Online resources for Suicide Prevention

Over the next few days, I’ll post various on-line resources I found. Today’s list includes some potentially helpful websites I found related to Suicide Prevention. They are listed in alphabetical order and I have no experience with any of these organizations. DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH before you take advice or send money! Many of these organizations are represented on social media sites. Check their websites for details and if the cause is important to you, raise awareness by sharing the information with your friends and family through your personal social media pages.

• Adolescent Wellness, Inc. a non-profit 501c3 organization, was founded to simplify prevention of depression and suicide in adolescents. A primary activity is creating awareness of depression prevention resources.
• Alive Campaign for Suicide Prevention is a grassroots suicide prevention group with an optimistic and down to earth approach to one of our last "taboo" subjects.
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is the leading national not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research, education and advocacy, and to reaching out to people with mental disorders and those impacted by suicide.
• The Carson J Spencer Foundation envisions a world where leaders and communities are committed to sustaining a passion for life.
• Feeling Blue Suicide Prevention Council is a community-based (Pennsylvania/Tri-State Area) organization dedicated to preventing suicide, reducing the stigma associated with suicide, and supporting those people affected by depression or by the loss of a loved one to suicide. We do this through education and support.
• Link2Health Solutions (L2HS) is a leading innovator developing technology and communications infrastructure critical for supporting the emotional well-being of individuals and communities in need. Through its service networks and agency partnerships, L2HS provides high-quality, scalable programs that reach over 500,000 people nationally every year.
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. With help comes hope. A free, 24-hour hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Your call will be routed to the nearest crisis center to you.
• Pieta House, the Centre for the Prevention of Self-Harm or Suicide, is the first charity of its kind in Ireland. Pieta House offers a specialised treatment programme for people who have suicidal ideation or who participate in self-harming behaviours. In particular, this centre targets people who have already attempted to take their lives - often the forgotten people.
• Samaritans, Inc. is a non-denominational, not-for-profit volunteer organization serving greater Boston, MA & Metrowest communities. We are dedicated to reducing the incidence of suicide by befriending individuals in crisis and educating the community about effective prevention strategies.
• The SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education) mission is to prevent suicide through public awareness and education, reduce stigma, and serve as a resource for those touched by suicide. Based in Bloomington, MN.
• Screening for Mental Health Inc. (SMH), is the non-profit organization that first introduced the concept of large-scale mental health screenings in 1991 with its flagship program National Depression Screening Day. The Suicide Education and Research Division of SMH educates the public on warning signs of suicide, and professionals about the assessment and treatment of suicidal individuals.
• Stop a Suicide Today is a program of the Suicide Education and Research Division.
• The Trevor Project is the leading national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. The Trevor Project operates the only accredited, nationwide, around-the-clock crisis and suicide prevention helpline for LGBTQ youth. If you or a friend are feeling lost or alone, call The Trevor Helpline 866.4.U.TREVOR (866.488.3867). There is hope, there is help.
• Working Minds – Suicide prevention in the workplace provides tools and networks to workplaces to assist with suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention.
• Yellow Ribbon International Suicide Prevention Program® is a community-based program that empowers and educates professionals, adults and youth. This is a program of people helping people.

This is by no means a comprehensive list. Please share your experiences with these sites or others you like by posting a comment.