Suicide

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
  • Suicide Warning Signs(Center for Mental Health Services)

    Also available in Spanish

  • Suicide: Offering Help and Support When Someone Is Suicidal(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Prevention/Screening
  • "Lonely? Trapped? Hopeless? Alone? When It Seems Like There Is No Hope, There Is Help."(Center for Mental Health Services)
  • College Students and Suicide(Education Development Center, Inc.)
  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
  • Recognizing Suicidal Behavior(Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
  • Role of Co-Workers in Preventing Suicide(Education Development Center, Inc.)
  • Rural Suicide Prevention(National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety) - Links to PDF
  • Suicide Prevention and Mood Disorders: Understanding Suicidal Thinking(Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance)
  • Suicide: Understand Causes, Signs and Prevention(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
  • What Employers Can Do to Prevent Suicide(Education Development Center, Inc.)
• Coping
  • Suicide: Coping When a Loved One Takes Their Life(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
  • Suicide: Don't Let Despair Obscure Other Options(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
  • Survivors of Suicide Fact Sheet(American Association of Suicidology) - Links to PDF
• Related Issues
  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: After an Attempt. A Guide for Taking Care of Your Family Member(NAMI, Center for Mental Health Services) - Large PDF file

    Also available in Spanish

  • PTSD and Suicide(National Center for PTSD, Dept. of Veterans Affairs)
  • Responding to a Suicide Emergency(American College of Emergency Physicians)
  • Suicide and Depression(Suicide Awareness Voices of Education)
  • Suicide – Some Answers: Mental Illness and Suicide - Facts(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Dept. of Health and Human Services)
  • Suicide: Taking Care of Yourself After an Attempt(NAMI, Center for Mental Health Services) - Large PDF file

    Also available in Spanish

  • Understanding Suicidal Thinking(Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance) - Large PDF file
• Clinical Trials
  • ClinicalTrials.gov: Suicide(National Institutes of Health)
• Research
  • Cognitive Therapy Reduces Repeat Suicide Attempts by 50 Percent(National Institute of Mental Health)
  • Twin Study Links Marijuana Abuse, Suicide, and Depression(National Institute on Drug Abuse)
• Journal Articles

  References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

  • Article: Searching for solutions to the North's quiet epidemic.
  • Article: High income, employment, postgraduate education, and marriage: a suicidal cocktail...
  • Article: Acute pain at discharge from hospitalization is a prospective predictor...
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  • Assisted suicide -- see more articles
• Medical Encyclopedia
  • Suicide
• Dictionaries/Glossaries
  • Suicide Prevention Basics: Glossary(Education Development Center, Inc.)
• Directories
  • Survivor Resources(Education Development Center, Inc.) - Links to PDF
  Organizations
  • American Association of Suicidology
  • American Psychiatric Association
  • National Institute of Mental Healthb
  • Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
• Newsletters/Print Publications
  • Surviving Suicide(American Association of Suicidology)
• Statistics
  • African American Suicide(American Association of Suicidology) - Links to PDF
  • FASTATS: Self-Inflicted Injury/Suicide(National Center for Health Statistics)
  • State Data Fact Sheets(Education Development Center, Inc.)
  • Suicide among American Indians/Alaska Natives(Education Development Center, Inc.) - Links to PDF
  • Suicide among Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders(Education Development Center, Inc.) - Links to PDF
  • Suicide among Black Americans(Education Development Center, Inc.) - Links to PDF
  • Suicide among Hispanic Americans(Education Development Center, Inc.) - Links to PDF
  • Suicide Facts at a Glance(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - Links to PDF

    Also available in Spanish

  • Suicide in the U.S.A.(American Association of Suicidology) - Links to PDF
  • Suicide Prevention Basics: About Suicide(Education Development Center, Inc.)
• Children
  • Antidepressant Medications for Children and Adolescents: Information for Parents and Caregivers(National Institute of Mental Health)
  • Antidepressants for Children: Explore the Pros and Cons(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
  • Surviving Your Child's Suicide(Compassionate Friends)
  • What to Tell Children(Suicide Awareness Voices of Education)
• Teenagers
  • About Teen Suicide(Nemours Foundation)
  • Let’s Talk Facts about Teen Suicide(American Psychiatric Association) - Links to PDF

    Also available in Spanish

  • My Friend Is Talking about Suicide. What Should I Do?(Nemours Foundation)
  • Suicide(Nemours Foundation)

    Also available in Spanish

  • Youth Suicide(American Association of Suicidology) - Links to PDF
• Seniors
  • At a Glance - Suicide among the Elderly(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Dept. of Health and Human Services)
  • Elderly Suicide(American Association of Suicidology) - Links to PDF
  • Older Adults: Depression and Suicide Facts(National Institute of Mental Health)

