Resource Types: Brochure/Booklet

The purpose of this guidebook is to prepare leaders of faith communities to prevent, intervene and respond to the tragedy of suicide.

This 12-page booklet covers a range of key issues in mental health recovery and community integration, such as treatment and rehabilitation, financial support, housing, employment, and peer support, with specific information to address the unique needs of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Intersex (GLBTQI) individuals with a mental illness.

Brochure with information about major depression, including options for treatment.

Demonstrates that reducing a suicidal person’s access to lethal means helps save lives, particularly among impulsive attempters and that firearms are the most lethal and most common suicide method. “Means Matter” is a HICRC social marketing campaign aimed at educating members of the 50 statewide suicide prevention coalitions about the connection between firearms at home and increased risk of suicide.

This brochure briefly describes: what is culture; what is cultural competence; diversity in the United States; how to incorporate cultural competency standards into practice; and an example of cultural competence in practice (a community-based intervention for elderly Chinese Americans).

This booklet includes information on: important do’s and don’ts; dealing with a traumatic event; what to say to the attempter; ways the family can communicate their feelings; how an attempt affects spouses, siblings and parents; and additional resources.

This brochure, derived from the bulletin AgePage, provides information on the causes and symptoms of depression, how to get help, treatment options, and prevention.

Aimed at the administrators who develop or implement mental health programs in correctional settings, and, more directly, correctional officers who are responsible for the safety and custody of suicidal inmates. Provides some general background on suicide and identifies a number of key prevention components.

A manual from Australia on how to: book an appropriate interpreter; check him/her; communicate with an interpreter before, during, and after meeting.

A detailed booklet that describes depression symptoms, causes, and treatments, with information on getting help and coping.