Lifeline Consumer-Survivor Subcommittee and is designed to provi...

Guidelines/Recommendations
guidelines

Policies and protocols addressing the needs of youths who have attempted or are considering suicide

2012

This Lessons Learned Working Group document summarizes recommendations for developing protocols...

Report
Report

Suicide data report, 2012

2012
This report presents statistics related to suicide among veterans for years 2009-2011.
Manual

Program evaluation guide

2012

This guide provides information and instructions on methodical, practical and efficient program...

Program/Practice

THRIVE media campaign suicide prevention materials

2012

The THRIVE media campaign provides free suicide prevention posters and a fact sheet geared towa...

Report

College students speak: A survey report on mental health

2012

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) conducted a national survey of college students ...

Manual

Making headlines: A guide to engaging the media in suicide prevention in California

2012

This guide provides people engaged in suicide prevention with the tools necessary to serve as e...

Manual
Manual

‘Walk softly and listen carefully’: Building research relationships with tribal communities.

2012
This document addresses the importance of considering culture, sovereignty, and experience when carrying out research involving Native communities.  
Manual

Style guide: Reporting on mental health

2012

This style guide notes ways in which newsrooms can present a more accurate picture of mental il...

Report

Prevention and Public Health Fund: Activities funded in fiscal years 2010 and 2011

2012

The Prevention and Public Health Fund was established in March, 2010.  This document reports o...

Article/Chapter

Essential questions on suicide bereavement and postvention

2012

This article discusses key questions about suicide bereavement and postvention as it is now and...

Guidelines/Recommendations

An integrated framework for assessing the value of community-based prevention

2012

This report provides a framework for assessing the value of community-based, non-clinical preve...

Other

NFL life line

2012

The NFL Life Line is a free, confidential, and independently operated resource that connects ca...

Manual

Supporting infants, toddlers and families impacted by caregiver mental health problems, substance abuse, and trauma: A community action guide

2012

Recent research indicates that adverse childhood experiences such as caregiver mental health is...

Webinar/Presentation

Understanding and overcoming the challenges faced by LGBTQI youth in schools and communities

2012

This webinar presents an overview of the challenges that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Q...

Report

Suicide in rural and remote areas of Australia

2012

This report presents a holistic examination of suicide in regional and remote Australia. It pre...

Manual

Breaking the silence in the workplace: A guide for employers on responding to suicide in the workplace

2012

This guide is designed for employers and helps organizations to increase their understanding an...

Report
Report

Upstream youth suicide prevention expert panel meeting summary

2012
This meeting summary presents recommendations from experts on how to expand youth suicide prevention to focus on “upstream” approaches.
Guidelines/Recommendations

The coordination & integration of fatality reviews: Improving health & safety outcomes across the life course

2012

This document reports on a meeting convened in Washington DC to identify opportunities and chal...

Other

iDigInfo: Military suicide research repository

2012

iDigInfo is the Military Suicide Research Consortium's collection of research articles concerni...

Article/Chapter

IASP News Bulletin, October/November, 2012

2012

This issue features an opinion piece by president Lanny Berman discussing correlates of suicide...

Guidelines

Recommendations for School-Based Suicide Prevention Screening

2012
These recommendations for school-based screening are based on a literature review and the experience of Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) grantees.
Other

Preventing suicide on college campuses

2011

This issue of SAMHSA news features a cover story and related articles on the topic of preventin...

Program/Practice

Teens for Life Program: Youth Curriculum

2011

Teens for Life Program: Youth Curriculum is an interactive classroom-based suicid...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Memorials: Special considerations when memorializing an incident

2011

This fact sheet was adapted from Memorial activities at school: A list of “do’s” and ...

Manual
Manual

Adolescent Suicide Prevention Program Manual: A Public Health Model for Native American Communities

2011
This manual describes the Adolescent Suicide Prevention Program, conducted from 1989 to 2005.
Other

Medications and Suicidality Resource Center

2011

The Medications and Suicidality Resource Center includes tools to identify medications that hav...

Training

Treating the invisible wounds of war

2011

This series of three online courses series is designed to assist primary care physicians, case ...

Report

Suicide prevention dialogue with consumers and survivors: From pain to promise

2011

This report recaps a meeting involving survivors of suicide attempts, health care professionals...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Suicide and bullying: Issue brief

2011

This issue brief examines the relationship between suicide and bullying among children and adol...

Report

Self-directed violence surveillance: Uniform definitions and recommended data elements

2011

To address the current lack of a uniform definition on fatal and nonfatal self-harm, the CDC de...

Webinar/Presentation
Webinar

Suicide among refugees: Understanding the social and cultural context for prevention strategies

2011
In this webinar, Dr. Heidi Ellis discusses factors that increase suicide risk among certain refugee groups and proposes prevention strategies.
Guidelines/Recommendations

Recommendations for: Youth suicide prevention training for early identification and referral (gatekeeper training)

2011

These recommendations were developed for SAMHSA grantees and others interested in implementing ...

Other

Suicide rates (per 100,000) by country

2011

Countries are listed by geographic region.

...
Manual

Suicide threats on social networking sites

2011

With more people using Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, there has been an increase in the incide...

Toolkit

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) Toolkit

2011

This toolkit is a comprehensive resource for primary care providers working with service member...

Article/Chapter

Bullying and youth suicide: Breaking the connection

2011

This article in the publication, Principal Leadership, discusses the link between bullying and ...

Webinar/Presentation

Suicide in the U.S.: Finding pathways to prevention

2011

This videocast of a discussion panel convened by the National Institute of Mental Health in obs...

Report

Access to mental health services at Indian Health Service (IHS) and tribal facilities

2011

At the request of Congress the DHHS Office of Inspector General (IOG) conducted an evaluation o...

Resource List/Bibliography

Measuring bullying victimization, perpetration, and bystander experiences: A compendium of assessment tools

2011

This compendium provides researchers, prevention specialists, and health educators with tools t...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Preventing Suicide: A resource for suicide case registration

2011

The aim of this publication is to provide a resource on how to establish or improve registratio...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Self-harm: Longer-term management

2011

This UK guideline follows on from 'Self-harm: the short-term physical and psychological managem...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Helping children and youth who have experienced traumatic events: Mental Health Awareness Day, May 3, 2011

2011

This fact sheet explains how traumatic events can affect children’s well-being and behavior a...

Guidelines/Recommendations
Guidelines

Suicide care in systems framework

2011

This report represents the findings and recommendations of the Clinical Care and Intervention T...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Editors’ code of practice

2011

This set of guidelines that is widely used in the UK concerns ethical considerations in repor...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Fact Sheet

Urban Indian Health Centers resource guide 2: Formalizing partnerships through MOAs

2011
This resource describes the benefits of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) and provides steps for developing MOAs with partners.
Webinar/Presentation

Break the silence for suicide attempt survivors

2011

This TED Talk features J.D. Schramm relating the story of his suicide attempt as a way to encou...

Report

The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS): 2010 summary report

2011

The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey is an ongoing, nationally representati...

Toolkit
Toolkit

The health communicator’s social media toolkit

2011
This toolkit provides information on how to use social media for health communication campaigns and other activities.
Manual

Developing an effective evaluation plan: Setting the course for effective program evaluation

2011

The purpose of this workbook is to help public health program managers, administrators, and eva...

Manual

Peer involvement in campus-based suicide prevention: Key considerations

2011

This document was created to guide the process of involving peers in suicide prevention program...

Report

The war within: Preventing suicide in the U.S. military

2011

This review of the current evidence details suicide epidemiology in the military, identifies ...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Fact Sheet

Using practice-based evidence to complement evidence-based practice in children's behavioral health

2011
This issue brief discusses practice-based evidence and it may be used to complement evidence-based practices.
Webinar/Presentation
Webinar

Identifying priority problems and setting goals on campus

2011

Counselor/Psychology faculty member discusses priority mental health and help-seeking problems ...

Guidelines/Recommendations
Guidelines

Recommendations for Reporting on Suicide

2011
This website provides research-based recommendations for reporting on suicide.
Guidelines/Recommendations
Guidelines

Recommendations for reporting on suicide (Spanish, German, and French)

2011
This two-page fact sheet, available in Spanish, German, and French, provides research-based recommendations for reporting on suicide.
Manual
Manual

Campus MHAP: A guide to campus mental health action planning

2011
This guide provides information on how to build and sustain an effective mental health promotion and suicide prevention effort.
Report

Mississippi Department of Mental Health FY 2011 State Plan Implementation Report

2011

A report detailing the implementation plan for the services for children with serious emotional...

Guidelines/Recommendations
Guidelines

Guiding principles to suicide prevention in correctional facilities

2011

These principles provide ongoing measures to ensure inmates with and without apparent risk are ...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Rhode Island Child Death Review Team Youth Suicide Issue Brief (2005-2010)

2011

This issue brief includes data on deaths in Rhode Island for young people up to age 25, informa...

Report

Washington State Mental Health Transformation Project - Measures of Statewide Performance for Washington State

2011

This report presents data for monitoring the performance of the statewide system of care for in...

Report

A Profile of Suicide on Guam

2011

This report contains data on suicide deaths, ideation, and attempts and related risk factors fo...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Towards good practice: Standards and guidelines for suicide bereavement support group

2010

Towards Good Practice: Standards and Guidelines for Suicide Bereavement Support Groups was deve...

