Florida Initiative For Suicide Prevention

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Florida State Office of Suicide Prevention - Help Promote Hope
Florida Suicide Prevention Coalition - FSPC - FISP is a founding members of the Florida Suicide Prevention Coalition.
United States Department of Defense - Restoring Hope
Take 5 on Sept 10th to save lives - Take 5
Family Violence Prevention Fund - Domestic Violence or call (850) 921-2168.
Guidelines for the Media in reporting suicide: Media guide
ParentsMedGuide a bilingual website for mental health information.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention AFSP
American Association of Suicidology - AAS
Befrienders International Information on suicide and crisis support in over 40 countries and 12 languages.
Boarder Line Personality Disorder What is Borderline Personality Disorder
Families for Depression Awareness
Harvard Medical Publications
Internet Mental Health Medication and diagnosis information
The Jason Foundation is a Nationally recognized organization provider of educational training for students teachers youth workers and parents to raise awareness of the youth suicide problem.
The Jeb Foundation - One in ten college students has considered suicide. The Jeb foundation offers help.
Mental Health America - Search engine
Mental Health America-NMHA Mental Health Association has groups and offices all over America. Find one in your county.
National Alliance on Mental Illness - NAMI
National Organization of People of Color Against Suicide - NOPCAS
NIMH Publications in Spanish -A variety of Spanish-language brochures, fact sheets, and booklets on mental health issues
Pub Med.gov A complete government medical research Site
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education- SAVE such as depression and anxiety.
Suicide: Finding Hope- Comprehensive site including information attempt survivors
Suicide.org - Prevention information for every type of group
Suicide Prevention Lifeline- 1-800-273-TALK (8255) help line
Suicide Prevention Resource Center - SPRC click for Employers
Stand Up for Mental Health Anti-Stigma Campaign - SMH
Substance Abuse and Mental Heath Services Administration- SAMHSA
Suicide Prevention Advocacy Network - SPAN
To Write Love on Her Arms - TWLOHA is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide.
Youth Suicide Prevention Education Programs - YSPEP
Youth Suicide Prevention Prevention Programs - YSSP
U.S. National Library of Medicine Dept of Health Public Medical Library
Violence and Injury Prevention Program a guide to healthcare in schools Including information about Homicide-Suicide

Statistical Information

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has information available on their site, and links to other sources for statistics as well. The CDC also has a public inquiry line at 404-639-3534.
National Centers for Injury Prevention and Control
The World Health Organization

Suicide Prevention & Screening

Visit the National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center site for information on prevention and intervention programs, publications, research, and statistics on youth suicide.
Find a free, anonymous depression screening site in your area, click here.
Resource guide for youth suicide prevention programs has been put together by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, and the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.
The Centers for Disease Control has also made available a list of references on screening programs.
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Suicide Attempts and Suicide Deaths Subsequent to Discharge from an Emergency Department or an Inpatient Psychiatry Unit Continuity of Care forSuicide Prevention and Research- 2011- http://www.sprc.org/library/continuityofcare.pdf

Other Info.

The Surgeon General's National Strategy for Suicide Prevention website.
Survivors may want to look at the Bereavement Information Pack from England’s Royal College of Psychiatrists.

The Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) Knowledge Exchange Network
(KEN) provides information about mental health via a toll-free telephone number (800-789-2647), their website and more than 200 publications. CMHS developed KEN for users of mental health services and their families, the general public, policy makers, providers, and the media. KEN staff quickly direct callers to federal, state and local organizations dedicated to treating and preventing mental illness. KEN also has information on Federal grants, conferences, and other events.
The Center for Mental Health Services is a component of Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration.

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