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Wisconsin 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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Wisconsin 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:

• None

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

• The Burden of Suicide in Wisconsin – Provides detailed information about suicidal behavior, including demographics and other categories, and circumstances associated with completed suicides.
  
  
• The State of Wisconsin Youth Suicide Prevention Start-Up Toolkit – Will help coalitions, counties, or schools begin focusing on suicide and how to best combat it in their region.
  
  
• Wisconsin Teen Suicide Fact Sheet – August 2006
  
  
• The Burden of Injury in Wisconsin – Fall 2006
  
  
• Wisconsin Violent Injuries and Deaths: Annual Report – Summer 2006
  
  
• The Well Aware Newsletter – Designed to educate school administrators and others around mental health or suicide prevention issues.
  
  
• The Wisconsin Components of School-Based Suicide Prevention, Intervention and Postvention Model – A guide for schools to use in developing or improving their prevention programs, crisis plans, and response to suicides.
  
  
• The Community-Based Suicide Postvention Guidelines for Wisconsin – Available to help community organizations best respond in the event of a suicidal crisis.
  
  
• University of Wisconsin Resources (including Planning Your Evaluation) – University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension
  
  
• Violent Injury Reporting System, Annual Statistical Report, Wisconsin 2002 Violent Fatalities
  
  
• Wisconsin Fact Sheet - HOPES
  
  

Legislation/Resolutions:

• 2009 – Wisconsin laws addressing youth suicide prevention and intervention – A fact sheet on laws pertaining to youth suicide prevention is available on the Department of Public Instruction website.
  
  

Funding Sources:

• 2006 – State grantee of Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (SAMHSA) funding: Approximately $400,000
  
  

For assistance, please contact your SPRC Prevention Specialist, Katherine Wootten, by email at kwootten@edc.org or telephone at 202-572-3722.

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