Resource Types: Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Talking points on the economy, unemployment, and suicide prepared in November 2008. URLs updated in June of 2012.

This sample tip sheet provides guidance on how teachers can recognize depression or risk of suicide in teens, how they should respond, and ways to access help.

This tip sheet for parents explains signs that may indicate risk of suicide and ways in which they can respond appropriately and seek treatment.

Violence-related injuries, including suicide, adversely affect the health and welfare of all Americans through premature death, disability, medical costs, and lost productivity. This fact sheet provides information about costs of violence in America, updated estimates of medical and productivity losses, and recommendations for reducing the economic burden of violence.

A fact sheet on the incidence of suicide among men, risk factors, and the reluctance of men to seek help.

School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) is a national survey periodically conducted to assess school health policies and programs at the state, district, school, and classroom levels. This fact sheet describes results from SHPPS 2006 regarding the role of suicide prevention in: school health education; school health, mental health and social services; and school policies.

This one-page fact sheet provides guidance to school board members on how they can ensure that policies and awareness training for staff can support suicide prevention in at-risk students as well as district-wide preparedness and response

Highlights several important areas in NIMH post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) focused research, including: possible risk factors; treating the disorder; and next steps for PTSD research.

Describes types of self-injury; warning signs; incidence and onset; background of self-injurers; behavior patterns; reasons for behaviors; diagnoses; and treatment.

Includes basic facts on adolescent suicide: causes; signals; statistics; prevention strategies; and a list of resources.