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2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention

The 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention is a bold new 10-year, comprehensive, whole-of-society approach to suicide prevention that provides concrete recommendations for addressing gaps in the suicide prevention field. This coordinated and comprehensive approach to suicide prevention at the national, state, tribal, local, and territorial levels relies upon critical partnerships across the public and private sectors. People with lived experience are critical to the success of this work.

Transforming Tribal Communities: Indigenous Perspectives on Suicide Prevention

Culturally relevant suicide prevention strategies that are endorsed by community members can lead to long-lasting change. These six-to-eight-minute webinar clips, adapted from SPRC’s Tribal Community of Learning Series, feature expert advice on addressing the root causes of mental health issues and suicide in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities by drawing on community strengths.

Native and Strong Lifeline: The Nation’s First 988 Crisis Line for Indigenous People

The Native and Strong Lifeline (NSLL) is the nation’s first 988 crisis line designed by and for Indigenous people in Washington state. Operated by the Volunteers of America Western Washington (VOAWW), NSLL has received over 4,150 calls since its launch in November 2022.

Leading With Lived Experience Director’s Corner

The “Leading with Lived Experience” resource from the Suicide Prevention Resource Center highlights the importance of integrating the voices of individuals with lived experience into suicide prevention efforts. It offers insights, strategies, and best practices to ensure these perspectives are meaningfully included in planning, policy-making, and program development. This approach strengthens efforts by fostering authenticity, relevance, and community connection.

Connect, Invest, Uplift: Protect Black Youth From Suicide

This infographic describes simple, data-driven steps that anyone can take to protect Black youth from suicide. Download and share it with your community today.

Equity in Suicide Prevention Webinar Series

The Suicide Prevention Resource Center offers a free three-part webinar series on understanding equity in suicide prevention. These webinars include guidance on increasing community engagement, highlight the connections between mental health and social justice, and show how culture is key to prevention. Designed to support anyone engaged in suicide prevention efforts, these webinars can also be helpful to those working in other fields at the community level.

Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention for LGBTQIA2S+ Youth: A Resource Guide for Professionals, Families, and Communities

This guide can help professionals, families, and communities support the mental well-being of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and Two-Spirit (LGBTQIA2S+) youth. Developed by SPRC in partnership with NORC at the University of Chicago, the guide centers the input of LGBTQIA2S+ individuals and those who have experienced suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

International Association for Suicide Prevention – IASP

The International Association for Suicide Prevention is dedicated to preventing suicide and suicidal behaviour and alleviating its effects. IASP leads the global role in suicide prevention by strategically developing an effective forum that is proactive in creating strong collaborative partnerships and promoting evidence-based action in order to reduce the incidence of suicide and suicidal behaviour.

Considerations and Best Practices for Lived Experience Programs

This resource from the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) includes some considerations and best practices that can guide any group or organization in developing a lived experience program.

Zero Suicide

Zero Suicide is a Transformational Framework for Health and Behavioral Health Care Systems. The foundational belief of Zero Suicide is that suicide deaths for individuals under the care of health and behavioral health systems are preventable. For systems dedicated to improving patient safety, Zero Suicide presents an aspirational challenge and practical framework for system-wide transformation toward safer suicide care.

The Way Forward: Pathways to Hope, Recovery, and Wellness with Insights from Lived Experience

The Way Forward report, authored by the Suicide Attempt Survivors Task Force of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, provides recommendations based on evidence-based practices which incorporate personal lived experience of recovery and resilience.

Creating a Therapeutic Alliance in the Early Stages of Treatment With Adolescents at Risk for Suicide: A Tip Sheet for Clinicians

This resource from the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) offers practical suggestions for clinicians working to build and strengthen therapeutic alliances, with a focus on adolescent clients at risk of suicide.

Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)

Builds national capacity for preventing suicide by providing T/TA and resources to assist states, tribes, organizations, and individuals to develop suicide prevention strategies (including programs, interventions, and policies) that advance the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, with the overall goal of reducing suicides and suicidal behaviors in the nation.

Topic: Suicide Prevention