Resources: Websites

 
  • American Association of Suicidology
    The goal of the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) is to understand and prevent suicide. AAS promotes research, public awareness programs, public education, and training for professionals and volunteers. This organization also serves as a national clearinghouse for information on suicide.
  • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
    The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is dedicated to advancing knowledge of suicide and its preventable nature. The foundation's activities include (1) supporting research projects that further the understanding and treatment of depression and the prevention of suicide; (2) providing information and education about depression and suicide; (3) promoting professional education for the recognition and treatment of depressed and suicidal individuals; (4) publicizing the magnitude of the problems of depression and suicide and the need for research, prevention, and treatment; and (5) supporting programs for suicide survivor treatment, research, and education.
  • Institute of Medicine
    The Institute of Medicine report, “Reducing Suicide: A National Imperative” contains recommendations from its Committee on Pathophysiology and Prevention of Adolescent and Adult Suicide. The committee, examined the state of the science base, gaps in knowledge, strategies for prevention, and research designs for studying suicide. The report reflects different perspectives and levels of analyses and specifically states what decision makers need to do to advance the science and improve health and social perspectives. The report is available from the National Academy Press.
  • Jason Foundation
    The Jason Foundation is dedicated to the prevention of the “silent epidemic” of youth suicide through educational and awareness programs that equip young people, educators, youth workers and parents with the tools and resources to help identify and assist at-risk youth.
  • Jed Foundation
    The Jed Foundation is the nation’s leading organization working to promote emotional health and suicide prevention among college students.
  • Mental Health First Aid  Originating in Australia, this evidence-based community training now is in over 20 countries worldwide.  
  • National Council for Suicide Prevention
    The National Council for Suicide Prevention is a coalition of eight national organizations working to prevent suicide. The Council’s mission is  to advance suicide prevention through leadership, advocacy and a collective voice.
  • Reporting on Suicide: Recommendations for the Media
    By informing readers and viewers about the likely causes of suicide, its warning signs, trends, rates, and recent advances in prevention, media play a powerful role in educating many audiences about suicide. This website presents recommendations to help guide media in educating readers and viewers about steps that can be taken to prevent suicide.
  • Rotary Mental Health Initiatives
    Rotary Mental Health Initiatives brings together resources and information from Rotary Clubs around the country with the purpose of bringing awareness and taking action around mental health and substance use disorders.
  • Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
    The mission of Suicide Awareness Voices of Education is to educate the public about suicide prevention, eliminate stigma, and to support those touched by suicide.
  • Suicide Prevention Resource Center
    The Suicide Prevention Resource Center supports suicide prevention by offering the best of science, skills, and practice. The center provides technical assistance, training, and informational materials to strengthen suicide prevention networks and advance the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.
  • Training Institute for Suicide Assessment and Clinical Interviewing
    This website is designed specifically for mental health professionals, substance-abuse counselors, school counselors, primary-care physicians, and psychiatric nurses who are looking for information on the development of skills in suicide prevention, crisis intervention, and advanced clinical interviewing.
  • The Trevor Project
    The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people ages 13-24.
  • World Health Organization/Report on Preventing Suicide
    Preventing suicide: A global imperative aims to increase awareness of the public health significance of suicide and suicide attempts, to make suicide prevention a higher priority on the global public health agenda, and to encourage and support countries to develop or strengthen comprehensive suicide prevention strategies in a multisector public health approach. This provides a global knowledge base on suicide and suicide attempts, as well as actionable steps for countries on the basis of their current resources and context to move forward in suicide prevention.
  • World Health Organization/World Report on Violence and Health
    This report is written primarily for researchers and practitioners. The report aims to raise global awareness about the problems of violence and to make the case that violence is preventable. Chapter 7 of the report focuses on self-directed violence.
 
Resources: Websites