Suicide Prevention Events
SPCC Members host events and classes throughout Colorado. Each month we have a complete calendar of events.
Suicide and Mental Health Resources
The following links take you to facts, statistics and data about suicide.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (enter "suicide prevention" in the search box.)
Suicide Statistics - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Suicide Facts - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Suicide Statistics at a Glance - Center for Disease Control and Prevention
American Psychological Association (enter "suicide prevention" in the search box)
Older Adults: Depression and Suicide Facts - National Institute for Mental Health
The Surgeon General's Call to Prevent Suicide
Survivor Groups
National Organizations
The following national organizations can provide you with even more information about suicide and suicide prevention efforts.
- National Strategy for Suicide Prevention
- Suicide Prevention Action Network USA
- American Association of Suicidology (AAS)
A nonprofit organization dedicated to the understanding
and prevention of suicide.- The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
Dedicated to advancing our knowledge of suicide and our
ability to prevent it.- The Jason Foundation
An organization dedicated to teen suicide awareness and
prevention.- The Jed Foundation
A nonprofit public charity committed to reducing the young
adult suicide rate and improving mental health support
provided to college students nationwide.- Life Savers Training
A peer-support crisis prevention program aimed at training
young adults to be caring listeners in their interactions
with their peers. It involves a team approach to helping
teenagers cope healthfully with the challenges of drugs
and alcohol, peer and family relationships, sexual issues,
violence, academic problems, death and grieving,
aggression, anxiety, and suicide.- The Link's National Resource Center for Suicide Prevention
Programs of The Link include counseling and
psychotherapy, children in crisis and grief, suicide
prevention and aftercare, community education, training,
and supervision.- Living Works Education
Dedicated to enhancing suicide intervention skills at the
community level through training products such as ASIST,
suicideTALK, safeTALK, and suicideCARE.- National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC)
A branch of the Centers for Disease Control of Prevention
working to reduce morbidity, disability, mortality, and costs
associated with injuries.- National Center for Suicide Prevention Training (NCSPT)
Provides educational resources to help public officials,
service providers, and community-based coalitions develop
effective suicide prevention programs and policies.- National Organization for People of Color Against Suicide
(NOPCAS) A 501(c)(3) organization founded whose goals
are to bring suicide and depression awareness to minority
communities.- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
24-hour, toll-free suicide prevention service available to
anyone in suicidal crisis 1-800-273-TALK (8255).- Preventing Suicide Network
A national suicide prevention web site developed by
iTelehealth, Inc. with a grant from the National Institute of
Mental Health. Its mission is to leverage the power of
technology to assist persons in informing themselves and
others regarding preventing suicide.- QPR Institute
A multidisciplinary training organization whose primary goal
is to provide suicide prevention educational services and
materials to professionals and the general public.- Samaritans USA
The coalition whose primary purpose is to befriend people
who are depressed, in crisis and suicidal.- Stop A Suicide Today
Developed by Harvard psychiatrist Douglas Jacobs, MD,
Stop a Suicide, Today! teaches you how to recognize the
signs of suicide in family members, friends and co-workers,
and empowers you to make a difference in the lives of
your loved ones.- Suicide Awareness/Voices of Education (SA/VE)
Dedicated to educating about suicide and speaking for
suicide survivors.- The Suicide Discussion Board
A safe place for discussion of suicide related issues, and
also a place for those whose lives have been affected by
suicide to share.- Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)
A national resource center that provides technical
assistance, training, and information in order to strengthen
suicide prevention networks and advance the National
Strategy for Suicide Prevention.- The Suicide Reference Library
A centralized location that offer materials for use by
anyone who is involved in suicide education, awareness,
support and prevention activities.- Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program
A community-based youth suicide prevention program.
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