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Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention Week is observed September 10-16, 2006 and World Suicide Prevention Day is September 10, 2006. Over 30,000 Americans commit suicide every year and many more attempt suicide. For Americans between the ages of 10 and 24, suicide is the third leading cause of death. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for college students in the United States. CYFERnet offers many suicide prevention resources.
Suicide Prevention Action Network USA
This site contains resources and information about suicide prevention.
Stop a Suicide, Today!
This site provides information about the signs of suicide and suicide prevention.
National Suicide Prevention Hotline, SAMHSA
This national hotline is part of the National Suicide Prevention Initiative (NSPI)-a collaborative effort led by SAMHSA that incorporates the best practices and research findings in suicide prevention and intervention with the goal of reducing the incidence of suicide nationwide.
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
The Suicide Prevention Resource Center supports suicide prevention with the best of science, skills and practice.
SA\VE: Suicide Awareness\Voices of Education
The mission of SAVE is to educate about suicide prevention and to speak for suicide survivors.
If Only . . . Detecting the Early Warning Signs for Suicide in Children, Ohio State University Extension
This is a fact sheet about what kind of signs to look for when detecting suicide tendencies of children. In addition, a list of resources is provided.
Teen Suicide: Student Views of Risk and Protective Factors, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
A fact sheet about teen suicide.
Helping Friends in Trouble: Stress, Depression, and Suicide, University of Minnesota Extension Service
A fact sheet for youth about how to deal with stress, depression and suicide.
Fact Sheet on Suicide: Adolescents & Young Adults, National Adolescent Health Information Center, University of California, San Francisco
This fact sheet provides statistics and information about adolescent suicide in the United States.
Suicidal Teens, Child Trends
This document provides facts and statistics about suicidal teens.
What Works: Programs that May Influence Suicidal Teens, Child Trends
Child Trends summarizes the best available program evaluations to determine what works, what doesn't work and what are some "best bets" (or promising practices) for youth with respect to suicidal teens.
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