Article/Chapter

Postvention standards manual: A guide for a school's response in the aftermath of a sudden death

2010

The following manuals are undergoing revisions and will be made available as soon as they h...

Other

In the wake of trauma: Tips for college students

2010

Flyer with tips for self-care after a traumatic event. Includes helpful resources, treatment lo...

Other

The Wisconsin components of school-based suicide prevention, intervention and postvention model

2010

Outlines essential components, and provides guidelines and procedures for schools to follow for...

Other

Community-based suicide postvention guidelines for Wisconsin

2010

Community-based model of suicide prevention, intervention and postvention for Wisconsin.

Other

Mental illness and families of faith: How congregations can respond

2010

This resource/study guide is designed to be used with clergy, members of congregations, family ...

Other

It takes a community: Report on the Summit on Opportunities for Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention in Senior Living Communities

2010

Report of the "It Takes a Community" summit, convened in October 2008 to advance discussion and...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Helping families support their Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) children

2010

This practice brief was developed for families, caretakers, advocates, and providers to provide...

Other

Understanding student reactions to the anniversary date of a peer's death

2010

This document prepares school staff to talk with adolescents about reactions they may experienc...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

When a student seems dangerous to self or others

2010

This one-page information sheet provides specific guidance to schools on how to respond when a ...

Other

Save a Friend: Tips for Teens to Prevent Suicide

2010

This webpage discusses risk factors related to traumatic events, warning signs for suicide amon...

Other

Youth suicide prevention: Analysis and summaries of FY09 state MCH plans for National Performance Measure #16

2010

Analysis and summary of state Maternal and Child Health plans on youth suicide prevention.

...
Other

The media monitoring project - Changes in media reporting of suicide in Australia 2000/01-2006/07

2010

The Media Monitoring Project involved a systematic investigation of whether there have been cha...

Manual

To Live to See the Great Day That Dawns: Preventing Suicide by American Indian and Alaska Native Youth and Young Adults

2010

The purpose of this guide is to support AI/AN communities and those who serve them in developin...

Website

Partnership for Workplace Mental Health

2010

This website was created by an alliance of the American Psychiatric Association, corporate spon...

Report

Surveillance for violent deaths - National Violent Death Reporting System, 16 States, 2007

2010

MMWR. May 14, 2010; 59(04);1-50. This report is the third summary of data from the National Vio...

Manual

Lifeline Online Postvention Manual

2010

The recommendations in this manual detail how to safely memorialize someone who has died by sui...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Preventing suicidal behavior among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth: Developing LGBT cultural competence

2010

Lists criteria for agencies, schools and the individuals who work for them to assess LGBT cultu...

Toolkit

Promoting emotional health and preventing suicide: A toolkit for senior living communities

2010

This toolkit contains resources to help staff in senior living communities promote emotional he...

Report

The challenge and the promise: Strengthening the force, preventing suicide and saving lives

2010

The Department of Defense Suicide Prevention Task Force on the Prevention of Suicide by Members...

Other

Urban American Indian and Alaska Native health indicator graphs

2010

This PowerPoint presentation includes graphs from select Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI) r...

Report

Charting the future of suicide prevention: A 2010 progress review of the national strategy and recommendations for the decade ahead

2010

Guided by the National Action Alliance Planning Group, this report reviews developments in the ...

Other

Suicide prevention

2010

This publication outlines what steps servicemembers can take to help themselves or others who m...

Brochure/Booklet

Disaster mental health intervention field guide

2010

This brief guide is geared toward first responders so that they can provide emergency mental he...

Other

The 10 by 10 campaign: A national wellness action plan to improve life expectancy by 10 years in 10 years for people with mental illness

2010

This report of the 2007 National Wellness Summit for People with Mental Illness reviews the cur...

Book

Returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan: Preliminary assessment of readjustment needs of veterans, service members, and their families.

2010

Nearly 1.9 million U.S. troops have been deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq since October 2001. M...

Book

Provision of mental health counseling services under TRICARE

2010

In this book, the IOM makes recommendations for permitting independent practice for mental heal...

Book

Gulf War and health: Volume 8: Update of health effects of serving in the Gulf War

2010

In this report, the IOM determines that Gulf War service causes post-traumatic stress disorder ...

Video/Audio Recording

Not My Kid: What Every Parent Should Know

2010

Created by The Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide, Not My Kid: What Parents Should ...

Manual

Lifelines postvention: Responding to suicide and other traumatic death

2010

Lifelines postvention: Responding to suicide and other traumatic death is a 170-page m...

Report

National study of jail suicide: 20 years later

2010

In September 2006, the National Center on Institutions and Alternatives (NCIA) entered into a c...

Other

Y-CARE: How to help someone in crisis

2010

This short video describes the acronym Y-CARE a project that encourages individuals to listen, ...

Manual

Talking with your adult patients about alcohol, drug, and/or mental health problems: A discussion guide for primary health care providers

2010

This guide will equip primary health care providers with questions to begin discussions with th...

Training

QPR for EMS/Firefighters

2010

This online course covers knowledge and skills that EMS providers and firefighters need in orde...

Brochure/Booklet

Should you talk to someone about a drug, alcohol, or mental health problem?

2010

Lists questions consumers can ask themselves to help them decide whether to seek help for a sub...

Other

National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, Workplace task force

2010

This task force of the Action Alliance is working on suicide prevention in the workplace. Its w...

Training

QPR for businesses and corporations

2010

QPR is centered on the “question, persuade, refer” strategy of suicide prevention training ...

Manual

Towards evidence-based suicide prevention programmes

2010

This monograph attempts to set out the basic framework for suicide prevention strategies. It pr...

Manual

W.K. Kellogg Foundation evaluation handbook

2010

This publication provides a framework for effective, multidisciplinary evaluation approaches, i...

Website

Rural health information hub (RHIhub): American Indian and Alaska Native Population

2010

This printable map shows the percent of the U.S. population by county who are American Indian o...

Manual

Effective tools for communications and leadership in Indian Country

2010

This manual provides tools, tactics and strategies for creating messaging with impact, compelli...

Other

Native youth suicide prevention program (NYSP) evaluation update

2009

This presentation was delivered at the State and Tribal Suicide Prevention Grantees Meeting, Ja...

Other

Community based participatory research in a tribal community

2009

Presented at the January 2009 grantees conference, this presentation describes community based ...

Other

IHS Suicide Prevention Initiative

2009

This presentation, delivered at the January 2009 grantee meeting describes how the Indian Healt...

Webinar/Presentation

Understanding the rise in suicide attempts in Latina teens

2009

This webinar examines the high rate of suicide attempts by adolescent Latinas in the United Sta...

Training

Research that benefits native people: A guide for tribal leaders

2009

American Indians and Alaska Natives are underrepresented in many major data collection efforts ...

Guidelines/Recommendations

GLBTQI mental health: Recommendations for policies and services

2009

This companion* resource guide provides important considerations for service providers and poli...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Issues of Access to and Inclusion in Behavioral Health Services for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning and Intersex Consumers

2009

The Pennsylvania Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS), through contrac...

Other

The 2nd Annual TBI & Suicide Prevention Conference: Safety Planning for People with Brain Injuries

2009

This is a collection of archived PowerPoints, and streaming videos from presentations at the co...

Webinar/Presentation

Suicide postvention in the school community

2009

These 51 slides discuss considerations for postvention that involve all school personnel. Topic...

Other

School-based suicide prevention: A matter of life and death

2009

This video is a helpful tool to use with school decision makers regarding the need for school-b...

Article/Chapter

Suicide clusters and contagion: Recognizing and addressing suicide contagion are essential to successful suicide postvention efforts

2009

This article describes the problem of contagion and the ways that administrators can act to pre...

Other

Call to action to prevent youth suicide

2009

This webpage describes the problem of suicide in youth and the leadership role school psycholog...

Brochure/Booklet

Management of mental health emergencies

2009

Emergencies and crises occur in the practice of every mental health clinician, often without wa...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Understanding when your child may be suicidal & how to help

2009

Lists warning signs for suicide in children for parents and how they should respond.

Intended to enhance cultural competence when serving American Indian and Alaska Native communit...

Brochure/Booklet

Supportive families, healthy children: Helping families with lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender (LGBT) children

2009

Developed by the Family Acceptance Project (FAP) at SF State University, the Supportive Fam...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Preventing Suicide: A resource for police, firefighters and other first line responders

2009

This resource provides guidance for first responders in managing crisis situations and preventi...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Youth suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention guidelines: A resource for school personnel

2009

This guide describes the components of a comprehensive school-based suicide prevention program....

Manual

Suicide prevention for police officers

2009

Police officers deal with twice as many suicides as they do homicides. This booklet looks at wh...

Manual

Suicide prevention for behavioral health providers

2009

This booklet describes suicide, suicidal behavior, risk and protective factors as well as recom...

Manual

Suicide prevention for consumers and family members

2009

This publication discusses the role of consumers and family members in preventing suicide. It e...

Report

Juvenile suicide in confinement: A national survey

2009

The primary goal of this first national survey on juvenile suicide in confinement was to determ...

