This video series features providers sharing their personal and professional experiences of losing a client to suicide. These professionals emphasize the importance of practicing self-compassion, seeking support, and honoring the client’s life.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.