Suicide Prevention Resources

General Resources and Information:

• Suicide Prevention Resource Center: SPRC provides technical assistance, training, and materials to increase the knowledge and expertise of suicide prevention practitioners and other professionals serving people at risk for suicide.
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: AFSP is the leading national not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research, education, and advocacy, and to reaching out to people with mental disorders and those impacted by suicide.
• Colorado Office of Suicide Prevention: The Office of Suicide Prevention serves as a clearinghouse for the latest national trends, risk factors, prevention plans, etc. to help recognize and respond to people who are at risk.
• Man Therapy: Part of a multi-agency effort, including the Colorado Office of Suicide Prevention, Carson J Spencer Foundation and Cactus, Man Therapy™ is a resource for working-aged men (25-54 years old) who account for the largest number of suicide deaths in Colorado.

Resources for Loved Ones:

• Safe2Tell Parent Resource Center: Safe2Tell is Colorado’s anonymous reporting system. Tips can be reported by anyone worried about the safety of another.
• Simple Tips for Starting the Conversation around Mental Health and Suicide: The goal of the Let’s Talk Colorado media campaign is to reduce the stigma around mental illness so that people who need treatment are more likely to seek it.
• Strategies and Self-Care for Support Systems: Suicide is Different is a resource that includes information about balancing trust and safety, setting boundaries, how to realign priorities, coping with changes and grief, and self-care.
• Resources for Parents and Trusted Adults: Robbie’s Hope is a movement of teens working to reduce teen suicide and provide resources to communities.

Resources for Providers:

• Suicide Prevention Resource for Primary Care Providers: resources from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Office of Suicide Prevention
• Zero Suicide: A framework for health and behavioral health care systems designed to improve suicide care.

Resources for Youth:

• Help a friend: Tips for Teens in Suicide Prevention: Offers youth specific strategies to support someone who is struggling.
• The Trevor Project: The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ youth.
• Safe2Tell (1-877-542-7233): Safe2Tell is Colorado’s anonymous reporting system. Tips can be reported by anyone worried about the safety of another.
• Safety on Social Media: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline website shares information about how to report concerns about suicide on social media. In Colorado, you can also report concerns directly using Safe2Tell.