Manual
Manual

Healthy Indian Country Initiative Promising Prevention Practices Resource Guide

2009

The purpose of this resource guide is to highlight the work of the 14 Healthy Indian Country I...

Training

Mental Health First Aid USA

2009

The Mental Health First Aid program is an interactive session which runs 12 hours. It can be co...

Brochure/Booklet

Suicide Assessment Five-Step Evaluation and Triage SAFE-T Pocket Card

2009

The SAFE-T card guides clinicians through five steps which address the patient's level of suici...

Manual

Strategic communication planning: A workbook for Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act state, tribal, and campus grantees

2009

This manual uses the 8-Step Communication Planning Model to provide a blueprint for site-specif...

Other

Traumatic brain injury and suicide: Information and resources for clinicians

2009

Information guide designed to help clinicians and care providers in their work with traumatic b...

Article/Chapter

Comorbidity: Addiction and other mental illnesses

2009

This article gives an overview of what current research says about comorbidity of drug use dis...

Video/Audio Recording

Podcasts at CDC: Suicide

2009

This collection includes the following podcasts: "Toxicology testing and results for suicide vi...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Teaching transgender : A resource from the National Center for Transgender Equality

2009

This guide for leading effective trainings includes advice about preparing for the training, te...

Report

Surveillance for violent deaths. - National Violent Death Reporting System, 16 states, 2006

2009

MMWR. March 20, 2009; 58(SS01):1-44. This report is the second summary of data from the Nationa...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Consensus statement on suicide and suicide prevention from an interfaith dialogue

2009

This statement was developed at the Interfaith Suicide Prevention Dialogue meeting (March 12-13...

Webinar/Presentation

Tennessee's state-wide Gatekeeper training: Preliminary outcomes and lessons learned

2009

Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting, January 5-9, 2009, Phoenix, AZ. Presents ...

Webinar/Presentation

Suicide prevention for deaf/hard of hearing youth

2009

Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting, January 5-9, 2009, Phoenix, AZ. Describes...

Other

Frameworks/Connect Suicide Prevention Project: Suicide prevention, intervention and postvention for soldiers and family

2009

Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting, January 5-9, 2009, Phoenix, AZ. Describes...

Other

Preventing teen suicide: A review of school-based strategies

2009

Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting, January 5-9, 2009, Phoenix, AZ. This pres...

Other

Maine's approach to school-based suicide prevention

2009

Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting, January 5-9, 2009, Phoenix, AZ. This pres...

Other

State and local data sources for suicide prevention

2009

Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting, January 5-9, 2009, Phoenix, AZ. Discusses...

Other

Working with emergency departments: Expanding crisis center resources and partnerships

2009

Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting, January 5-9, 2009, Phoenix, AZ. Describes...

Other

Working with emergency departments: New tools and grantee models

2009

Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting, January 5-9, 2009, Phoenix, AZ. Discusses...

Other

Suicide among Oregon veterans

2009

Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting, January 5-9, 2009, Phoenix, AZ. Discusses...

Other

Age-adjusted suicide rates among all persons by state - United States, 2006 (U.S. avg 10.95)

2009

A map of state suicide rates per 100,000 population.

...
Guidelines/Recommendations

Adding power to our voices: A framing guide for communicating about injury

2009

Includes framing theory, message development techniques and vehicles for explaining public heal...

Report

The role of faith communities in preventing suicide: A report of an Interfaith Suicide Prevention Dialogue

2009

Report of an Interfaith Suicide Prevention Dialogue that was convened by the Suicide Prevention...

Report

Alcohol and suicide among racial/ethnic populations - 17 States, 2005-2006

2009

MMWR. June 19, 2009; 58(23):637-41. This report analyzes data from the National Violent Death R...

Other

Ten leading causes of death and injury (charts)

2009

Color charts of: All causes of deaths by age group; Causes of nonfatal injuries treated in US h...

Report

Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act programs: Authorized and appropriated dollars

2009

This list reports authorized and appropriated funding amounts spend by all the Garrett Lee Smit...

Guidelines/Recommendations
guidelines

Practice guidelines: Core elements for responding to mental health crises

2009

Developed by a diverse expert panel that included individuals with mental illnesses, providers,...

Manual

Writing SMART objectives

2009

This brief is about writing Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time-phased (SMART...

Guidelines/Recommendations

CWLA Best practice guidelines: Serving LGBT youth in out-of-home care

2009

These best practice guidelines provide direction to agencies responsible for the care of LGBT y...

Toolkit

Tool kit for childhood & adolescent anxiety management

2009

This clinical tool kit is intended to assist the PCP in assessing the needs of the child/adoles...

Brochure/Booklet

The role of faith communities in suicide prevention: A guidebook for faith leaders

2009

The purpose of this guidebook is to prepare leaders of faith communities to prevent, intervene ...

Book

Preventing mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders among young people: Progress and possibilities

2009

An update of the IOM book, Reducing Risks for Mental Disorders, this work focuses on the resear...

Brochure/Booklet

A mental health recovery and community integration guide for GLBTQI individuals: What you need to know

2009

This 12-page booklet covers a range of key issues in mental health recovery and community integ...

Guidelines/Recommendations
Guidelines

Safety planning guide: A quick guide for clinicians

2009

This quick guide for clinicians may be used to develop a safety plan - a prioritized written li...

Resource List/Bibliography

FNBHA catalogue of effective behavioral health practices for tribal communities

2009

The First Nations Behavioral Health Association (FNBHA) catalogue is based on criteria develope...

Other

Characteristics of juvenile suicide in confinement

2009

This publication examines 110 juvenile suicides that occurred in confinement between 1995 and 1...

Other

Creating competent communities for youth suicide prevention

2009

Presentation that reviews the benefits of a comprehensive school-based suicide prevention progr...

Training

Aging and suicide

2009

This course covers risk and protective factors for suicide in older adults, assessment of risk ...

Other

When tragedy strikes: Suicide postvention on a college campus

2009

Article on postvention in the college setting. Includes information on: crisis communication; s...

Toolkit

Qungasvik Toolbox: A toolbox for promoting youth sobriety and reasons for living in Yup’ik/Cup’ik communities

2009

This toolkit has 36 cultural and bicultural activities designed to build protection from suicid...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Views from the home front: The experience of children from military families

2009

Summarizes research showing that children from military families experience above-average level...

Other

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline wallet card: Having trouble coping? With help comes hope

2008

After a traumatic event dealing with emotions can be difficult. This wallet card lists signs of...

Brochure/Booklet

Understanding major depression and recovery: What you need to know about this medical illness

2008

Brochure with information about major depression, including options for treatment.

Published as: Morbidity and mortality weekly report / Centers for Disease Control. June 6, 2008...

Brochure/Booklet

Means matter: Suicide, guns, and public health

2008

Demonstrates that reducing a suicidal person’s access to lethal means helps save lives, parti...

Report

First national conference for survivors of suicide attempts, health care professionals, and clergy and laity: Summary of workgroup reports

2008

This report from an October 2005 meeting led by the Organization of Attempters and Survivors of...

Report

Picture This: Depression and Suicide Prevention

2008

Picture This is a guide for creators in the entertainment industry which addresses issues withi...

Report

Reported health and health-influencing behaviors among urban American Indians and Alaska Natives

2008

This report was released at a symposium titled "Through native eyes: Identity, perception and r...

Brochure/Booklet

Cultural competence in mental health

2008

This brochure briefly describes: what is culture; what is cultural competence; diversity in the...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Suicide prevention efforts for individuals with serious mental illness: Roles for the State Mental Health Authority

2008

This report is the fourteenth in a series of Technical Reports produced by the National Associa...

Guidelines/Recommendations

No longer alone: A resource manual for rural sexual minority youth and the adults who serve them

2008

This resource manual assists concerned adults in creating safe environments for rural gay youth...

Manual

Legacy Wheel

2008
This online manual provides information on eight key program development areas, including collaboration, leadership, and strategic planning.
Report

Prevalence of self-reported postpartum depressive symptoms - 17 states, 2004--2005

2008

MMWR. April 11, 2008; 57(14):361-366. This report summarizes the results of CDC analysis of dat...

Report

Surveillance for violent deaths - National Violent Death Reporting System, 16 states, 2005

2008

MMWR. April 11, 2008; 57(SS03):1-43,45. This report, for the first time since the creation of N...

Webinar/Presentation

Generating an action plan for preventing college student suicide

2008

This presentation (especially slides 51-68) includes a description of the SPRC/Jed Foundation C...

Report

Suicide prevention among veterans- CRS Report to Congress

2008

This report prepared for members and committees of congress discusses data and risk and protect...

Other

Opening the door to the inclusion of transgender people: The nine keys to making lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender organizations fully transgender-inclusive

2008

This guide is specifically written for LGBT groups and organizations that want to be more inclu...

Book

Invisible wounds of war: Psychological and cognitive injuries, their consequences, and services to assist recovery

2008

The study discussed in this monograph focuses on post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressi...

Other

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive (SAMHDA)

2008

SAMHDA holdings consist mainly of data derived from surveys and administrative records. These d...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Suicide prevention for older adults: Professional Reference Series, Vol. 1

2008

Summarizes the most recent studies on preventing suicide in older (59+) adults. Describes the N...

