State and Territorial Suicide Prevention Needs Assessment Homepage

SPRC’s annual State and Territorial Suicide Prevention Needs Assessment (SNA) examines the suicide prevention infrastructure and capacity of U.S. states and territories. Learn about the unique needs and strengths of your state or territory, discover priority areas for strengthening suicide prevention infrastructure across the nation, and find tools to help you establish them.

2022 SNA

• 2022 State and Territorial Suicide Prevention Needs Assessment​ – This technical report presents complete findings from the 2022 SNA.​
• 2022 State and Territorial Needs Assessment: Call to Action and Summary of Priority Areas – This resource summarizes findings from the 2022 SNA, identifies priority areas for strengthening suicide prevention infrastructure in the U.S., and offers calls to action for your state or territory.

​These two-page snapshots of priority areas for strengthening suicide prevention infrastructure also include real-life success stories from states.

• Priority Area 1: Develop designated funding and capacity for suicide prevention
• Priority Area 2: Grow partner and leader coordination in suicide prevention
• Priority Area 3: Increase community representation and participation in suicide prevention
• Priority Area 4: Strengthen suicide prevention data systems and evaluation processes

• 2022 State and Territorial Suicide Prevention Needs Assessment: Messaging Toolkit for Participants​ – Designed for groups that took part in SPRC’s 2022 SNA, this toolkit contains key messages and resources, as well as newsletter blurbs, social media shareables, and PowerPoint presentations.
• 2022 State and Territorial Suicide Prevention Needs Assessment: Messaging Toolkit for Partners – Designed for public and private partners that did not take part in SPRC’s 2022 SNA, this toolkit contains key messages and resources, as well as newsletter blurbs, social media shareables, and PowerPoint presentations.