Are You Ready to Join the Fight Against Suicide?
"We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone..."
Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States.
As educated as our society appears, the stigma surrounding mental illness still creates a barrier to seeking services for mental health. Suicide has been identified as a public health issue and needs the participation of the community to address the crisis. You are far more likely to encounter an individual in an emotional emergency than you are to see someone in cardiac distress. Knowing how to respond can mean life or death, just as applying CPR increases chances for survival during a heart attack.
What You Can Do to #StopOne
The word suicide makes people uncomfortable. We're here to help. By providing resources and education, you'll not only be more comfortable saying suicide, you'll be equipped to offer help. You will be letting a person in crisis know you are not afraid of the feelings they are having.
Be Educated
Talk Saves Lives
QPR: Question - Persuade - Refer
Talk Saves Lives
1 HOUR RECORDED WEBINAR
During COVID-19 in partnership with Cohen Military Family Clinic, Talk Saves Lives was presented utilizing ZOOM technology.
ASFP Talk Saves Lives is a community-based suicide prevention introductory class. Classes offered weekly, contact the Dallas Veterans Resource Center for the next class or check the AFSP website for a chapter near you.
LivingWorks START
QPR: Question - Persuade - Refer
Talk Saves Lives
1 HOUR ONLINE
During COVID-19 LivingWorks is offering suicide prevention skills training in a one-hour format.
ONLINE INTERACTIVE COURSE IN DEVELOPMENT
ASIST is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognize when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety. Although ASIST is widely used by healthcare providers, participants don't need any formal training to attend the workshop—anyone 16 or older can learn and use the ASIST model.
QPR: Question - Persuade - Refer
QPR: Question - Persuade - Refer
QPR: Question - Persuade - Refer
2 HOUR ONLINE
QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide.
Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. Each year thousands of Americans, like you, are saying "Yes" to saving the life of a friend, colleague, sibling, or neighbor.
Mental Health First Aid
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors
QPR: Question - Persuade - Refer
VIRTUAL TRAINING | 5 HOURS
First Aiders will complete a 2-hour, self-paced class, and then participate in a 4.5 to 5.5-hour, Instructor-led class using videoconferencing technology.
The virtual training is based on new curricula that has been in development for more than a year. It includes expanded content on trauma, addiction and self-care.
Crisis Response Plan
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors
1 DAY TRAINING
4 MONTHS of WEEKLY 1-HOUR CONSULTATION
MONTHLY ONLINE ADVANCED TRAINING
To meet the need of community mental health professionals to effectively treat military veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the STRONG STAR Consortium has launched programs to train providers in the use of evidence-based therapies for posttraumatic stress.
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors
Special TAPS Programming and Resources provide gentle, understanding support to work through the complicated emotions associated with suicide loss. TAPS Postvention Model is now recognized as a highly successful empirical method of support.
TRAUMA-INFORMED RESOURCES
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
By learning more about preventing ACEs in your community you can assure safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments .
American Trauma Society
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
American Trauma Soceity is dedicated to the elimination of needless death and disability from injury. ATS has served as an advocate for the trauma care system, trauma prevention programs, and the victims of trauma and their families throughout the United States.
Child Trauma Academy
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Child Trauma Institute
The Child Trauma Academy is a Community of Practice working to improve the lives of high-risk children through education, research and the dissemination of innovation.
Child Trauma Institute
National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma and Mental Health
Child Trauma Institute
The mission of Trauma Institue is to promote the healing and healthy development of childre, adolescents, and adults who have experienced trauma or loss and to develop, evaluate, and disseminate effective prevention, assessment and treatment methods.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma and Mental Health
National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma and Mental Health
NAMI provides advocacy, education, support and public awareness so that all individuals and families affected by mental illness can build better lives. The NAMI HelpLine 800-950-NAMI (6264) is alos provided as a means to answer questions and provide support to individuals.
National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma and Mental Health
National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma and Mental Health
National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma and Mental Health
The National Center on Domestic Violence Trauma and Mental Health provides training, support, and consultation to advocates, mental health and substance abuse providers, legal proessionals, and policymakers as they work to improve agency and system-level responses to survivors and their children.
National Center for PTSD
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Alliance
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Alliance
The National Center for PTSD provides educational materials on PTSD, its symptoms, reactions, and related problems, treatment options, support information for relatives of veterans, and self-help and care resources to those experiencing PTSD.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Alliance
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Alliance
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Alliance
PTSD Alliance consists of five national and international organizations representing a full spectrum of healthcare.