Suicide Awareness: Need-to-Know Resources
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. This blog post is the 4th in a series of 4 posts regarding suicide awareness.
Need help or know someone who could use some help? Here are some need-to-know resources.
Local Support
South Seminole Hospital Behavioral Health (Longwood, FL), www.orlandohealth.com
Crisis Stabilization Unit (Seminole County), 407-323-2036, aspirehealthpartners.com
Access/Assessment Center (Orange County), 407-875-3700 ext. 6186, aspirehealthpartners.com
Access Center Helpline (Volusia County), 1-800-539-4228, www.smabehavioral.org
Hotlines and Online Support
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 1-800-273-TALK (8255), www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Veterans Crisis Line, 1-800-273-8255 & Press 1 or send a text to 838255
National Hopeline Network, 1-800-442-HOPE (4673), www.hopeline.com
Crisis Text Line, Text HOME to 741741, www.crisistextline.org
The Trevor Project, 1-866-488-7386, www.thetrevorproject.org
Online Resources
American Association of Suicidology www.suicidology.org
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) www.afsp.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) www.cdc.gov
The Jason Foundation www.jasonfoundation.com
The Jed Foundation www.jedfoundation.org
The Links National Resource Center for Suicide Prevention and Aftercare www.thelink.org
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) www.cdc.gov/ncipc/default.htm
National Center for the Prevention of Youth Suicide www.preventyouthsuicide.org
National Institute of Health (NIH) www.nih.gov
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) www.nimh.nih.gov
National Organization for People of Color Against Suicide (NOPCAS) www.nopcas.com
National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (NSSP) www.mentalhealth.org/suicideprevention
Organization for Attempters and Survivors of Suicide and Interfaith Services (OASSIS) www.oassis.org
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE) www.save.org
Centre for Suicide Prevention www.suicideinfo.ca
Suicide Prevention Action Network (SPAN USA) www.spanusa.org
Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) www.sprc.org
Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program www.yellowribbon.org