Suicide Prevention Resource Center

We all have a role to play. Together, we can save lives.

Effective prevention starts with you.

Featured Resources

Director's Corner

Elly Stout

Talking about Lethal Means Safety in Health Care Settings

SPRC Director Elly Stout discusses the importance of talking about lethal means safety in health care settings.

SPRC Resource

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CALM: Counseling on Access to Lethal Means

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.

SPRC Resource

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Suicide Surveillance Strategies for American Indian and Alaska Native Communities

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

Effective suicide prevention requires multiple approaches.

Learn what works.

Resources and Programs

Find programs, toolkits, fact sheets, and other resources to help you take effective action.

Trainings

Build knowledge and skills with our in-person trainings, webinars, and online courses.

State Activities

Learn about suicide prevention programs, grants, contacts, and legislation.

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SAMHSA GLS, NSSP & Zero Suicide Grantees

Find out what state, tribal, and campus grantees are doing to prevent suicide.

Stay Connected!

The Weekly Spark

Suicide prevention

takes place in many settings

Native American woman

American Indian/Alaska Native Settings

Suicide prevention is a high priority for people working to promote wellness and reduce health disparities affecting American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN).

Teacher and students

Schools

Teachers, mental health providers, and all other school personnel who interact with students can play an important role in keeping them safe.

A college campus

Colleges and Universities

Suicide and suicidal behaviors are a major concern for colleges and universities. Fortunately, these settings provide unique opportunities for comprehensive suicide prevention planning.

Female nurse

Primary Care

Primary care is the setting in which Americans receive most of their health and behavioral health care. Frequent contacts and long-standing relationships between primary care providers and their patients make this an ideal setting for suicide prevention.

Behavioral Health Care

Because suicide is closely linked to mental health and substance use disorders, behavioral health care providers play a key role in treating suicide risk and related behavioral health problems.

Emergency department entrance

Emergency Departments

Individuals in a suicidal crisis often seek help at a hospital emergency department (ED). The ED visit is an important window of opportunity, however brief, to intervene and save lives.

Two women

Faith Communities

Faith communities are a natural setting for suicide prevention.

Four workers

Workplaces

People often spend a large portion of their day at a workplace, an important setting for suicide prevention.

Suicide prevention

takes place in many settings

American Indian/Alaska Native Settings

Native American woman

American Indian/Alaska Native Settings

Suicide prevention is a high priority for people working to promote wellness and reduce health disparities affecting American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN).

Schools

Teacher and students

Schools

Teachers, mental health providers, and all other school personnel who interact with students can play an important role in keeping them safe.

Colleges and Universities

A college campus

Colleges and Universities

Suicide and suicidal behaviors are a major concern for colleges and universities. Fortunately, these settings provide unique opportunities for comprehensive suicide prevention planning.

Primary Care

Female nurse

Primary Care

Primary care is the setting in which Americans receive most of their health and behavioral health care. Frequent contacts and long-standing relationships between primary care providers and their patients make this an ideal setting for suicide prevention.

Behavioral Health Care

Behavioral Health Care

Because suicide is closely linked to mental health and substance use disorders, behavioral health care providers play a key role in treating suicide risk and related behavioral health problems.

Emergency Departments

Emergency department entrance

Emergency Departments

Individuals in a suicidal crisis often seek help at a hospital emergency department (ED). The ED visit is an important window of opportunity, however brief, to intervene and save lives.

Faith Communities

Two women

Faith Communities

Faith communities are a natural setting for suicide prevention.

Workplaces

Four workers

Workplaces

People often spend a large portion of their day at a workplace, an important setting for suicide prevention.

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