Need
help now? 1-844-493-TALK (8255) to reach Colorado Crisis Services, and
you’ll be connected to a skilled, trained counselor 24/7/365.
Has
your school recently lost a student to suicide? Use the American Association of
Suicidology's After
a Suicide: A Tool Kit for Schools resource guide.
SAMHSA’s
Preventing
Suicide: A Toolkit for High Schools is a great resource for high schools in
suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention planning. The Suicide
Prevention Resource Center’s After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools provides
guidance for schools specifically on how to respond to the suicide death of a
student.
See
below for additional resources for suicide prevention:
The Colorado Department of Public Health and
Environment’s Office of Suicide Prevention (OSP) is the designated state lead
for suicide prevention coordination for all ages in Colorado. The OSP supports
local public health by providing data, tools, resources and expertise to
further suicide prevention efforts in Colorado.
The OSP has several strategic focus areas that local public health
departments can help move forward. By prioritizing the initiatives listed below,
local communities will expand the impact of these efforts across the state.
- The Role of Public Health in Suicide Prevention Toolkit
- Youth and Young Adult Suicide Prevention
- Resources for after a suicide attempt or experience and for after a suicide loss
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Resources - the goal of suicide prevention is to reduce factors that increase risk and increase factors that promote resilience.
Man Therapy
Man
Therapy is dedicated to smashing the notion that men shouldn't talk about their
feelings. Working-age men (25-64 years old) account for the largest number of
suicide deaths in the United States. These men are the least likely to receive
support, and they don't talk about it with their friends/family or ask for
professional treatment. Man Therapy is changing those perspectives.
Services
the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255) for Colorado callers.
The National Suicide Prevention
Lifeline is made up of call centers around the country, and its website
contains additional helpful information pertinent to suicide prevention in the
USA.
The
leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide
prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning
(LGBTQ) young people ages 13-24. Need help now? The Trevor Project hotline is
available 24/7: 1-866-488-7386.
A
best-practice school suicide prevention program that emphasizes resilience and
positive youth development. Sources of Strength utilizes the power of peer
social networks to change unhealthy norms and culture and ultimately prevent
suicide, bullying and substance abuse. The program is designed to prevent
suicide by increasing help seeking behaviors and connections between peers and
caring adults with a focus on Hope, Help and Strength. Sources of Strength
takes a different approach in youth suicide prevention by moving beyond a
singular focus on risk factors through building multiple sources of support
around young individuals so that when times get hard they have strengths to
rely on.
Designed
to teach adults how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a
mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis.
A
proven five-phase change process that uses prevention science to promote
healthy youth development, improve youth outcomes, and reduce problem
behaviors.
Provides
free consultation, resources, training and technical assistance to foster safe
and secure learning environments, positive school climates, and early
intervention to prevent crisis situations. We support schools and local agencies
in their efforts to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from all types
of emergencies and crisis situations.
A
Colorado-based nonprofit that removes financial and social barriers to provide
treatment for youth (up to age 19) experiencing thoughts of suicide. SWF
actively seeks to promote access, equity, and inclusiveness.
American Association of Suicidology (AAS)
AAS is a membership organization for all those involved in suicide prevention and intervention, or touched by suicide. AAS is a leader in the advancement of scientific and programmatic efforts in suicide prevention through research, education and training, the development of standards and resources, and survivor support services.
AAS is a membership organization for all those involved in suicide prevention and intervention, or touched by suicide. AAS is a leader in the advancement of scientific and programmatic efforts in suicide prevention through research, education and training, the development of standards and resources, and survivor support services.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
AFSP is the nation’s leading non-profit organization bringing together people across communities and backgrounds to understand and prevent suicide, and to help heal the pain it causes. Individuals, families, and communities who have been personally touched by suicide are the moving force behind everything they do. The Colorado Chapter of AFSP was chartered in June 2012. The Chapter serves Colorado by bringing suicide prevention and awareness programs and survivor support initiatives to communities across the state.
AFSP is the nation’s leading non-profit organization bringing together people across communities and backgrounds to understand and prevent suicide, and to help heal the pain it causes. Individuals, families, and communities who have been personally touched by suicide are the moving force behind everything they do. The Colorado Chapter of AFSP was chartered in June 2012. The Chapter serves Colorado by bringing suicide prevention and awareness programs and survivor support initiatives to communities across the state.
LivingWorks’
programs are standardized, conducted by local trainers, and can be tailored to
each community.
- The Applied
Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) workshop
is for caregivers who want to feel more comfortable, confident and
competent in helping to prevent the immediate risk of suicide.
- safeTALK is
about three hours in duration, is a training that prepares anyone over the
age of 15 to identify persons with thoughts of suicide and connect them to
suicide first aid resources. Most people with thoughts of suicide invite
help to stay safe.
The
Suicide Prevention Coalition of Colorado (SPCC) is a non-profit who works with
its network of organizations and individuals to ensure everyone in Colorado has
access to the best resources, educational opportunities, and advocacy efforts
through advocacy, collaboration, and education. SPCC’s purpose is to prevent
suicide and create a resource network for those who are working to prevent
suicide around the state. SPCC has a statewide directory of resources and
collaborates with stakeholders to provide a yearly conference: Bridging the
Divide.
SPRC
is the nation’s only federally supported resource center devoted to advancing
the National
Strategy for Suicide Prevention. They provide technical
assistance, training, and materials to increase the knowledge and expertise of
suicide prevention practitioners and other professionals serving people at risk
for suicide. SPRC also promotes collaboration among a variety of organizations
that play a role in developing the field of suicide prevention.
Workshops,
toolkits, and trainings offered from SPRC include:
- Suicide
Prevention in Juvenile Correctional Facilities: Curriculum and Related
Webinars
- Suicide
Prevention among LGBT Youth: A Workshop for Professionals Who Serve Youth
- Suicide Prevention
Toolkit for Rural Primary Care
- Preventing
Suicide: A Toolkit for High Schools
- After
a Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools
- Assessing and
Managing Suicide Risk (ASMR) - for mental health professionals
- CALM:
Counseling on Access to Lethal Means
- Working
Minds: Suicide Prevention in the Workplace
NAMI
is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots
mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions
of Americans affected by mental illness. NAMI advocates for access to services,
treatment, supports and research and is steadfast in its commitment to raise
awareness and build a community for hope for all of those in need.
Local Efforts in Colorado
The
Douglas Arapahoe Suicide Prevention Alliance is a coalition of organizations
representing mental health providers, law enforcement agencies, schools, youth
initiatives, fire rescue departments, hospitals, and faith
communities. DASPA’s mission is to implement comprehensive, community wide
initiatives for preventing suicide in Douglas and Arapahoe Counties, Colorado.
Call:
1-800-273-TALK (8255) to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and
you'll be connected to a skilled, trained counselor at a crisis center, anytime
24/7. This is a National Organization who will connect you locally based on
your area code. If you reside in Colorado with an out of state area code,
please call the Colorado Crisis Services to be connected locally.
Provides
young people a way to report any threatening behaviors or activities
endangering themselves or someone they know, in a way that keeps them safe and
anonymous.
Do you have local prevention efforts that you'd like to update us on? Go to the Prevention Tracking page to fill out a quick form.