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                                                   Where to find more information

• www.floridasuicideprevention.org (We are founding members of the Florida Suicide Prevention Coalition.  Its link should be prominent on home page with a page for its activities).
• Attached are two activities of the FSPC a) Summit 2003; b) Day at the Capitol
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• www.teachmorelovemore.org If you have questions about raising your child or being a parent, call Teach More/Love More at 305 631-8111.  Operated in English, Spanish and Creole 24 hours a day."  
• www.endabuse.org/hcadvd  or call (850) 921-2168.   "Why Die? A Survival Guide for the Suicidal".  The author welcomes e-mail from readers. She can be reached at llbeara@aol.com
• Suicide: The Forever Decision

To help save lives, the best-selling book Suicide the Forever Decision, For those Thinking about Suicide and for Those who Know, Love and Counsel Them, by Paul Quinnett, Ph.D. is herewith made available in a free electronic format to anyone in the world who wishes to read it or share it with others. Electronic copying, translation and distribution is strongly encouraged. www.qprinstitute.com

• Guidelines for the Media in report suicide:  http://www.afsp.org/education/recommendations/index.html   http://www.mentalhealth.com/p.html

• Alsofa.org  is a bilingual website for mental health information.

• www.afsp.org 

• American Association of Suicidology

• ANSWER (Adolescents Never Suicide When Everyone Responds) is a website dedicated to teen suicide prevention.

• Befrienders International has information on suicide and crisis support in over 40 countries and 12 languages.

• Centre For Suicide Research

• DMDA of Broward County is a Florida support group consisting of three separate support groups: adults with depressive disorders, parents of bipolar children and the South Broward Support Group. 

• Families for Depression Awareness

• National Organization of People of Color Against Suicide

• SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education)

• SPRC Suicide Prevention Resource Center

• http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/customized/employer.asp

• STAND (Understanding Mental Health) 

• Suicide Prevention Advocacy Network

• Teachmorelovemore.org

• Violence and Injury Prevention Program (Information about Homicide-Suicide)

• Youth Suicide Prevention Education Programs (YSPEP)

• Youth Suicide Prevention Education Programs (YSPEP) 

• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?SUBMIT=y

• http://www.mentalhealth.com/p.html
• http://www.health.harvard.edu/section.cfm?id=17
• http://www.jasonfoundation.com/links.html

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.
• Visit the new website www.learnaboutbipolar.com to get an insight into to  this debilitating disease.  This site tells the story Actor Sean Astin knows  the impact that bipolar disorder can have on a family. His mother, actress Patty Duke, suffered with bipolar symptoms for many years before finally receiving a  correct diagnosis and effective treatment.

Other Infois

• 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.
• The HealthLinks website is a free world-wide directory -- portal service for 
  healthcare professionals and consumers to assist in locating medical and 
  healthcare information, resources, services and practitioners on the web.