• Aeschi Working Group - Meeting the Suicidal Person • American Association of Suicidology • Arthur Sommer Rotenberg Chair in Suicide Studies, University of Toronto, Canada • Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention • Befrienders Worldwide • Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention • Centre for Evidence Based Mental Health, Oxford • Centre for Suicide Research, University of Oxford, United Kingdom • Center for Therapy and Studies of Suicidal Behavior • Choose Life: Suicide Prevention in Scotland • Centre for Research and Intervention on Suicide and Euthanasia (Centre de recherché et d’intervention sur le suicide et l’euthanasie) (CRISE) • Estonian-Swedish Mental Health and Suicidology Institute (Estland) • European Alliance Against Depression (EEAD) • European Network for Suicidology • International Academy for Suicide Research (IASR) • Mental Health Specialist Library • National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, USA • Nationellt centrum för suicidforskning och prevention av psykisk ohälsa (SWEDISH) • New Zealand Suicide Prevention Strategy 2006-2016 • Portugese Society of Suicidology • The Samaritans • SIEC - Suicide Information & Education Centre, Canada • Suicide Research and Prevention Unit, Univ. of Oslo, Norway • Suicide Prevention Action Network (SPAN) • Suicide Prevention Australia (SPA) • Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) • University of Gent, Unit for Suicide Research, Belgium • World Health Organization - suicide prevention • Young Europeans Suicide Study • Young People and Self-Harm The American Association of Suicidology Heartbeat (survivors of suicide) Suicide Grief Discussion Board American Foundation for Suicide Prevention The Jed Foundation (prevention on College Campuses) Suicide Prevention Resource Center National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Suicide Prevention among Native Americans Mental Health America National Alliance on Mental Illness Depression and Bi-polar Support Alliance SAMHSA's Mental Health Information Center Rape, Abuse & Incest Nat. Network Convening (crisis center resources, great listserv!) National Assoc. of Crisis Center Directors Lifeline International iCarol Crisis and Helpline Management System Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) National Organization for People of Color Against Suicide (NOPCAS) The European Network for Suicidology 1000 Deaths A Memorial for Alexey Ilyushin Berardi A Memorial for Kerry Magann A Memorial for Lisa Elaine Mewbourne . American Foundation for Suicide Prevention American Association of Suicidology Auburn SOS - Federal Way, WA Before You Say Good-bye Bereavement Magazine Center For Loss . Child Suicide Crisis, Grief & Healing Fierce Goodbye: Living in the Shadow of Suicide Heartbeat - Grief Support Following Suicide Helping A Survivor Heal Hopeseek Journey Through Suicide Grief Journey Of Hearts National Mental Health Association. Parents Of Suicide Prevent Suicide Now Road2Healing SPAN Suicide @ Rochford.Org SA\VE - Suicide Awareness \ Voices of Education Suicide Information & Education Center Survivors Of Suicide Survivors of Suicide - San Diego County, California Suicide Prevention Suicide Prevention Resource Center . State Plans For Suicide Prevention Suicide Prevention Services of the Fox Valley . The Beth Foundation, Inc. The Compassionate Friends The Grief Recovery Institute The Jason Foundation The Link The Suicide Paradigm The Light For Life International Youth Suicide Prevention Program   Funding Sources Global Overview of Suicide Grants The National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (sponsored by SAMHSA, CDC, NIH, HRSA, and IHS).   Specific Grants from National Sources NIMH Program Announcement - "Studies of Suicide and Suicidal Behavior" NIMH Grant Program Announcement - "Interventions for Suicidal Youth" AFSP (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention) Research Grants CDC/NCIPC (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control)   References of Interest to Researchers Online Resources & References Notable References in Suicidology The APA Working Group on Assisted Suicide and End-of-Life Decisions SAMHSA National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action NIMH Selected Bibliography on Suicide Research Surgeon General's Call To Action To Prevent Suicide   Comprehensive Textbooks R. W. Maris, A. L. Berman, M. M. Silverman . Comprehensive Textbook of Suicidology. Guilford Press. Jacobs, D. G. . The Harvard Medical School Guide To Suicide Assessment and Intervention. Jossey-Bass. Hawton, K. & Van Heeringen, K. The International Handbook of Suicide and Attempted Suicide. John Wiley & Sons. Youth Suicide Prevention: A Parent's Guide             (The CDC's) Youth Suicide Prevention Programs       (The CDC's) Youth Suicide Prevention Resource Guide   Teenscreen: Adolescent Suicide and Mental Health Screening A Comprehensive Approach to Suicide Prevention Teen Suicide: An epidemic Suicide and Suicide Prevention Suicide Awareness Quiz YellowRibbon.org - For the prevention of teen suicide. Suicide among Gay and Lesbian Youth Tremblay - The Homosexuality Factor in the Youth Suicide Problem Youth Suicide Problems: Gay/Bisexual Male Focus + More! Bisexual/Gay/Queer Male Suicidality Bullying, Depression and Suicide The Jason Foundation Make A Noise - Suicide Prevention SA\VE - Suicide Awareness\ Voices of Education AAP - Preventing Teen Suicide The Suicide Paradigm