Council of Families for Children 

 

Suicide Prevention and Suicide Survivors
IF you're in a crisis now, you're not alone, please call:  911

• Hopeline at 1-800-784-2433               1-800-784-2433      
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255             1-800-273-8255      
• Nationwide Crisis Hotline (formerly 9-Line) at 1-800-999-9999              1-800-999-9999    
• Trevor Project (24/7 LGBTQ Suicide Prevention Hotline) at 1-866-488-7386             1-866-488-7386      

• Specialized Resources If You Are Thinking About Suicide...Read This First consists of various ways to get support.
• If You Are Considering Suicide focuses on how you should cope with your suicidal feelings.
• Warning Signs of Suicide discusses the IS PATH WARM Mnemonic which are typical warning signs.
• "Understanding and Helping the Suicidal Individual" explores warning signs and ways for people to help people at risk for suicide.
• "Facts About Depression and Suicide" are simply facts you should be aware of.
• Suicide as Dr. Matthew Nock discusses sources of suicide, warning signs, and how to get help.
• Survivors of Suicide Fact Sheet & Handbook are also important things about suicide to be aware of.
• Helping Survivors of Suicide: What Can You Do? explores how to help someone who is coping with a loved one's suicide.
• "Beyond Surviving: Suggestions for Survivors" discusses how to cope with the suicide of a loved one.
• Warning Signs, How to Help explores suicide warning signs and how to respond to them.

Recommended Resources

• A.P.A.'s Psychologist Locator helps you find a therapist in your area.
• Befrienders International provides resources and lists Crisis Centers by Country, Province, and state by state.
• Canada Crisis Centers consists of Canadian crisis centers.
• Canada Survivors of Suicide is a list of support group contacts in Canada.
• Gay is OK contains resources, articles & personal accounts of glbt teen who have been at risk for suicide.
• GLBT National Help Center at 1-888-843-4564               1-888-843-4564       or 1-800-246-7743               1-800-246-7743      
• (Youth Talkline) provides peer-counseling and resources in your area.
• Helping the Suicidal Person discusses warning signs of suicide and how to get help.
• Ten Things about Suicide provides a fact sheet on suicide.
• U.S. Survivors of Suicide lists support group contacts in the U.S.

• Featured Resources Safety Contract or Word Safety Contract allows you to make a safety plan for yourself, if you're feeling suicidal. If you choose first link, open it, highlight the text and select to print the selection.
• Silence Equals Death is an argumentative paper advocating for more and better suicide prevention, includes statistics, personal accounts, and provides recommendations.
• Fade to Black is an informational paper on suicide with a focus on Age, Race, Gender, Sexual Minorities, and psychological theories.

"A Reason To Live"
A documentary about teen suicide.
Some of our members are featured in this critical film about teens, suicide and the impact it has on all our lives.

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