Brochure/Booklet

After an attempt: The emotional impact of suicide attempt on families

2008

This booklet includes information on: important do's and don'ts; dealing with a traumatic event...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Evidence-based practices and multicultural mental health

2008
This resource provides information on evidence-based practices, with special consideration of multicultural issues.
Article/Chapter

Addressing self-injury in the school setting

2008

Journal of School Nursing. 2008 Jun; 24(3): 124-30. A comprehensive plan for school nurses and ...

Article/Chapter

Coalition sustainability: Long-term successes and lessons learned

2008

Journal of Extension. 2002 Feb; 40(1). One of the USDA youth-at-risk projects was designed to d...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Sustaining community-based initiatives: Community and economic development

2008

Reviews the traditional missions of health care service organizations and looks toward organiza...

Article/Chapter

Building capacity and sustainable prevention innovations: A sustainability planning model

2008

Evaluation and Program Planning. 2004 May;27(2):135–49. Presents a planning model for sustain...

Article/Chapter

Youth suicide and self-harm: What advocates need to know

2008

This article was developed for attorneys who work with adolescents in the child welfare system....

Guidelines/Recommendations

Sustaining grassroots community-based programs: A toolkit for community- and faith-based service providers

2008

This toolkit is designed to help grassroots community and faith based organizations develop pro...

Report

State suicide prevention planning: A CDC research brief

2008

This report summarizes the results of a CDC research study conducted to document the key proces...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Relationship between the economy, unemployment and suicide

2008

Talking points on the economy, unemployment, and suicide prepared in November 2008. URLs update...

Report

The mental health of adolescents: A national profile, 2008

2008

This brief highlights existing national data about adolescent mental health status, assesses sh...

Report

Looking for something to look forward to: A five-year retrospective review of child and youth suicide in B.C.

2008

This report highlights the need for better recognition of youth suicide risk factors. The autho...

Report

Patient Safety Initiative: 2007 Summary Report

2008

The third annual report on the New Jersey Patient Safety Act. Includes statistics on suicides a...

Report

Deaths from violence: A look at 17 states. - Data from the National Violent Death Reporting System

2008

This report, the first product of the State Violent Death Reporting System (VDRS) Workgroup, hi...

Other

People Prevent Suicide

2008

PeoplePreventSuicide.org aims to provide student leaders, counselors, safety and health profess...

Other

Senior suicide: Understanding the risk, preventing the tragedy

2008

This overview presentation reviews data by age, gender, state, and methods. It lists major risk...

Article/Chapter

Managing school crises: More than just response

2008

These recommendations provide a brief overview of the National Association of School Psychologi...

Other

Depression: Overcoming stigma

2008

This resource includes archived slides and a recording of a webinar discussing overcoming both ...

Brochure/Booklet

AgePage: Depression

2008

This brochure, derived from the bulletin AgePage, provides information on the causes and sympto...

Report

Substance abuse and suicide prevention: Evidence and implications - A white paper

2008

This white paper provides an overview of the advances made over the past decade in the areas of...

Other

Responding to crisis at a school

2008

This extensive (161 pages) resource aid provides guidance on crisis planning and response as we...

Article/Chapter

Suicide awareness training for faculty and staff: A training model for school counselors

2008

This article provides a step-by-step model for mental health professionals to use and adapt for...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Tips for teachers: Teen depression and suicide

2008

This sample tip sheet provides guidance on how teachers can recognize depression or risk of sui...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Teen Suicide: Facts for families

2008

This tip sheet for parents explains signs that may indicate risk of suicide and ways in which t...

Book

Preventing suicide: How to start a survivors' group

2008

This manual discusses needs of suicide survivors, ways in which self-help groups can help as we...

Article/Chapter

Paving the road home: Returning veterans and behavioral health

2008

This issue of SAMHSA News covers "Paving the Road Home," SAMHSA's Second National Behavioral He...

Book

Gulf War and health: Volume 7: Long-term consequences of traumatic brain injury

2008

That many returning veterans have TBI will likely mean long-term challenges for them and their ...

Report

Preventing youth suicide in rural America: Recommendations to states

2008

SPRC and the State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association formed a workgroup t...

Report
Report

Strategic direction for the prevention of suicidal behavior: Promoting individual, family, and community connectedness to prevent suicidal behavior

2008

This resource describes ways to prevent suicide by strengthening connectedness or social bonds ...

Manual
Books on shelves

Safety plan treatment manual to reduce suicide risk: Veteran version

2008
This manual describes a brief clinical intervention, safety planning, that can serve as a valuable adjunct to risk assessment.
Manual

TIP 42: Substance abuse treatment for persons with co-occurring disorders

2008

Provides substance abuse treatment providers with updated information on co-occurring substance...

Manual

Writing good goals

2008

This brief is about writing good 5-year program goals. It includes a comparison between the ove...

Article/Chapter

Getting started on campus: Tips for new prevention coordinators

2008

This publication is intended to simplify, organize, and provide a context for the information a...

Other

Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE)

2008

CCCSE, a research and service initiative of the Program in Higher Education Leadership in the C...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Providing services and supports for youth who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex or two-spirit

2008

This Practice Brief is for policymakers, administrators, and providers seeking to learn more ab...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Student mental health and the law: A resource for institutions of higher education

2008
These tools aid in developing awareness of student mental health issues and in policies, protocols and procedures specific to individual campuses.
Video/Audio Recording

Breaking the Silence

2008

This 17-minute video and accompanying discussion guide are used at community forums as a means ...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

The cost of violence in the United States

2007

Violence-related injuries, including suicide, adversely affect the health and welfare of all Am...

Resource List/Bibliography

Suicidality and help-seeking behaviors in American Indian youth

2007

Data Trend #143 May 2007. This fact sheet summarizes research on suicidality and help-seeking b...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Practical information on crisis planning: A guide for schools and communities

2007

This guide is intended to give schools, districts, and communities the critical concepts and co...

Article/Chapter

Suicide in deaf populations: a literature review

2007

Studies have found that deaf individuals have higher rates of psychiatric disorder than those w...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Men and suicide, part I: Risk factors

2007

A fact sheet on the incidence of suicide among men, risk factors, and the reluctance of men to ...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Suicidality and violence in patients with HIV/AIDS.

2007

Guidelines for medical professionals on how to handle suicidality and/or violence in patients w...

Manual

Restoring Balance: Community Owned Wellness

2007

This manual provides a process for use by American Indian/Alaska Native communities to address ...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Elder suicide prevention: A review of best practices and recommendations for state initiatives in Maine

2007

This manual describes: evidence based practices of elder suicide prevention; screening tools fo...

Report

Big cities health inventory: The health of urban America, 2007

2007

The fifth edition of the Big Cities Health Inventory (BCHI) report, a compendium of health stat...

Article/Chapter

Men and suicide, part II. Encouraging help-seeking and the promise of social support

2007

SIEC Alert. Dec 2007; #66. This newsletter issue describes the recent research studies on men s...

Report

Suicide in the U.S.: Statistics and prevention

2007

An overview, including statistics, of suicide as a public health problem in the United States.<...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Practice parameters for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with depressive disorders

2007

Provides guidelines on screening, evaluation, treatment and prevention of child and adolescent ...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Impact and value: Telling your program's story

2007

The purpose of this workbook is to help public health program administrators understand what a ...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Early childhood mental health consultation: An evaluation tool kit

2007

Combines a brief review of the literature and current research addressing the effectiveness of ...

Report

School mental health: Role of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and factors affecting service provision

2007

This report describes: SAMHSA’s coordination with other federal departments and agencies to s...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Suicide prevention: School Health Policies and Programs Study

2007

School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) is a national survey periodically conducted t...

Brochure/Booklet

Preventing suicide in jails and prisons

2007

Aimed at the administrators who develop or implement mental health programs in correctional set...

Brochure/Booklet

Quick guide to working with interpreters in mental health settings

2007

A manual from Australia on how to: book an appropriate interpreter; check him/her; communicate ...

Other

National Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research

2007

The National Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research (NCAIANMHR) is...

Brochure/Booklet

Depression: What you need to know

2007

A detailed booklet that describes depression symptoms, causes, and treatments, with information...

Book

Gulf war and health: Volume 6-Physiologic, psychologic, and psychosocial effects of deployment-related stress

2007

This study comprehensively reviewed, evaluated, and summarized the peer-reviewed scientific and...

Report

Lifeline service and outreach strategies suggested by suicide attempt survivors

2007

On January 16, 2007, eight attempt survivors were invited to attend an Attempt Survivor Advisor...

Report

Ranking America's mental health: An analysis of depression across the states

2007

This report compares depression levels and suicide rates in all 50 states and the District of C...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Cultural and linguistic competence policy assessment (CLCPA)

2007

The CLCPA is designed to examine cultural and linguistic competence at an agency or organizatio...

Report

Walking a mile: A first step toward mutual understanding

2007

The research--based on 12 focus groups conducted in 2006 and 2007--explores Indians' perception...

Webinar/Presentation

Building capacity to meet the demand for services: Beyond the therapist's office

2007

Campus Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. January 17-19, 2007, Gaithersbu...

Website

NAMI veterans resource center

2007

A webpage that contains online resources for veterans and active duty military members, as well...

