News & Highlights

This section presents news and highlights from SPRC and the suicide prevention field. Use the filters on the left to find the following items:

  • Weekly Spark, SPRC’s online newsletter, containing brief news articles, research summaries, announcements, and funding opportunities. Subscribe to the Weekly Spark.
  • Director’s Corner, a monthly column by SPRC leadership and guest authors.
  • From the Field, innovative activities being implemented in states, communities, healthcare organizations, and other settings.

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From the Field

New Hampshire’s State Plan Implementation Approach

February 18, 2021
New Hampshire’s implementation of its state suicide prevention plan provides a powerful example of coordinated work resulting in tangible improvements...
From the Field

Suicides Decrease as Utah’s Prevention Infrastructure Grows

November 23, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3OIcGpW_xY In this short video, Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Director Doug Thomas discusses the importance of...
From the Field

Colorado Legislator Acts with Bold Humility to Prevent Suicide

November 23, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxon5qUwW2k In this short video, former state Senator and suicide loss survivor Linda Newell shares lessons from her involvement in...
From the Field

Building State and Local Funding in Colorado

September 22, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPrtENOdG14 In this five-minute story, Sarah Brummett of Colorado’s Department of Public Health & Environment describes how Colorado leveraged existing...
From the Field

Tennessee’s Statewide Suicide Prevention Network

January 28, 2020
The Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network (TSPN) is an independent nonprofit organization that is housed within Mental Health America of the MidSouth and has regional...
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Utah’s Multifaceted Suicide Prevention Program

January 28, 2020
The Utah Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health oversees the implementation of the...
From the Field

New York’s Suicide Prevention Academy

January 10, 2020
In 2014, the New York Office of Mental Health created the New York Suicide Prevention Office (SPO) to coordinate its suicide prevention...
From the Field

New Hampshire’s Thriving Suicide Prevention Council

January 10, 2020
In 2006, representatives from public and private agencies, citizens, and state legislators in New Hampshire came together to form a...
From the Field

Massachusetts Authorization for Suicide Prevention Funding

January 10, 2020
The Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention (MCSP) was established in 1999 as a public/private partnership between government agencies such as the...
From the Field

Suicide Prevention Leadership in Texas

December 13, 2019
Texas houses suicide prevention in the Health and Human Services Commission’s Office of Mental Health Coordination. In 2003, Texas Health and...
From the Field

Colorado’s Office of Suicide Prevention and Suicide Prevention Commission

October 15, 2019
The Colorado Office of Suicide Prevention was established in the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) during the...
From the Field

Arizona’s Comprehensive Crisis Care System

October 02, 2019
Arizona has developed a comprehensive crisis care infrastructure that includes the following: A peer-operated warmline to support people who are...
From the Field

Minnesota’s Suicide-Related Data Plan

October 02, 2019
Minnesota gathers, analyzes, and disseminates high-quality data on suicide prevention across the state. In 2015, Minnesota passed legislation requiring that a detailed...