On this Page:

• National & State Suicide Prevention Plans

• Data Sources, Evaluation, & Research
• Diverse Populations Websites
• Other Useful Websites

National & State Suicide Prevention Plans

• The Oregon Plan for Youth Suicide Prevention: A Call to Action
• National Strategy for Suicide Prevention
• State Plans for Suicide Prevention Website

Strategy 1: Public Education Campaigns

• Suicide Prevention Lifeline

• What a Difference a Friend Makes

• Stop Stigma Campaign

• Publications 

Strategy 2: Reduce Access to Lethal Means 

• Means Matter - Harvard School of Public Health

• Ceasefire Oregon - (Oregon Family Gun-Safety Month)

• Five Minutes Can Save A Life (Handout)

• ASK Campaign (Asking Saves Kids)

Strategy 3: Educate Youth and Young Adults About Suicide Prevention

• MindYourMind.ca is an award winning site for youth by youth.

• Youth Suicide Prevention School-Based Guide

• RESPONSE is a comprehensive high school-based program that increases awareness about suicide among high school staff, students and parents. All of the program components are designed to heighten sensitivity to depression and suicidal ideation, as well as offer response procedures to refer a student at risk for suicide. Best Practice Fact Sheet (PDF)

• SOS High School Suicide Prevention Program (Screening for Mental Health)

• Washington State Youth Suicide Prevention Program Toolkit www.yspp.org

• Yellow Ribbon Campaign

• School Interventions to Prevent Youth Suicide (pdf)

• Download Site for Youth Depression Treatment and Prevention Programs 

Strategy 4: Reduce Harassment in Schools and Communities

• Oregon House Bill 3403 (71st Oregon Legislative Session, 2001)
  Mandates School Districts to Adopt Policies Against Harassment, Intimidation, Bullying

• University of Oregon Institute on Violence and Destructive Behavior

• Oregon Safe School and Communities Coalition (OSSCC) - Reducing Harassment Against GLBT Youth 

• At-a-Glance: Safe Reporting on Suicide (PDF)

• Recommendations for the Media (PDF)

• A Guide to Engaging the Media in Suicide Prevention (PDF) 

Strategy 6: Education for Professionals

• Recognizing Depression in Youth (A Booklet by Oregon Psychiatrist, Kirk Wolfe, MD)

• Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR Institute; Suicide Prevention Training Programs)

• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (Oregon ASIST Project Website)

• Center for Mental Health in Schools (Quick Training Aid) - Search for "Suicide Prevention

• Making Educators Partners in Suicide Prevention

• See SPRC/AFSPBest practices 

Strategy 7: Gatekeeper Training (Suicide Intervention Training) 

• Center for Suicide Prevention

• LivingWorks Education (More About ASIST)

• Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR Institute)

• DHS Youth Suicide Prevention Program Website (ASIST & QPR Trainers in Oregon) 

Strategy 8: Implement Screening & Referral

• Project CARE (Counselors-CARE). Contact: Brooke Randell, C-CARE Program Director, Univ. of Washington, 206-543-4418

• Columbia TeenScreen Program

• Screening/Assessing Students: Indicators and Tools (pdf) 

Strategy 9: Increase Effectiveness of Crisis Hotlines

• American Association of Suicidiology
  Contact: about AAS Certification for Crisis Workers/Centers
• Suicide Prevention Lifeline 

Strategy 10: Enhance Crisis Services

• Contact: http://www.suicidology.org/index.cfm about AAS Certification for Crisis Workers/Centers 

Strategy 11: Establish and Maintain Crisis Response Teams (Schools)

• Oregon School Board Association

• Responding to a Crisis at a School (pdf)

• Youth Suicide Prevention, Intervention, Postvention Guidelines (pdf) 

Strategy 12: Improve Access to Behavioral Health Care

• Oregon Health Plan

• Additions and Mental Health Division

• Oregon School-Based Health Centers

• Affect and Mood Problems Related to School Aged Youth

Strategy 13: Skill Building Support Groups for Youth

• Reconnecting Youth

• Adolescent Coping with Depression Course 

Strategy 14: Support Suicide Survivors

• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) (National Survivors of Suicide Day Teleconference, Surviving a Suicide Loss: A Resoure and Healing Guide, and Survivor e-Network)

• American Association of Suicidology Survivor Resources

• Oregon Survivor Support Groups

• The Compassionate Friends

• Suicide Prevention Advocacy Network (SPAN - Suicide Prevention Advocacy for Survivors)

• The Dougy Center (Portland, OR)- Healing for Grief for Children, Youth, and Families.

• American Association of Suicidology 

Strategy 15: Follow-up for Suicide Attempters

• After an Attempt — Taking Care of Yourself" (pdf)

• After an Attempt — Guide to Taking Care of a Family Member (pdf)

• After an Attempt — Guide for Medical Providers in the ER" (pdf)

• Emergency Room Staff Training for Adolescent Suicide Attempters" (Manual)

• Suicide and Suicide Attempts in Adolescents (Journal Article)

Data Sources, Evaluation, & Research

• Oregon Dept. of Human Services, Center for Health Statistics - (Vital Stats, Survey Data, County Data Book, Reports)

• National Center for Health Statistics (Suicide Fast Stats)

• United States Suicide Statistics (AAS Website)

• Fact Sheet on Suicide (pdf): Adolescents and Young Adults (National Data)

• Resources for Researchers and Program Evaluators

• National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (Fact Sheets, Injury Maps, Data)

• World Health Organization Suicide Data and Prevention Resources

• National Institute of Mental Health Research and Funding

• National Institute of Mental Health Suicide Facts and Resources

• The Public Health Approach to Evaluation

• The University of Kansas Community Programs Evaluation

Diverse Populations Websites

• Healing of Nations (Suicide Prevention & Intervention Among Native American Youth)

• Indian Health Service

• National Organization for People of Color Against Suicide

• The Trevor Project (suicide prevention for GLBT youth)

Other Useful Websites

• Suicide Information and Education Centre

• National Hopeline Network (1-800-SUICIDE)

• Suicide Prevention Lifeline

• Suicide Suicide Awareness: Voices of Education

• National Center for Suicide Prevention Training

• Center for Mental Health in Schools