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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Zero Suicide framework is a system-wide, organizational commitment to safer suicide care in health and behavioral health care systems. The framework is based on the realization that suicidal individuals often fall through the cracks in a sometimes fragmented and distracted health care system. A systematic approach to quality improvement in these settings is both available and necessary.