Preventing Suicide: A Technical Package of Policy, Programs, and Practices

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a technical package of policy, programs, and practices to help states and communities prioritize efforts to prevent suicide. The package highlights seven strategies to prevent suicide: (1) strengthen economic supports, (2) strengthen access and delivery of suicide care, (3) create protective environments, (4) promote connectedness, (5) teach coping and problem-solving skills, (6) identify and support people at risk, and (7) lessen harms and prevent future risk. The document describes approaches to advancing each strategy and the evidence to support them, and is intended to help guide and inform prevention decision making in communities and states.