Book

Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: An assessment of the evidence

2007

This book was created because the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) Committee on the Treatment of...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Mental illness and suicide: A Mindframe resource for stage and screen [Australia]

2007

This resource provides practical advice and information for people involved in the development ...

Report

AAP statement: Suicide and suicide attempts in adolescents

2007

Article in Pediatrics, Vol. 120 No. 3 September 2007, pp. 669-676. This report updates the prev...

Guidelines/Recommendations

The Basics: Facilitating a Suicide Survivors Support Group

2007

Guide provides group planning suggestions, multiple handouts and resources which can be used by...

Training

Facilitating suicide bereavement support groups: A self-study package

2007

Contains a comprehensive 95-page guide to effective support group facilitation and a 90-minute ...

Webinar/Presentation

Use of screening to identify and engage students at risk: Overview of campus screening

2007

Campus Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. January 17-19, 2007, Gaithersbu...

Other

Involving students as allies in suicide prevention

2007

Campus Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. January 17-19, 2007, Gaithersbu...

Other

Adapting the Air Force suicide prevention model for campuses: Cornell University

2007

Campus Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. January 17-19, 2007, Gaithersbu...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Standards for the assessment of suicide risk among callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

2007

Developed by the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, the Standards for the Assessment of Suic...

Manual
Books on shelves

Framework for developing institutional protocols for the acutely distressed or suicidal college student (Presentation)

2007

Campus Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. January 17-19, 2007, Gaithersbu...

Guidelines/Recommendations

National guidelines for seniors’ mental health: The assessment of suicide risk and prevention of suicide

2007

Program Description:
Developed by the Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health (CCSMH...

Webinar/Presentation

Evaluating the effectiveness of gatekeeper training: Using logic models to guide implementation and evaluation

2007

Campus Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. January 17-19, 2007, Gaithersbu...

Report

No gun left behind: The gun lobby’s campaign to push guns into colleges and schools

2007

This report from the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence discusses issues related to access to...

Manual

The hexagon tool

2007

This tool can help you select evidence-based programs by reviewing six broad factors related to...

Manual

Managing student-athletes’ mental health issues

2007

The purpose of this handbook is to assist coaches in identifying student-athletes who may be ha...

Article/Chapter

Culturally competent care in the emergency medical services

2007

This article discusses how culture can affect patients’ perceptions of health issues and inte...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Supporting students: A model policy for colleges and universities

2007

The Bazelon Center offers this model policy to help colleges and universities develop a nondisc...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Mental Health Environment of Care Checklist (MHECC)

2007

This spreadsheet/checklist was developed for Veterans Affairs Hospitals to use to review inpati...

Report

Cyber-Safe kids, cyber-savvy teens: Helping young people learn to make safe and responsible choices online

2007

This guide for parents discusses internet risks and concerns, including cyberbullying, for yout...

Brochure/Booklet

Depression and bipolar wellness guides for parents and teens

2007

These two guides were developed to help parents and their teen children better understand and m...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

School awareness series: The role of the school board in suicide prevention

2007

This one-page fact sheet provides guidance to school board members on how they can ensure that ...

Other

Suicide prevention (Quick training aids)

2007

This quick training aid provides a brief overview and fact sheets on suicide rates and methods ...

Report

Child and youth emergency mental health care: A national problem

2007

This issue brief reviews the state of
mental health services for children and youth who visi...

Brochure/Booklet

Suicide awareness for older Kansans

2007

This brochure provides data on suicide in older adults, a checklist for self-assessment, myths ...

Other

Campus example: Syracuse University and Campus Connect, A

2007

Campus Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. January 17-19, 2007, Gaithersbu...

Webinar/Presentation

Best practices for campus suicide prevention

2007

Campus Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. January 17-19, 2007, Gaithersbu...

Webinar/Presentation

Substance abuse and suicide prevention

2007

Provides comprehensive data on suicides and suicide attempts which involved substance abuse. De...

Other

Supporting and collaborating with survivors of suicide and suicide attempts

2007

State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. Decem...

Other

On the stigma of mental illness (Presentation)

2007

Campus Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. January 17-19, 2007, Gaithersbu...

Report

Psychological needs of U.S. Military service members and their families: A preliminary report

2007

The Task Force was charged with: identifying the psychological risks and mental health-related ...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Post-traumatic stress disorder research fact sheet

2007

Highlights several important areas in NIMH post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) focused resear...

Other

Rural health disparities

2007

This webpage discusses rural health disparities and links to various resources on the topic.

Resource List/Bibliography

Depression and suicide in older adults resource guide

2007

Lists recommended by the APA resources on the subject: journal articles; reports, monographs, a...

Other

Cultural awareness in health care

2007

This page of the Dartmouth Biomedical Libraries website provides a comprehensive collection of ...

Article/Chapter

Girlfriends' guide to what to expect when your girlfriend's grieving

2007

A manual for survivors' friends.

...
Report

Living is for everyone: A framework for the prevention of suicide and self harm in Australia (LIFE Framework)

2007

This updated national plan promotes 6 action areas for suicide prevention activity:
1. Promo...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Media guidelines for school administrators who may interact with reporters about youth suicide

2007

This brief manual explores how media accounts can actually serve as a suicide prevention tool b...

Guidelines/Recommendations

National Patient Safety Goals

2007

The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits nearly 15,000 health care organizations and progra...

Website

Lok-it-Up: A campaign to promote the safe storage of firearms

2007

This campaign raises awareness about the importance of safe firearm storage, informs the public...

Brochure/Booklet

Comprender el Suicidio: Lo Fundamental (Understanding Suicide: The Basics)

2007

Helps individuals, families and communities learn about suicide prevention and the actions that...

Report

Cornell research program on self-injury and recovery

2007

This website summarizes the program's work and provides links and resources for information of ...

Report

Hotline evaluation and linkage project: Category II

2007

The goals of this project were to: evaluate the immediate outcomes of calls to Telephone Crisis...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Self-injury

2007

Describes types of self-injury; warning signs; incidence and onset; background of self-injurers...

Report

State injury indicators report, Third Edition - 2004 data

2007

This report compiles injury information from 34 states and consolidates data from hospital reco...

Report

National violent death reporting system: Lessons learned from 17 states, 2002-2006- Executive Summary

2007

In 2006, STIPDA (now Safe States), through its cooperative agreement with CDC, conducted teleph...

Report

Suicide trends among youths and young adults aged 10-24 years- United States, 1990-2004

2007

Published as: Morbidity and mortality weekly report-September 7, 2007:56(35);905-908. Discusses...

Report

America's children: Key national indicators of well-being, 2007

2007

This report includes data on topics such as family and social environment, economic circumstanc...

Article/Chapter

The cultural facet of suicidal behaviour: Its importance and neglect

2007

Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health (AeJAMH). 2006. 5(3). This paper illu...

Report

Toxicology testing and results for suicide victims - 13 states, 2004

2007

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Nov. 24, 2006 / 55(46);1245-48. To assess toxicology tes...

Brochure/Booklet

Depression wellness guide for adults with depression and their families and friends

2007

This guide was developed to help adults and their families better understand and monitor treatm...

Brochure/Booklet

Finding help and working with schools: Tips for parents of teens with mental health problems

2007

A brochure primarily for parents about how to work with the school to help their teen who has a...

Other

Understanding and helping the suicidal individual: Be aware of the warning signs

2006

Common warning signs of suicide, along with recommendations for action are given.

A how-to guide for advocates who want to improve the response to people with mental illness who...

Other

US News and World Report online depression center

2006

US News and World Report Online Depression Center Part of U.S. News and World Report's Brain an...

Training

Developing community capacity

2006

Module one of "Sustaining Community-Based Initiatives". The module is designed to improve the c...

Report

Post-traumatic stress disorder: DOD needs to identify the factors its providers use to make mental health evaluation referrals for servicemembers

2006

This report discusses the benefits that servicemembers supporting Operation Enduring Freedom (O...

Webinar/Presentation

Developing and marketing your suicide prevention message: A strategic approach (Presentation)

2006

This presentation describes social marketing principles, provides a strategic planning model, d...

Report

Improving the quality of health care for mental and substance-use conditions: Quality chasm series

2006

This report addresses lack of access to, and coordination and fragmentation of health/mental ...

Report

Strategies to improve non-fatal suicide attempt surveillance: Recommendations from an expert roundtable

2006

This report reviews current public health surveillance activities, and systems. The report expr...

Report

Suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts, major depressive episode, and substance use among adults

2006

From The OAS Report, Issue 34. This report based on the 2005 National Survey on Drug Use & ...

Report

Information Gaps on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Population: A Background Paper

2006

A background paper on the information needs of deaf and hard of hearing populations, particular...

Report

Endangered youth: A report on suicide among adolescents involved with the child welfare and juvenile justice systems

2006

This report familiarizes professionals from a broad range of agencies with an interdisciplinary...

Article/Chapter

Teen suicide prevention

2006

Prevention Researcher. 2006 Sep; 13(3). Includes articles on: recognizing youth who is at risk ...

Article/Chapter

Psychiatric disorders of youth in detention

2006

Juvenile Justice Bulletin, 2006 Apr:1-16. Examines the prevalence of alcohol, drug, and mental ...

