Suicide Prevention Resources
We’ve compiled resources designed to spark important conversations around suicide and mental health and to support you in caring for the young people in your life.
If you are thinking about suicide, looking for support, or concerned about someone you know, the following hotlines are free and available to those in the United States.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Available 24/7 to Everyone Across the U.S.
Text or call 988
Trans Lifeline
Run By and for Trans People
(877) 565-8860
Call Blackline
Prioritizing Black, Indigenous and People of Color
1 (800) 604-5841
Find a Warmline in Your State
Providing Mental Health Help Before a Crisis Arises
Suicide Prevention Resources for Native Youth, By Native Youth
Tools to Support Safe Schools for Transgender & Gender Nonconforming Youth
Suicide Safe: Free Mobile App for Providers
Zero Suicide Resources for Specific Populations
SAVE Suicide Prevention Trainings and Programs
Grief Support for Suicide Loss Survivors
Online Storybook Musical About Depression
The Tortoise & The Hare
Performed by the cast of MACMH’s Fidgety Fairy Tales – The Mental Health Musicals and illustrated by Gracie Borell. Enjoyed by all ages.
Online Trainings
Key Warning Signs of Mental Illness and Suicide Prevention Best Practices in Children and Youth
Presented by Deb Cavitt, MS, SAPT, CD/MI, PSP, LMPE
Attendees will learn strategies, interventions, accommodations and modifications to help students flourish emotionally and socially in school settings and in the community. The presenter will describe signs and symptoms of mental illness in children and youth, including developmental differences from infant and early childhood through transition age youth. Resources will be shared to help educators, families and other professionals connect children and youth with appropriate levels of care when needed. A comprehensive school-wide toolkit for prevention, intervention and postvention of suicide will be discussed and shared with participants.