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This resource/study guide is designed to be used with clergy, members of congregations, family members and anyone desiring to learn more about mental illness and how to respond with compassion and care. It can be used as a small group study guide or as a resource to quickly find information on a specific topic. Material may be adapted.

Report of the “It Takes a Community” summit, convened in October 2008 to advance discussion and action to improve the mental health, and reduce the risk of suicide, among residents of senior living communities. The 111-page document lays out a framework of whole population, at-risk population and crisis response approaches. Discussion groups helped to identify opportunities for activities to promote these approaches; tables describe the ideas, challenges, facilitators and notes for each activity. The summit included findings from focus groups of older adult residents of senior living communities.

This document prepares school staff to talk with adolescents about reactions they may experience around the anniversary date of a peer’s death by suicide.

This webpage discusses risk factors related to traumatic events, warning signs for suicide among fellow students, and ways in which friends can respond and access help.

Analysis and summary of state Maternal and Child Health plans on youth suicide prevention.

The Media Monitoring Project involved a systematic investigation of whether there have been changes in the extent, nature and quality of reporting of suicide and mental health/illness during the life of Reporting Suicide and Mental Illness, a 2002 Mindframe report designed to provide guidance to media professionals reporting on these topics. This report presents the results of that investigation.

This PowerPoint presentation includes graphs from select Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI) reports. These are intended to be used by urban Indian health organizations and other partners in grants or presentations of health status and disparities. More detailed information on data sources, study populations and limitations may be obtained by accessing individual reports online at http://www.uihi.org/resources/reports/

This publication outlines what steps servicemembers can take to help themselves or others who may be at risk, including: contact information for different suicide prevention programs; important steps for servicemembers and veterans; how to help someone in crisis; behaviors that tend to precede suicide; factors that can cause suicidal thoughts and actions; grieving the loss of someone you knew

This report of the 2007 National Wellness Summit for People with Mental Illness reviews the current state of the field on issues related to health disparities for people with mental illnesses and includes recommended action steps to implement a campaign to promote wellness and reduce early mortality by 10 years over the next 10 years.

This short video describes the acronym Y-CARE a project that encourages individuals to listen, respond and get help for LGBTQ youth who may be in crisis. It is designed to teach the casual learner, especially youth, about crisis intervention, and will be useful for the untrained public to remember lifesaving tips when a suicide crisis presents itself.