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  • National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Following Our Compass

    National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Following Our Compass

    SPRC invites you to join us in taking action to build on the progress we have made in bringing the goals and objectives of the National Strategy to life over the past decade. See more...

  • AUSTRALIA: How to build a mentally healthy workplace

    In the Black Mental health advocates and researchers are working with business leaders to develop strategies to improve mental health and well-being among their employees. Research conducted for the Australian organization beyondblue demonstrated that there is a great need to develop new programs and that these programs can create a positive financial return. Workplace leaders […] See more...

  • Comprehensive Blueprint For Workplace Suicide Prevention

    Comprehensive Blueprint For Workplace Suicide Prevention

    This website discusses a comprehensive approach to workplace suicide prevention and presents resources for each recommended strategy. See more...

  • Surgeon General Lays Out Framework to Tackle Loneliness and “Mend the Social Fabric of Our Nation”

    CNN U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recently released an advisory on the country’s “epidemic of loneliness and isolation.” Part of the administration’s broader mental health efforts, the advisory includes a framework for a National Strategy to Advance Social Connection. Research has shown that social isolation is associated with a variety of physical and mental health […] See more...

  • Exploring the Impact of Suicide Prevention Research in Multiple Settings

    The Injury Control Research Center for Suicide Prevention (ICRC-S), a CDC-funded research center focusing on a public health approach to suicide prevention and research, began its third annual webinar series on January 20, 2015.  A project of the University of Rochester Medical Center and Education Development Center, the ICRC-S draws suicide prevention directly into the domain […] See more...

  • Tennessee’s TARGET Zero Suicide: Technology Assisted Recovery, Growth, Empowerment, and Treatment (NSSP)

    The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS) proposes Tennessee TARGET Zero Suicide (TARGET) to reduce suicide attempts/deaths among working-age adults ages 25-64 by developing and implementing cross-system suicide prevention strategies, including rapid and enhanced follow-up for 2,250 unduplicated adults (Yr 1: 1,000; Yrs 2-3: 1,250/yr) and prevention training for 570 providers […] See more...

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    A key function of state suicide prevention programs is to oversee the implementation and evaluation of suicide prevention programming. To maximize resources available for program implementation, state-level efforts must include a combination of strategies that are supported by the best available evidence, are most appropriate for their context and populations, and are best able to […] See more...

  • Impact of Job Strain and Long Work Hours on Suicidal Ideation

    Job strain and long work hours may be associated with suicidal ideation among middle-aged U.S. workers. Researchers used data on 578 workers ages 34 to 69 from the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States. Workers reported on suicidal ideation at two different time points—baseline and a median interval of 26 months later. […] See more...

  • Looking Past the Complexity

    Looking Past the Complexity

    We often describe suicide as a complex problem that requires complex solutions. But sometimes a simple gesture can make a world of difference. The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention (Action Alliance) and its partners are coming together September 11 to 16 to inform the public about simple actions that can help save a life […] See more...

  • KENTUCKY: Louisville seeks answers to rising suicide rate

    USA Today Louisville hopes to reduce suicides among its residents with a citywide strategy developed by its Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods department. The department convened a 25-member working group which recently released the One Love Louisville plan, calling for improvements to the region’s suicide hotline, training for school staff and religious leaders, and programs that […] See more...

  • Advancing Peer Support in Suicide Prevention

    Advancing Peer Support in Suicide Prevention

    Peer support has long been recognized as important in prevention. Those bereaved by suicide loss – that is, the family and friends of people who have died by suicide – form an essential and active part of the suicide prevention community. It is difficult to think of a major suicide prevention organization or initiative that […] See more...

  • National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention: Reflections on a Groundbreaking Year

    National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention: Reflections on a Groundbreaking Year

    I would like to occasionally give the readership a chance to hear from some of the wonderful staff we have serving SPRC stakeholders. For this month, I would like to introduce Katie Wootten Deal, the Associate Director of a team at SPRC that supports the operations of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, the public-private partnership […] See more...

  • What are you doing for Suicide Prevention Week and World Suicide Prevention Day?

    What are you doing for Suicide Prevention Week and World Suicide Prevention Day?

    The week of September 4-10, 2011 is designated as Suicide Prevention Week in the United States.  On September 10, 2011, World Suicide Prevention Day will be acknowledged globally.  This week provides us opportunities to engage many who might not otherwise be aware of the magnitude of suicide. In the United States, over 34,000 people die […] See more...

  • QPR for businesses and corporations

    QPR is centered on the “question, persuade, refer” strategy of suicide prevention training for gatekeepers, including workplace managers. The Institute offers training and information materials tailored for a variety of organizations and workplace settings.  (Under “QPR for Organizations,” click on “Business.”) See more...