Suicide Prevention Office

read moreWe can all help prevent suicide. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals. The President recently signed the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act into law. 988, the new three-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, is to be completed by July 2022. In the meantime please continue to share 1-800-273-TALK (8255) with anyone wishing to connect to the Lifeline.

read moreThe National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, across the United States. The Lifeline is comprised of a national network of over 180 local crisis centers, combining custom local care and resources with national standards and best practices. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a leader in suicide prevention and mental health crisis care. Since its inception, the Lifeline has engaged in a variety of initiatives to improve crisis services and advance suicide prevention for all, including innovative public messaging, best practices in mental health, and groundbreaking partnerships.

read moreWe are often approached by researchers to collaborate on new research and evaluation projects. We appreciate opportunities to further our understanding of crisis lines and their effectiveness, in addition to other suicide-related topics. If you are interested in working with the Lifeline and currently have a well-developed research proposal, please visit our Research and Evaluation Process page. Following SAMHSA-funded evaluations that indicated the need for more consistent, uniform suicide risk assessment practices for crisis call centers, the Lifeline assembled its Standards, Training & Practices Subcommittee (STPS) of nationally and internationally recognized experts in suicide prevention and tasked this group with developing policies, standards, guidelines and recommended practices for its network of crisis centers.

read moreKisha Bashkiharatee celebrates her three years in dancing, and talks about how it has developed in her personal wellness. You can be uncomfortable and you can also recognize so many other things about yourself. Being able to recognize that there's more out of every situation and we have the choice and the opportunity to pick which part of that situation we're going to focus on. You don't need to be a doctor, or a psychologist, or a therapist to say the right words to someone. Travis Young shares the story of his difficult youth, his ensuing depression and two suicide attempts-and how he reclaimed his own unique outlook on life through the lens of a camera.