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Oklahoma State Suicide Prevention Information

• Contact Information
• Recent Developments
• State Events
• History of State Suicide Prevention Efforts
• State and Local Prevention Resources
• Legislation/Resolutions
• Funding Sources

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Oklahoma Contact Information:

Please click on contact information to view the person(s) taking the lead in suicide prevention planning efforts in all of the states or territories.

Recent Developments:

• Focusing on three need areas identified at SPRC regional planning conference in New Orleans in 2003: coordination of mental health council, prevention at local school level (community tool kit developed), and medical provider training
  
  
• State grantee of Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (SAMHSA) funding
  
  
• Youth Suicide Prevention Council linking with the Oklahoma Turning Point Council to address community infrastructure and partnership development
  
  
• Efforts currently underway to expand state plan scope from youth-focused to across the lifespan
  
  

State Events:

Visit the SPRC Calendar of Events for more details on all state and national events. If you would like to add a particular event, please take a moment to fill out our online Add Your Event form.

State and Local Prevention Resources:

Organizations

Materials

• Contact Crisis Helpline of Oklahoma
  
  
• Teenline Helpline (Tel: 800.522.8336) From Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
  
  
• Youth Suicide Prevention Facts and Statistics for Oklahoma
  
  

Legislation/Resolutions:

• 2005 – State grantee of Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (SAMHSA) funding: Approximately $400,000
  
  
• HJR 1018 – providing for the creation of a task force to draft the state plan
  
  
• HB 1241 – creating the Youth Suicide Prevention Council and a data collection system for hospital discharge data
  
  

Funding Sources:

• None

For assistance, please contact your SPRC Prevention Specialist, Lisa Capoccia, by email at lcapoccia@edc.org or telephone at 617-618-2907.

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