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Suicide Prevention Resource Center

About Suicide
Scope of the Problem

Topics and Terms

Risk and Protective Factors

Warning Signs
Populations

Racial/Ethnic Groups

Older Adults

Adolescents

LGBTQ

Military/Veterans

Men
Settings

American Indian/Alaska Native Settings

Schools

Colleges and Universities

Primary Care

Emergency Departments

Behavioral Health Care

Workplaces

Faith Communities
Effective Prevention
Strategic Planning

Step 1: Describe the Problem and Its Context

Step 2: Choose Long-Term Goals

Step 3: Identify Key Risk and Protective Factors

Step 4: Select or Develop Interventions

Step 5: Plan the Evaluation

Step 6: Implement, Evaluate, and Improve
Keys to Success

Engaging People with Lived Experience

Partnerships and Collaboration

Safe and Effective Messaging and Reporting

Culturally Competent Approaches

Evidence-Based Prevention
Comprehensive Approach

Identify and Assist

Increase Help-Seeking

Effective Care/Treatment

Care Transitions/Linkages

Respond to Crisis

Postvention

Reduce Access to Means

Life Skills and Resilience

Connectedness
State Infrastructure

About the Recommendations

Authorize

Lead

Partner

Examine

Build

Guide

State Infrastructure Tools
Resources & Programs
Training
Online Courses

Virtual Learning Labs

Micro-Learning

SPARK Talks

Webinars
News & Highlights
Organizations
States

National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention

National Organizations and Federal Agencies
Grantees

Core Competencies

Grantee Meeting Materials

Webinars

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-talk (8255)

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A Look Back at National News in 2021

January 07, 2022

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Amid COVID and Racial Unrest, Black Churches Put Faith in Mental Health Care—Kaiser Health News

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The Suicide Prevention Resource Center at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center is supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), under Grant No. 1H79SM083028-01

The views, opinions, and content expressed in this product do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or policies of CMHS, SAMHSA, or HHS.

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Suicide Prevention Resource Center

1000 N.E. 13th Street, Nicholson Tower, Suite 5900
Oklahoma City, OK 73104