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Suicide Prevention Resources and Articles
Important Information for Specific Service Groups
National and State Suicide Strategies for Suicide Prevention
Healthiest Wisconsin 2010: The State Health Plan
Mental Health and Mental Disorders were identified as one of the 11 health priority areas in Wisconsin's public health plan for 2010. The plan has information that may be useful to you as well as a special report on working with different cultural communities.
Statistics Data on Suicide
Depression and Suicide: Links to publications on the NIMH website including facts and statistics, depression and suicide, information on older adults and men, and frequently asked questions regarding suicide.
Suicide Awareness Training by DPI
Surviving a Suicide Loss Support Groups
Downloadable Resources
Pocket Card Developed for Mental Health Professionals
The Suicide Assessment Five-step Evaluation and Triage (SAFE-T) Card guides clinicians through five steps which address the patient's level of suicide risk and suggest appropriate interventions. The SAFE-T Card, a 6x7, 2-sided folded pocket card, is intended to provide an accessible and portable resource to the professional whose clinical practice includes suicide assessment. View a
PDF of the pocket card or visit SPRC's
online library for more details and ordering information.
Teen Suicide Fact Sheet 2006
"After an Attempt" brochures re-issued. The series of psycho-educational booklets for suicide attempt survivors, their families, and emergency department staff that was originally developed by NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) and SPRC are now
available in PDF format from the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.Printed copies can be ordered through SAMHSA's Mental Health Information Center.
SPRC releases "Practices in Suicide Prevention," a collection of fact sheets describing many of the well known suicide prevention practices, including summaries of evaluation and design and outcomes when available.The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) Releases the Suicide Awareness Event Resource Kit.
The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) has released a two-page guide for reporters and editors, titled
At-a-Glance: Safe Reporting on Suicide. This publication provides a list of recommendations on how to report on suicide while minimizing the risk of suicide contagion among vulnerable readers. The guide also offers up-to-date information on crisis lines, local suicide prevention initiatives and contacts, and websites that provide warning signs and risk factors.
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