Preventing suicide: A technical package of policies, programs, and practices

2017

(For resources, this is the publication date. For programs, this is the date posted.)

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Manual
Stone D, Holland K, Bartholow B, Crosby A, Davis S & Wilkins N.
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Preventing suicide technical package

This technical package represents a select group of strategies based on the best available evidence to help communities and states sharpen their focus on prevention activities with the greatest potential to prevent suicide. These strategies include: strengthening economic supports; strengthening access and delivery of suicide care; creating protective environments; promoting connectedness; teaching coping and problem-solving skills; identifying and supporting people at risk; and lessening harms and preventing future risk.