Suicide Prevention / Support

AFSP BIPOC Suicide Prevention Resources

AFSP provides resources for suicide prevention focused on supporting individuals in BIPOC communities.

AFSP Clinical Programs

Through AFSP’s partnership with the leading Emergency Medicine organization, the American College of Emergency Physicians, a new suicide prevention tool and app called ICARE has been developed to make suicide prevention care more readily available in Emergency Room settings.

AFSP Community Programs

AFSP offers young people, families, communities and workplaces community-based programs through our nationwide Chapter network.

AFSP Interactive Screening Program

AFSP’s interactive Screening Program is used by mental health services at hundreds of schools, workplaces and other organizations, giving people a safe and anonymous way to reach out for support. ISP has connected over 180,000 people to help they would not have sought otherwise.

AFSP International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day

On the Saturday before Thanksgiving each year, AFSP supports hundreds of large and small International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day events around the world, in which suicide loss survivors come together to find comfort and understanding through their shared experience. In 2019, 417 events were hosted in 19 countries around the world.

AFSP Project 2025

Project 2025 is an initiative lead by AFSP with the goal to reduce the national suicide rate 20 percent by the year 2025. As a catalyst, AFSP brings together leaders in their respective fields to collaborate on new ideas and solutions in four critical areas identified as having the greatest chance to save the most lives in the shortest amount of time.

AFSP Suicide Support Group Directory

AFSP lists U.S. and international support groups for those who have been effected by suicide.

CTA Implement National Suicide Prevention Strategy

The Action Alliance, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Office of the Surgeon General (OSG) just released The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Implement the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. This resource seeks to advance progress towards full implementation of the 2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, which serves as our nation’s roadmap for suicide prevention. Developed in consultation with many public and private sector partners, and guided by scientific evidence and insights from people with lived experience, the Call to Action identifies six key actions ‘and corresponding strategies and priorities’ that must be taken now to reverse the upward trend of suicide deaths in the U.S. and save lives.

How to Deal with Suicide

A guide for what to do if you’re thinking about ending your life, and a guide for understanding warning signs and risk factors.

Is Someone You Know Thinking about Suicide?

This guide shows the warning Signs of Suicide and Symptoms of Depression to better understand if someone you know is thinking about Suicide.

Message Crisis Text Line on Facebook Messenger

Crisis Text Line provides free, 24/7, confidential crisis support via text or on Facebook Messenger. Just message COALITION to our Facebook page.

Storytelling for Suicide Prevention Checklist

If you are considering sharing your story, If you are considering sharing your story, we recommend that you use this storytelling checklist to help determine how to share your story safely and effectively â€“ for yourself and others this checklist incorporates recommendations from the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, Suicide Awareness Voices in Education, and the Activating Hope website

Suicide Common Misconceptions

This guide answers addresses some of the most common Misconceptions of Suicide

Suicide Frequently Asked Questions Guide

This guide answers some of the most common questions about Suicide are answered.

Suicide Prevention Training

The Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center offers several trainings in suicide prevention and treatment. We have specialized trainings for adolescents, adults, first responders, mental health professionals, among others. The length of trainings and costs vary. For more information or to schedule a training, call (424) 362-2909.

Suicide Support Groups

An online directory to search for suicide support groups in your area. SAVE makes the support group listings directory available as a public service and does not run, recommend, endorse, or fund any of the groups listed. In addition, we do not monitor individual groups and only update information as it is made available to us by the facilitators and /or sponsoring organizations.

Support for Suicidal Individuals on Social Media

The “Support for Suicidal Individuals on Social and Digital Media” free toolkit was developed by the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to help digital community managers and social media platforms establish safety policies for helping individuals in suicidal crisis.

Survivors of Suicide Attempts

Didi Hirsch’s Survivor of Suicide Attempts support groups offer a safe, non-judgmental place for people to talk about what led them to attempt suicide and the impact it had on their lives. Participants also learn how to create safety plans to help them cope with suicidal thoughts. For more information or to schedule an intake, please contact our Suicide Prevention Counseling Center at spccounseling@didihirsch.org or (424) 362-2911.

Talking to Kids About Suicide

A conversation about depression or suicide is going to be difficult for parents, but you can have it without putting a young person at risk and it can be very helpful. Parents, family members and teachers could save a life of a child by identifying kids before they have a crisis or go years without treatment.

What REALLY Happens When You Contact Crisis Lines?

Melina Acosta writes on the Active Minds blog about the experience of reaching out to crisis supports, helping to dispel questions, concerns, and barriers to seeking these important tools.

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Katie Couric, Kevin Berthia & Sgt. Briggs

Katie Couric started off the series in a conversation with Kevin Berthia & Sgt. Kevin Briggs, where they discussed how listening is an important part of supporting the people we love.

1-2-1 with Michelle Wiliams & Shanti Das

Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child spoke with Silence the Shame’s Founder Shanti Das and Executive Director Dr. Jewell Gooding about the importance of telling our stories to silence the shame of mental illness.

1-2-1 with Whoopi Goldberg & ICU Nurse Celia Nieto

Whoopi Goldberg went 1-2-1 with ICU Nurse Celia Nieto, who bravely shared about her breaking point on the frontlines and the thoughts that filled her with fear. They were joined by Dr. Mona Masood, founder of the Physician Support Line who shared her reasons for creating a physician-specific support line, the similarities in experience between first responders & veterans, and more.

First Call for Help

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