We have a lot of favorite suicide awareness and prevention resources to support you in your journey. We have also created an information page to provide resources and guidance if your loved one is living with suicidal ideation.

Crisis Hotlines

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 988 (Supported by tele-interpreters with ability to serve over 150 languages)

Spanish-speaking National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – 888-628-9454

Asian American Suicide Prevention and Education – 877-990-8585 (Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean and Fujianese)

Crisis Text Line - Text TALK to 741-741

Vet2Vet Veterans Crisis Hotline – 877-VET2VET (838-2838)

Veterans Crisis Line USA – 800-273-TALK (8255) – press 1

Community Alliance

ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County free, confidential online screening tool guides a person through a series of questions about his/her emotional well-being and readiness to seek help. You can print off your results and share them with your doctor or counselor. A wide variety of screenings are available including Alcohol/Opioid and other Substance Use; Depression (Adults and parents concerned about teens); Anxiety; Bipolar Disorders; PTSD; Eating Disorders; Gambling; and General Well-Being. Click this link to access the screening program.

LifeAct - depression awareness and suicide prevention in middle and high schools throughout Ohio

Ohio Resources

Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation (OSPF)

OSPF supports community-based efforts to reduce stigma, promote education and awareness about suicide prevention, and increase resources and programs to reduce the risk of lives lost to suicide. OSPF also provides a list of suicide support services by county.

OSPF provides Question Persuade Refer (QPR) training for groups - training community members on the warning signs and risk factors of suicide, how to have a conversation with someone who may be suicidal, how to persuade a suicidal person to not end their life, and how to appropriately refer a suicidal person to behavioral healthcare professionals.

Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS)

OhioMHAS has developed a number of specific strategies and approaches directed toward reducing the suicide rate in Ohio, which includes increasing and expanding prevention efforts and ensuring that clinicians adequate opportunities for training, skill development and resources.

RedTreehouse.org

Redtreehouse.org is an online resource supporting the well-being of Ohio’s families and children with challenges, disabilities, and health care needs. It was created to provide a welcoming and vibrant online community for families and professionals to explore and connect to resources and supports for children and young adults.

National Resources

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)

AFSP is a voluntary health organization that gives those affected by suicide a nationwide community empowered by research, education and advocacy to take action against this leading cause of death. Resources include supporting a loved one who has attempted suicide and finding a support group after a suicide loss. 

National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention (Action Alliance) - Comprehensive Blueprint for Workplace Suicide Prevention

The Action Alliance is the nation’s public-private partnership for suicide prevention. The alliance works with more than 250 national partners to advance the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. Current priority areas include: transforming health systems, transforming communities, and changing the conversation.

Jason Foundation - information for students, parents and educators

JED Foundation - focuses on teen and young adult - high school and collegiate mental health - resources for students, families and communities

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

SAMSHA provides resources through its National Suicide Prevention Lifeline website.  Specific resources include information on providing support for various communities including LGBTQ+, Native Americans and Veterans.

Suicide Prevention and Response - New Tools Help Employers Take Action from Center for Workplace Mental Health

Suicide Prevention Resource Center

The Trevor Project - is the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, & questioning (LGBTQ) young people. The Trevor Project offers a suite of 24/7 crisis intervention and suicide prevention programs, including TrevorLifeline, TrevorText, and TrevorChat as well as the world’s largest safe space social networking site for LGBTQ youth, TrevorSpace.

The Workplace and Suicide Prevention - A Toolkit from Centre for Suicide Prevention (Alberta, Canada)

Online Support Groups:

Alliance of Hope

Parents of Suicides (POS)/Friends and Families of Suicides (FFOS)

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

Responding to Suicide Warning Signs - A Guide for Managers

Surviving Suicide Loss

Alliance of Hope - a platform for survivors, including a discussion forum, links to support groups, and a recommended book list. 

Friends for Survival, Inc. - provides peer support services for those in grief, to encourage healing and growth, foster the development of skills to cope with a loss and educate the entire community regarding the impact of suicide.

​HEARTBEAT Grief Support Following Suicide - peer support group for those who have lost a loved one through suicide.

The Samaritans - a coalition of the 11 non-profit, non-religious Samaritans suicide prevention centers in the United States. Its primary purpose is to further the Samaritan's principles of befriending people who are depressed, in crisis and suicidal as practiced on or through our volunteer-staffed crisis response hotlines, public education programs and suicide survivor support groups.

SiblingSurvivors.com - support for siblings lost to suicide including sibling grief resources and book recommendations.

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide - finding companionship through loss to suicide and resources for professionals.