Suicide Prevention Resource Center

The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) provides prevention support, training, and materials to strengthen suicide prevention efforts. Among the resources found on its website is the SPRC Library Catalog (http://library.sprc.org/), a searchable database containing a wealth of information on suicide and suicide prevention, including publications, peer-reviewed research studies, curricula, and web-based resources. Many of these items are available online.

American Association of Suicidology

The American Association of Suicidology is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the understanding and prevention of suicide. It promotes research, public awareness programs, public education, and training for professionals and volunteers and serves as a national clearinghouse for information on suicide.

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is dedicated to advancing our knowledge of suicide and our ability to prevent it. AFSP’s activities include supporting research projects; providing information and education about depression and suicide; promoting professional education for the recognition and treatment of depressed and suicidal individuals; publicizing the magnitude of the problems of depression and suicide and the need for research, prevention, and treatment; and supporting programs for suicide survivor treatment, research, and education.

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), located at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is a valuable source of information and statistics about suicide, suicide risk, and suicide prevention. To locate information on suicide and suicide prevention, scroll down the left-hand navigation bar on the NCIPC website and click on "Suicide" under the "Violence" heading.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides immediate assistance to individuals in suicidal crisis by connecting them to the nearest available suicide prevention and mental health service provider through a toll-free telephone number: (800) 273-TALK (8255). Technical assistance, training, and other resources are available to the crisis centers and mental health service providers that participate in the network of services linked to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

Suicide Prevention Action Network USA

Suicide Prevention Action Network USA (SPAN USA) is the nation’s only suicide prevention organization dedicated to leveraging grassroots support among suicide survivors (those who have lost a loved one to suicide) and others to advance public policies that help prevent suicide.

Suicide Prevention Resources for Veterans

http://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/index.asp

Half of Us: Stress

http://www.halfofus.com/disorder/Stress.aspx

The National Organization for People of Color Against Suicide

http://www.nopcas.com

Link’s National Resource Center for Suicide Prevention and Aftercare

http://www.thelink.org

National Strategy for Suicide Prevention

http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/suicideprevention

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

http://www.nami.org

GLBT National Help Center

http://www.glnh.org

Active Minds

http://www.activeminds.org/

Mental Health America

http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/

The Trevor Project

http://www.thetrevorproject.org/

Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)

The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (Homepage) has release a brief on suicide and bullying, two issues that strongly impact the LGBTQ community.

• Suicide and Bullying Issue Brief (PDF)