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

Surveillance Success Stories – Centerstone of Tennessee

October 12, 2018
SPRC is pleased to announce the release of its latest Surveillance Success Story, which comes from the state of Tennessee. This...
From the Field

Surveillance Success Stories – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

November 17, 2017
SPRC is pleased to announce the release of its latest Surveillance Success Story, which comes from the state of California. This...
From the Field

Surveillance Success Stories – Texas: Denton and Tarrant Counties

April 21, 2017
SPRC is pleased to announce the release of its latest Surveillance Success Story, which comes from the state of Texas. This...
From the Field

Surveillance Success Stories - Montana

March 24, 2017
SPRC is pleased to announce the release of its latest Surveillance Success Story, which comes from the state of Montana. This...
From the Field

Surveillance Success Stories - Fort Peck Indian Reservation

October 31, 2016
Following a suicide cluster in 2010, tribal leaders on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Montana began collecting data to...
From the Field

ICRC-S Webinar: Suicide Surveillance Success Stories

June 24, 2016
The final webinar in the ICRC-S's fourth annual webinar series, Successful Collaborative Research for Suicide Prevention: What Works, will take place Wednesday,...
From the Field

Surveillance Success Stories - White Mountain Apache Tribe

June 08, 2016
The White Mountain Apache Tribe requires community members, first responders, and medical, school, and social service personnel to report suicidal...
From the Field

Surveillance Success Stories - Kentucky

March 03, 2016
Inspired by National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention’s Suicide Care in Systems Framework the KY Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) program...
From the Field

Surveillance Success Stories - Vermont

March 03, 2016
An analysis of data from Vermont’s Department of Mental Health Management Information System and the state Vital Records Office revealed...
From the Field

Surveillance Success Stories - Ohio

March 03, 2016
A crosswalk of data from death certificates and records from state hospitals and mental health clinics revealed that more than...