Book

Improving the quality of health care for mental and substance-use conditions

2006

Quality Chasm Series. Quality Chasm strategy, put forth by the IOM in 2001, is a strategy for i...

Manual

Addiction counseling competencies: The knowledge, skills, and attitudes of professional practice

2006

Technical Assistance Publication (TAP) Series 21. A comprehensive list of 123 competencies that...

Report

Blueprint for change: Improving the system response to youth with mental health needs involved with the juvenile justice system

2006

Research and Program Briefs series. Describes the Blueprint for Change, a model which provides ...

Report

Youth with mental health disorders in the juvenile justice system: Results from a multi-state prevalence study

2006

Research and Program Briefs series. Summarizes the results of the most comprehensive mental hea...

Report

Countering stigma and discrimination: Overview. - Stigma research approaches to counter stigma (Presentation)

2006

From the 2006 GLSMA Meeting. Discusses: MacArthur Mental Health Module General Social Survey (1...

Webinar/Presentation

SAMHSA's national stigma reduction programs (Presentation)

2006

Describes: National Anti-Stigma Campaign (NASC); Voice Awards; Participatory Dialogs; "Challeng...

Other

Gatekeeper training: background

2006

State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. Decem...

Webinar/Presentation

How do school staff benefit from gatekeeper training in suicide prevention?

2006

State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. Decem...

Other

Recognize, connect! Helping youth at risk of suicide: A frameworks training for gatekeepers (Presentation)

2006

State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. Decem...

Other

Strategies and challenges for community suicide prevention: AF Suicide Prevention Program

2006

State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. Decem...

Other

Tohono O'odham Nation: CMHS tribal youth suicide prevention project (Presentation)

2006

State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. Decem...

Other

"De Facto" mental health system: A tool to understand the mental health system in rural communities, The

2006

State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. Decem...

Webinar/Presentation

But is it relevant? - Gatekeeper education in Idaho's rural, frontier and tribal Areas

2006

State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. Decem...

Other

Assessing and responding to mental health needs after a disaster

2006

State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. Decem...

Other

Research on the mental health consequences of disaster (Presentation)

2006

State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. Decem...

Other

Ensuring cultural and linguistic competence (Presentation)

2006

State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. Decem...

Other

Practical strategies for preventing juvenile suicides in confinement settings

2006

State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. Decem...

Other

Engaging primary care practitioners in suicide prevention (Adolescents)

2006

State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. Decem...

Other

Active Minds, Inc.: Reaching out to young adults on campus

2006

State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. Decem...

Other

Leaving a legacy: Sustaining change in your community

2006

State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. Decem...

Other

Implementing school-based programs: Issues and strategies

2006

State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. Decem...

Webinar/Presentation

School-based programs

2006

State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. Decem...

Other

Strategies for working in foster care settings (Presentation)

2006

State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. Decem...

Other

Mental health outcomes of the Northwest Foster Care alumni study

2006

State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. Decem...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Guidelines for working effectively with interpreters in a mental health setting

2006

These guidelines from Australia are intended to assist mental health staff to understand the ch...

Article/Chapter

Depression screening in a VA primary care clinic

2006

Psychiatric Services. 2006 Dec; 57:1694–96. In 1998, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ...

Report

State mandates for treatment for mental health illness and substance abuse disorders

2006

Focuses on state-mandated benefits, state laws regulating mental health and addiction treatment...

Training

An adolescent mental health & wellness curriculum: A starter kit for schools

2006

A manual for school leaders containing information directed at promoting wellness and facilitat...

Report

Oregon older adult suicide prevention advisory work group plan

2006

In 2003, Oregon had the fourth highest suicide rate among older adults in the US. This plan ide...

Other

Child and adolescent mental health toolkit

2006

Includes: bilingual children’s mental health brochures and mini-posters; "Positive parenting"...

Article/Chapter

After a suicide: A postvention prevention primer for providers

2006

Geared toward behavioral health care providers, this newsletter article examines many aspects o...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Research-based guidelines and practices for school-based suicide prevention

2006

This document summarizes federal (and California) activity to prevent student suicide and provi...

Report

Making a difference: State health department injury and violence prevention programs

2006

This compendium presents examples of state-level injury and violence prevention programs, inclu...

Article/Chapter

Suicide prevention and intervention

2006

This article provides guidance to administrators on the problem of student suicide; warning sig...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Guidance on action to be taken at suicide hotspots

2006

This British work is designed to assist in the identification and management of suicide 'hotspo...

Brochure/Booklet

Suicide prevention: Information for individuals and families

2006

Brochure that contains 12 prevention tips geared toward individuals who have suicidal thoughts ...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Preventing Suicide: A resource for counsellors

2006

This resource provides guidance for counselors to understand suicide risk and prevention. It di...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Preventing Suicide: A Resource at Work

2006

This resource provides guidance for employers, union officers, EAPs, personnel directors and wo...

Article/Chapter

Emergency responders management of patients who may have attempted suicide

2006

This journal article addresses how EMS providers should work with patients who may have attempt...

Guidelines/Recommendations
Guidelines

Framework for developing institutional protocols for the acutely distressed or suicidal college student

2006
This publication lists key issues to consider in developing a comprehensive, campus-wide approach to managing at-risk students.
Brochure/Booklet

Depression: What every woman should know

2005

Brochure to inform women about depression, including symptoms, treatments, and further resource...

Resource List/Bibliography

Recent firearms research

2005

Listing of current research on firearms with a section on guns and death which includes researc...

Article/Chapter

Gun Storage practices and risk of youth suicide and unintentional firearm injuries

2005

Published in JAMA. 2005 Feb 9;293(6):707-14.: Research article that measures the association of...

Manual

Hope, Help, and Healing: A Planning Toolkit for First Nations and Aboriginal Communities to Prevent and Respond to Suicide

2005
This resource provides a step-by-step framework to help First Nations communities assess their needs and develop a suicide prevention plan.  
Report

American Indian suicides in jail: Can risk screening be culturally sensitive?

2005

With the help of researchers, the administrator of a jail in a Northern Plains State found out ...

Webinar/Presentation

Suicide prevention in rural America

2005

PowerPoint slides from the New York State Office of Mental Health Statewide Summit on Suicide P...

Book

Suicide in rural areas

2005

Advancing Suicide Prevention, Vol. 1, Issue 2, July/August 2005. This journal issue contains ar...

Article/Chapter

Mood disorders and substance use disorder: A complex comorbidity

2005

NIDA Science and Practice Perspectives, 2005 Dec. This article explores the prevalence and rela...

Report

Perinatal depression: Prevalence, screening accuracy, and screening outcomes

2005

Overviews 30 research studies on the subject. Conclusions: available research suggests that dep...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Let's talk facts about teen suicide

2005

Includes basic facts on adolescent suicide: causes; signals; statistics; prevention strategies;...

Report

Mental health risk factors, unmet needs, and provider availability for rural children: Executive summary

2005

The study uses the 2001 National Health Interview Survey, a nationally representative survey of...

Report

Surgeon General's workshop on women's mental health. November 30 - December 1, 2005, Denver, Colorado

2005

Summarizes the views and issues addressed at the workshop. Includes: an executive summary; an i...

Website

NativeOUT

2005

This is the Facebook account for NativeOUT, a national unincorporated nonprofit education and ...

Training

Geriatric mental health care training series

2005

The primary purpose of this training series is to train nursing home staff in caring for and ma...

Manual

A guide to managing stress in crisis response professions

2005

This pocket guide focuses on general principles of stress management and offers strategies that...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Sudden death-suicide-critical incident: Crisis response for principals and student services staff

2005

Geared primarily toward principals, this guide lists specific procedures for coordinating a sch...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Considerations for school settings

2005

This information sheet describes appropriate after-care for students, staff, and parents after ...

Report

National healthcare disparities report

2005

This report represents the first national comprehensive effort to measure differences in access...

Resource List/Bibliography

Evaluation resources

2005

A list of resources related to program evaluation. The list includes book titles, online course...

Report

Core competencies for injury and violence prevention

2005

These competencies and their related learning objectives were developed through the conduct of ...

Brochure/Booklet

Surviving a suicide loss: A financial guide

2005

This guide is for survivors who have lost a spouse, parent, child, or other loved one to suicid...

Article/Chapter

Parental consent act of 2009

2005

This bill, H.R. 2218 (111) introduced in April 2009 by Congressman Ron Paul of Texas to prohibi...

Report

Youth suicide prevention: Strengthening state policies and school-based strategies

2005

This issue brief by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices discusses what...

Other

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline wallet card: Suicide prevention: Learn the warning signs

2005

Lists the warning signs of suicide and urges those who exhibit any of the signs to contact a me...

Training

Nebhands Curriculum: A Faith-Based and Community Initiative

2005

The information in this guide provides a framework for communities, faith groups, and community...

Website

Washington State Injury Data Tables

2004

This webpage has links to nonfatal and fatal injury data, including suicides, by age, year, and...

Manual

Making health communication programs work: A planner’s guide

2004

This book – known as the “pink book” – describes a practical approach for planning and ...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Focus group fundamentals

2004

This issue brief describes how focus group data are different than survey data. It provides g...

Training

Connect suicide prevention and intervention training for emergency medical services

2004

This training is designed to increase the competence of EMS providers in responding to individu...

