American Association of Suicidology
AAS is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the understanding and prevention of suicide. This site is designed as a resource for anyone concerned about suicide, including AAS members, suicide researchers, therapists, prevention specialists, survivors of suicide, and people who are themselves in crisis. You will also find a National Directory of Support Groups for Survivors of Suicide on this site.
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
AFSP was founded in 1987 by concerned scientists, business and community leaders, and survivors of suicide in an effort to support the research and education needed to prevent suicide. This organization also offers educational programs and conferences for survivors, mental health professionals, physicians, and the public. This site contains a section dedicated to survivor support as well as a 1998 National Directory of Survivor Support Groups for families and friends of suicide.
CrisisLink
Prevention – Intervention – Support – Training
Our mission is powerful: We save lives by providing support for those facing life crisis, trauma and suicide. We provide communities with assistance and training so they may better understand and respond to those needing support to cope with these life challenges.
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
DBSA’s offerings include an excellent booklet titled “Suicide Prevention and Mood Disorders” which features information to help you understand suicidal thinking and to learn to overcome suicidal thoughts. This booklet includes straightforward sections covering topics such as recognizing risk factors, how to help someone who is considering suicide, and how to create a “Plan for Life.”
Feeling Blue Suicide Prevention Committee
The “Feeling Blue Suicide Prevention Committee” is dedicated to helping prevent suicide, promote suicide prevention awareness, and help remove the stigma associated with suicide. They provide caregivers with professional resources necessary to aid persons at risk, identify support organizations for survivors of suicide and provide community awareness.
Nashville Crisis Intervention Center
Preventing suicides and offering support for individuals and families…
Crisis Line: 615-244-7444 – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Help Line: 615-269-4357 – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Trained volunteers and staff assist callers with a wide variety of problems, including grief and loss, drug and alcohol problems, mental health issues, and suicide. Our compassionate telephone counselors are available round the clock, when no one else will listen.
National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (NSSP)
The National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (NSSP) represents the combined work of advocates, clinicians, researchers and survivors around the nation. It lays out a framework for action to prevent suicide and guides development of an array of services and programs that must be developed. It is designed to be a catalyst for social change with the power to transform attitudes, policies, and services. The NSSP Goals and Objectives for Action was published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in May of 2001, with leadership from the Surgeon General.
National Center for Suicide Prevention Training
The National Center for Suicide Prevention Training (NCSPT) introduces its first internet-based workshop, “Locating, Understanding, and Presenting Youth Suicide Data.” This training is a unique opportunity because it takes place over the Internet allowing participants to participate from home or work, free of charge.
National Council for Suicide Prevention
NCSP Mission statement: To further effective suicide prevention through collaborative activities and information sharing in order to save lives.
Kristin Brooks Hope Center
Program manager of the National Hopeline Network. If you – or someone you know – are having thoughts about suicide, call 1.800.SUICIDE (784-2433). Calls are connected to a certified crisis center nearest the caller’s location. Services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
National Organization for People of Color Against Suicide
NOPCAS is a 501c (3) organization founded by three African-American suicide survivors. Its goals are to bring suicide and depression awareness to minority communities that have historically been discounted from traditional awareness programs.
State Plans For Suicide Prevention
Davis Hayden, Ph.D. (Western Washington University) provides readily available current information on state suicide prevention plans.
Samaritans USA
Established in 1974, Samaritans USA a coalition of 11 non-profit, non-religious suicide prevention centers in the United States who respond collectively to almost 250,000 calls annually. Its primary purpose is to further the Samaritan’s principles of befriending people who are depressed, in crisis and suicidal as practiced on or through our volunteer-staffed crisis response hotlines, public education programs and suicide survivor support groups. The Samaritans “befriending” model emphasizes active listening and the providing of unconditional emotional support. Samaritans USA is a member of the oldest and largest suicide prevention network in the world with over 400 centers in 32 countries.
SA/VE – Suicide Awareness/Voices of Education
The mission of SA/VE is to educate about suicide and to speak for suicide survivors.
SPAN USA (Suicide Prevention Action Network USA)
The Suicide Prevention Action Network is a non-profit national organization that links the energy of those bereaved or touched by suicide with the expertise of leaders in science, health, business, government and public service to achieve the goal of significantly reducing the national rate of suicide by the year 2010. SPAN USA was founded in 1996 by Gerald and Elsie Weyrauch of Marietta, Georgia, survivors of the suicide of their 34-year-old physician daughter, Terri. Their goal was to create a way for those who have lost someone to suicide to transform their grief into positive action to prevent future tragedies.
Suicide Information and Education Center
A library and resource center for suicide information & education. Also available on this site is caregiver training with information for suicide prevention training programs.
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
SPRC is a national resource center that provides technical assistance, training, and information in order to strengthen suicide revention networks and advance the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.
Suicide Prevention Services of the Fox Valley
Located in Batavia, Illinois (in the Fox Valley area), this agency is dedicated to the mission of reducing and eliminating suicide and suicide attempts through education, advocacy, and collaboration.
The Beth Foundation, Inc.
The Beth Foundation Inc., is a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing the suicide rate in Florida through education and awareness. It provides training to increase the general knowledge about the nature of suicidal behavior, how to respond and refer a suicidal person for help and to provide a central clearinghouse for suicide prevention information and resources.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America – A Message on Suicide Prevention
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is the first formal faith community to issue an extensive message on suicide prevention. The contents may be adapted to any other faith community.
The Georgia Suicide Prevention Plan
The Georgia Suicide Prevention Plan provides a framework for getting everyone in Georgia involved in preventing suicide. The Plan has become a model for other states to follow and use.
The Link Counseling Center’s National Resource Center
For Suicide Prevention and Aftercare. Programs of The Link are Counseling and Psychotherapy, Children in Crisis and Grief, Suicide Prevention and Aftercare, Community Education, Training, and Supervision.
With One Voice
The primary objective and aim of this project is to bring students, families, professionals, schools, and communities together to energize suicide prevention. We use music and drama as a powerful vehicle to provide understanding and problem solving for kids in a language they can embrace. The MUSICAL stimulates a desire to help… The CRISIS PROGRAM makes it possible!