Other

Fierce goodbye: A faith-based perspective on suicide

2004

Fierce Goodbye provides information for pastors, counselors, and suicide survivors and their fr...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Self-harm: The short-term physical and psychological management and secondary prevention of self-harm in primary and secondary care

2004

This UK practice guideline makes recommendations for the physical, psychological and social as...

Article/Chapter

Suicide among women: A critical review

2004

[Journal article] Published in: Journal of the American Medical Women's Association,59(2), Spri...

Report
Report

Pragmatic considerations of culture in preventing suicide: Workshop summary

2004

Workshop summary of a meeting to:"examine how culture pertaining to ethnicity can be considered...

Report

Screening and assessing mental health and substance use disorders among youth in the juvenile justice system: A resource guide for practitioners

2004

Presents information on instruments that can be used to screen and assess youth for mental heal...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Suicide: Adolescents and young adults

2004

A fact sheet about suicide among adolescents and young adults.

...
Article/Chapter

Preventing tragedy: Bringing an end to youth suicide

2004

July 2004 Special Topics Column of Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental...

Report

State efforts to prevent youth suicide

2004

5 pages. Issue Brief from April 2004. The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials...

Manual
Books on shelves

After a suicide: Recommendations for religious services and other public memorial observances

2004

A guide to help community and faith leaders who plan memorial observances and provide support f...

Report

Colorado LINK: Teen suicide prevention initiative evaluation report

2004

This 14 page summary highlights findings from the OMNI Institute's independent evaluation of Co...

Report

Cultural competency: Developing strategies to engage minority populations in suicide prevention

2004

Report developed by the National Organization for People of Color Against Suicide (NOPCAS)Task ...

Report

Colorado LINK: Teen suicide prevention initiative evaluation report

2004

This 14 page summary highlights findings from the OMNI Institute's independent evaluation of Co...

Report

Promoting mental health and preventing suicide in college and university settings (College White Paper)

2004

This white paper summarizes what is known about suicidal behavior among college students and re...

Report

Evidence-based Mental Health Treatments and Services: Examples to Inform Public Policy

2004

This report aims to inform policymakers about the significance of recent advances in evaluating...

Article/Chapter

Youth suicide and attempted suicide

2004

Published as: Morbidity and mortality weekly report / Centers for Disease Control. June 11, 200...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Suicidality in children and adolescents being treated with antidepressant medications

2004

FDA Public Health Advisory announcing a multi-pronged strategy to warn the public about the inc...

Article/Chapter

Juvenile suicides, 1981-1998

2004

8 pages. Published as: OJJDP Youth Violence Research Series, Bulletin, March 2004. Examines mor...

Manual
Books on shelves

Getting to outcomes 2004: Promoting accountability through methods and tools for planning, implementation, and evaluation

2004

This manual uses a 10-step process to increase practitioners’ prevention skills while empower...

Brochure/Booklet

Youth suicide Is preventable: How parents can LOOK LISTEN AND HELP

2004

This brochure for parents discusses their role in recognizing changes in their child's that may...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Depression in children and adolescents: Information for parents and educators

2004

This handout describes the problem of depression, symptoms, risk factors, ways to determine if ...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

School memorials after suicide: Helpful or harmful?

2004

This issue brief draws from the research to provide guidance for responding to suicide in a man...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Psychotropic drugs and children: Use, trends, and implications for schools

2004

This fact sheet discusses emotional and behavioral health problems in children and youth and th...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Helping students cope with suicide

2004

Short fact sheet providing five guidelines on responding to students after a suicide in the sch...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Fact Sheet

Culturally Competent Crisis Response: Information for School Psychologists and Crisis Teams

2004

This information sheet, using vignettes on suicide among minority students, discusses crisis re...

Article/Chapter

Understanding and responding to students who self-mutilate

2004

This article discusses characteristics of Repetitive Self-Mutilation Syndrome (RSM) in students...

Article/Chapter

Dealing with death at school

2004

This article in Principal Leadership discusses appropriate ways school leadership should respon...

Article/Chapter

Suicide: Postvention strategies for school personnel

2004

This handout is designed to help guide the implementation of postvention services. It reviews b...

Suicide risk assessment and management: Emergency department

2004

Emergency departments are a key point of contact for people who have attempted suicide or who a...

Book

Building bridges: Mental health consumers and members of faith-based and community organizations in dialog

2004

This monograph summarizes findings and recommendations from the SAMHSA's CMHS sponsored dialog ...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Suicide prevention strategies- Schools

2004

From "Health, mental health and safety guidelines for schools". This guideline states that scho...

Report

School-associated suicides - United States, 1994--1999

2004

MMWR, June 11, 2004; 53(22):476-78. To describe the psychosocial and behavioral characteristics...

Report

Broken promises: Evaluating the Native American health care system

2004

This report discusses the disparities in the health status and outcomes for Native Americans.

Report

Incarceration of youth who are waiting for community mental health services in the United States

2004

At the request of Rep. Henry A. Waxman and Sen. Susan Collins, the Special
Investigations Di...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Aboriginal youth: A manual of promising suicide prevention strategies

2004

Revised edition. Presents a model for understanding suicide among Aboriginal youth and for situ...

Other

State of Tennessee Proclamation by the Governor

2003

This is a proclamation designating May 28th as "Suicide Prevention Awareness Day" in Tennessee....

Article/Chapter

Risk of suicide and related adverse outcomes after exposure to a suicide prevention programme in the US Air Force: cohort study

2003

[Journal article]. Published in: BMJ. 2003 Dec 13;327(7428):1376. In 1996 the US Air Force impl...

Guidelines/Recommendations

The assessment and management of people at risk of suicide: For emergency departments and mental health services acute assessment settings [New Zealand]

2003

Commissioned by the Ministry of Health and developed by the New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG)...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Practice guideline for the assessment and treatment of patients with suicidal behaviors

2003

This practice guideline is based on available evidence and clinical consensus and offers recomm...

Brochure/Booklet

Real men, real depression: It takes courage to ask for help. These men did

2003

Tri-fold brochure about depression and men, with testimonials and photographs.

Adapted from: Community Assessment Tool developed by the Suicide Prevention Program at the Mass...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Instructions for Conducting a SWOT Analysis

2003

A tool to identify Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) of critical aspects...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Real men, real depression: Depression, a treatable illness

2003

Factsheet on depression and men.

...
Guidelines/Recommendations

The American Geriatrics Society and American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry Recommendations for Policies in Support of Quality Mental Health Care in U.S. Nursing Homes

2003

Policy recommendations from a 2003 expert panel are included on the following issues: access to...

Training

Suicide Prevention for older people: Early intervention, assessment and referral options for staff working with older people who may be at risk of suicide

2003

This is a guide for mental health educators on how to conduct a one-day workshop on suicide pre...

Manual

American Indian and Alaska Native resource manual

2003

This manual is designed as a tool to help NAMI state chapters and affiliates to better underst...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Rural suicide prevention

2003

A two-page fact sheet containing information on adolescent rural suicide prevention.

The overall objective of this research was to address and fill in the gaps in the existing rese...

Report

Acting on what we know: Preventing youth suicide in First Nations

2003

The purpose of the Advisory Group on Suicide Prevention was to review the existing research and...

Guidelines/Recommendations

In harm's way: A primer in detention suicide prevention

2003

The Lane County, Oregon Model for suicide prevention in juvenile detention and residential faci...

Report

A call to collaboration: The federal commitment to suicide prevention

2003

Originally published as an article in (2003), Suicide & Life Threatening Behavior, 33(2):10...

Report

Achieving the promise: Transforming mental health care in America

2003

The New Freedom Commission on Mental Health was charged with studying the mental health service...

Manual

A guide to choosing and adapting culturally and linguistically competent health promotion materials

2003

This document provides guidance on how to develop health promotion materials that reflect cultu...

Report

Technical assistance sampler: School interventions to prevent youth suicide

2003

This report provides basic statistical info on youth suicide and an overview on the topics of s...

Other

Safe and responsible use of the internet: A guide for educators

2003

This guide for educators addresses the issues involved with the use of the Internet by youth, i...

Article/Chapter

Suicide survivors: Tips for professionals

2003

Discusses how health professionals can manage care for suicide survivors.

Executive Summary of a Scientific Consensus Conference developed by the UR Center for the Study...

Article/Chapter

Suicide in youth- American Behavioral Scientist Issue

2003

[Journal Issue] American Behavioral Scientist, Volume 46, Number 9, May 2003 Click on the link ...

Brochure/Booklet

SOS: A handbook for survivors of suicide

2003

The SOS Handbook is designed to be a pocket-sized, quick-reference booklet for suicide survivor...

Report

Injury mortality among American Indian and Alaska Native children and youth - United States, 1989-1998.

2003

Published as: Morbidity and mortality weekly report / Centers for Disease Control. August 1, 20...

Guidelines/Recommendations

The tension of turf: Making it work for the coalition

2003

Building on earlier work of the Prevention Institute, which described the coalition start-up pr...

Report

Collaboration math: Enhancing the effectiveness of multidisciplinary collaboration

2003

Collaboration Math describes the application of this Prevention Institute tool at the Universit...

Article/Chapter

Special report: Suicidal behavior in the elderly

2003

[Journal article]. Published in: Psychiatric Times, Dec 2003;XX(13). A review of the literature...

Brochure/Booklet

Reducing alcohol problems on campus: A guide to planning and evaluation

2002

This brief guide outlines five steps for effective prevention planning and evaluation on campus...

Guidelines/Recommendations

World report on violence and health

2002

The goals of the report are to raise awareness about the problem of violence globally, and to m...

Article/Chapter

Suicide prevention and mood disorders

2002

Facts about suicide prevention and depression. Includes a list of risk factors, how to talk to ...

Article/Chapter

The emerging crisis of college student suicide: Law and policy responses to serious forms of self-inflicted injury

2002

Journal Article. From Stetson Law Review, 32, page 125-157. This article discusses changes in l...

Article/Chapter

A psychological autopsy of the suicide of an academically gifted student: Researchers' and parents' perspectives

2002

[Journal Article] From: Gifted Child Quarterly, Vol. 46, No.4, Fall 2002. This study uses the m...

Report

Safeguarding your students against suicide

2002

As a follow-up to the National Strategy, a panel of leading experts from various disciplines, c...

Report

Emergency medical system responses to suicide-related calls --- Maine, November 1999--October 2000

2002

Published as: MMWR 51(03);56-59. This report describes EMS suicide-related responses during Nov...

Brochure/Booklet
Sheets in holders

Dealing with the effects of trauma: A self-help guide

2002

Geared toward mental health consumers, this document offers guidance on coping with the mental ...

Article/Chapter

The police and mental health

2002

With deinstitutionalization and the influx into the community of persons with severe mental ill...

Report

Evaluation's role in supporting initiative sustainability

2002

This paper offers ideas for the roles that evaluation can play in helping foundations ensure th...

Brochure/Booklet

Suicide prevention: A parent and teen guide to recognizing suicide warning signs (MHA in Texas)

2002

Lists major signs of adolescent's suicidal state of mind. Briefly describes critical prevention...

Report

Depressive disorder treatment in the military health system (MHS): A national quality management program special study

2002

The purpose of this study was twofold. First, the study obtained baseline measurement rates for...

Report

Meeting the mental health needs of persons who are deaf

2002

This report is the latest publication in the NTAC’s Cultural Diversity Series, which explores...

Book

Reducing suicide: A national imperative

2002

Contents include: Magnitude of the problem, Psychiatric and psychological factors, Biological f...

Article/Chapter

How can emergency responders manage their own response to a traumatic event?

2001

—Aimed at emergency responders, this information sheet lists methods for coping during—and ...

Article/Chapter

How can emergency responders help grieving individuals?

2001

(1 page). Describes the reactions of grieving individuals and offers general advice on respondi...

Article/Chapter

Suicide by profession: Lots of confusion, inconclusive data

2001

[Journal article]. This is a short article published in the American Psychological Association'...

Report

The Air Force Suicide Prevention Program: A description of program initiatives and outcomes (AFPAM 44-160)

2001

Air Force Pamphlet 44-160. This 54-page document describes the Air Force Suicide Prevention Pla...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Times of tragedy: Preventing suicide in troubled children and youth, Part I, Tips for parents and schools

2001

This brief discusses the risk factors related to traumatic events, warning signs for suicide a...

Report

Cultural competency: A practical guide for mental health service providers

2001

Defines the term "cultural competency". Provides guidance for mental health professionals on: d...

Report

Mental health: Culture, race, and ethnicity. - A supplement to Mental health: A report of the Surgeon General

2001

Considers mental health services for the following racial and ethnic groups: African Americans;...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Substance use disorders and suicide

2001

This brief fact sheet describes populations with higher incidence of substance abuse and lists ...

Resource List/Bibliography

Glossary of suicide prevention terms

2001

From the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action.

Data is listed for deaths by suicide and diagnosis. Adapted from the National Strategy for Suic...

Article/Chapter

Depression, suicide and suicide prevention in schizophrenia

2001

An article on schizophrenia and suicide originally posted to the American Foundation for Suicid...

Book

Suicide prevention: Prevention effectiveness and evaluation

2001

This booklet explains important prevention and evaluation concepts in the context of suicide pr...

Brochure/Booklet
Sheets in holders

How to select a program evaluator

2001

Campus-based prevention coordinators are under increasing pressure to evaluate their alcohol an...

Article/Chapter

Suicide and gay/lesbian/bisexual youth: implications for clinicians

2001

[Journal Article] Published in: Journal of Adolescence 2001, 24, 39–49. The research indicati...

Article/Chapter

What specific strategies can emergency responders utilize to connect with particularly challenging individuals?

2001

Reviews the Three D's approach, Distraction, Disruption or Diffusion, that emergency responders...

Report

Emerging Judicial Strategies for the Mentally Ill in the Criminal Caseload: Mental Health Courts in Fort Lauderdale, Seattle, San Bernadino, and Anchorage

2000

This report describes the emergence of the mental health court strategy in four pioneering juri...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Preventing Suicide: A resource for prison officers

2000

This resource provides guidance for prison officers to understand and respond to suicide among ...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Preventing suicide: A resource for primary health care workers

2000

This resource provides guidance for primary care providers to understand and respond to suicide...

Brochure/Booklet

Preventing suicide: A resource for general physicians

2000

Booklet for general physicians on the topic of suicide. Includes information on risk factors fo...

Article/Chapter

Youth with mental health disorders: Issues and emerging responses

2000

Article originally appeared in Juvenile Justice, Volume 7(1): 3-13, April 2000. The article cov...

Report

Assessment of suicidal behaviors and risk in children and adolescents

2000

An online listing of interview, self-report, and screening tools for assessing suicide in child...

Article/Chapter

Critical components of a suicide prevention policy: Suicide prevention in juvenile facilities

2000

[Journal article]. Published in: Juvenile Justice - Youth With Mental Health Disorders:
Issu...

Other

AFSP's teen suicide prevention campaign: Suicide shouldn't be a secret PSAs

2000

This campaign includes public service announcements of actual teenagers who have had a suicidal...

Brochure/Booklet

What every teacher should know

2000

This brochure, available in both English and Spanish, discusses the scope of youth suicide in O...

Manual

Preventing suicide: A resource for teachers and other school staff

2000

This 18-page guide briefly describes suicidal behavior in adolescence and risk and protective f...

Other

The Surgeon General's call to action to prevent suicide

1999

On July 28, 1999, Tipper Gore and Surgeon General David Satcher hosted a press conference at wh...

Training

Suicide detention and prevention in jails: Including mental impairments

1999

This is an instructor guide for a course designed to provide county corrections officers with a...

Other

Mental health: A report of the Surgeon General

1999

This report recognizes the intertwined relationship between mental and physical health. Focuses...

Other

National Mental Health Awareness Campaign

1999

NMHAC, a nationwide nonpartisan public education campaign, was launched as part of the 1999 Whi...

Report

Continuity, success, and survival of community-based projects: The national youth at risk program sustainability study. - Report to the USDA

1999

Addresses some of the deficits in program sustainability, specifically for at-risk audiences, a...

Article/Chapter

Framework for program evaluation in public health

1999

Published as: Morbidity and mortality weekly report : recommendations and reports : MMWR / Cent...

Book

Parent guidelines for crisis response

1999

Describes the types of behaviors/reactions that parents can expect of their children after a cr...

Article/Chapter

Teacher guidelines for crisis response

1999

This manual is reprinted from "A practical guide to crisis response in our schools" (1999). It ...

Manual
Manual

Model tribal research code

1999

This document provides information and resources addressing the participation of American India...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Practice guidelines for psychiatric consultation in the general medical setting

1998

Published in: Psychosomatics, 39:S8-S30, August 1998. This practice guideline aims to provide g...

Report

Telemental health: Delivering mental health care at a distance: A summary report

1998

This report was produced to inform federal, state and local mental health administrators about ...

Report

Cultural continuity as a hedge against suicide in Canada’s First Nations

1998

This research report, which is about self-continuity and its role as a protective factor agains...

Article/Chapter

Suicide Prevention Evaluation in a Western Athabaskan American Indian Tribe, 1988 - 1997

1998

This report summarizes the results of a suicide prevention and intervention program implemented...

Website

Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs)

1996

This website provides information and links to the 12 TECs that serve American Indian and Alask...

Book

Prison suicide: An overview and guide to prevention

1995

This monograph contains a review of the literature and of national and state standards for prev...

Website

National Center for PTSD

1995

This website provides resources for public, veterans, military, military families and professio...

Book

Calling from the rim: Suicidal behavior among American Indian and Alaska Native adolescents

1994

In 1990 the National Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research at the...

Article/Chapter

Suicide contagion and the reporting of suicide: Recommendations from a national workshop

1994

From Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, April 22, 1994 / 43(RR-6);9-18. In November 1989, a...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Current trends operational criteria for determining suicide

1988

This is a document from 1988 that contains operational criteria to assist coroners and medical ...

Report

CDC Recommendations for a Community Plan for the Prevention and Containment of Suicide Clusters

1988

Published as: MMWR 37(S-6);1-12. Recommendations in this report were developed to assist commun...

Book

Yo bi se porque /I don't know why

1983

A Spanish translation of the poem "I Don't Know Why", from Iris Bolton's book My Son...My Son -...