Website Resources

This list of websites is in two parts: general and elder specific. It was originally prepared for the Florida Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training... Preventing Suicide in Later Life.

State of Florida Department of Elder Affairs
Tallahassee, FL
December, 2002

This list has been updated in an effort to list only working sites. If you try a link and find that it does not connect, please contact us and let us know so that it can be removed from the list.

General Resources

The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Assisting parents and families in understanding developmental, behavioral, emotional and mental disorders affecting children and adolescents.
http://www.aacap.org

American Association of Suicidology (AAS)
The American Association of Suicidology promotes research, public awareness programs, and education and training for professionals and volunteers.
http://www.suicidology.org

American Psychiatric Association
The American Psychiatric Association is a medical specialty society recognized worldwide. Its 40,500 U.S. and international physicians specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional illnesses and substance abuse disorders.
http://www.psych.org

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention id dedicated to advancing our knowledge of suicide and our ability to prevent it.
http://www.afsp.org

The Beth Foundation, Inc.
The Beth Foundation Inc. is a non-profit Florida organization dedicated to reducing the suicide rate in Florida through education and awareness. The Beth Foundation was established to provide training to increase the general knowledge about the nature of suicidal behavior, how to respond and refer a suicidal person for help and to provide a central clearinghouse for suicide prevention information and resources.
www.thebethfoundation.com

Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention
The Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention is a non-profit national association promoting treatment, education, and research on suicidal behavior in Canada.
http://www.suicideprevention.ca/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The CDC is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It provides statistics, publications, health information, and funding announcements.
http://www.cdc.gov

Centre For Suicide Prevention
The Centre is a library and resource center. Located on the site is a
comprehensive list of suicide prevention resources, crisis support
information, and links to helpful suicide sites. They provide a quarterly
quick reference guide to some of the newest resources in the field of
suicide prevention and the publications are available for downloading
online.
http://www.suicideinfo.ca

Children's Safety Network (CSN)
Children's Safety Network --- National Injury and Violence Prevention Resource Center site contains publications and resources produced by CSN and other EDC injury prevention projects. Youth Suicide Prevention Fact Sheet Packet is available for downloading.
http://www.edc.org/hhd/csn

Counseling Center, University of Illinois
The counseling Center has produced Self-Help Brochures including suicide prevention and depression. The content is very useful in gaining a basic understanding of causes and warning signs to look for.
http://www.couns.uiuc.edu/Brochures/suiprev.htm

CYFERnet Children, Youth and Families Education and Research Network
CYFERnet is a national network of Land Grant university faculty and County Extension educators. They work to support community-based educational programs for children, youth, parents and families.
http://www.cyfernet.org

Infoline 2-1-1 of Connecticut
Infoline 211 of Connecticut is a partnership of CT United Way and the State of Connecticut. Site provides excellent information addressing suicide prevention with a focus on intervention.
http://www.infoline.org

Light for Life Foundation
Light for Life Foundation of America provides information on the Yellow Ribbon Program for preventing youth suicide. Includes brochures, fact sheets, and statistics on youth suicide.
http://www.yellowribbon.org

Maine Youth Suicide Prevention
Site includes information about prevention efforts in Maine, resources available, and Maine and National statistics.
http://www.state.me.us/suicide

National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH)
The NIMH Suicide Research Consortium is comprised primarily of NIMH scientists across the Institute who also administer research grants. The Consortium coordinates program development in suicide prevention, identifies gaps in the scientific knowledge base, stimulates and monitors research, keeps abreast of scientific developments in suicidology and public policy issues related to suicide surveillance, prevention, and treatment, and disseminates science-based information on suicidology to the public, media, and policy makers.
http://www.nih.gov/research/suicide.htm

National Mental Health Association
The National Mental Health Association is dedicated to promoting mental
health, preventing mental disorders, and achieving victory over mental
illness through advocacy, education, research, and service.
http://www.nmha.org

National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center (NYVPRC)
Was established as a central source of information on prevention
programs, publications, research, and statistics on violence committed by
and against children and teens. Web site serves as a user-friendly single
point of access to Federal information on youth violence prevention and
suicide.
http://www.safeyouth.org

Office of the Surgeon General
The office of the Surgeon General, Department of Health and Human
Services is dedicated to protecting and improving American Health.
The site has The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent Suicide,
1999 and the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and
Objectives for Action, 2001 available to download.
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov

SA\VE Suicide Awareness \ Voices of Education
Suicide Awareness \ Voices of Education provides information on
depression and suicide including a number of educational tools, from
brochures, fact sheets, frequently asked questions to support materials for
communities to address suicide prevention.
http://www.save.org

State Plans For Suicide Prevention
The purpose of this web page is to make readily available current
information on state suicide prevention plans. Provided by Davis C.
Hayden, Ph.D.
http://ac.wwu.edu/~hayden/spsp/index.html

Suicide Prevention Action Network (SPAN)
SPAN is dedicated to the creation and implementation of effective
national suicide prevention strategies. SPAN is a network of persons
working to raise national awareness and advocate for a National suicide
prevention policy.
http://www.spanusa.org

The Suicide Paradigm
This site is for those who have experienced suicide loss and others who
want to know more about the reality of suicide and its aftermath. It also
provides a number of helpful resources for survivors.
http://www.members.tripod.com/~LifeGard/index.html

Texas Youth Commission
A world of Prevention provides a directory of programs, research,
references, and resources dedicated to the prevention of child and
adolescent problems and the promotion of youth development in families,
schools and communities.
http://tyc.state.tx.us/prevention

Washington Youth Suicide Prevention Program
Washington state youth suicide prevention website with prevention,
training, and other resources including links to national organizations
and their resources.
http://depts.washington.edu/ysp

Elderly Website Resources

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
In the Education Section look for an article entitled "Suicide in ELders" by Paul Cromwell
http://www.afsp.org/index-1.htm

Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida
Homicide-Suicide in Older Persons: How You Can Help Prevent a
Tragedy
http://www.fmhi.usf.edu/amh/homicide-suicide/art_hs_inolder.html

Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida
What to Do when Relatives Commit a Homicide-Suicide
http://www.fmhi.usf.edu/amh/homicide-suicide/art_what_todo.html

Florida Suicide Prevention Coalition
Provides articles, resources, links, and information on local contacts.
http://www.floridasuicideprevention.org

Center For Elderly Suicide Prevention
Affiliated with the Goldman Institute on Aging
http://www.growthhouse.org/cesp.html

Florida Suicide Prevention Coalition
Provides articles, resources, links, and information on local contacts.
http://www.floridasuicideprevention.org

Goldman Institute on Aging
Center for Elderly Suicide Prevention
http://www.gioa.org

Indiana University
The Suicide of Older Men and Women: How You Can Help Prevent Tragedy
http://www.suicidology.org/older_men_and_women.htm

Mayo Clinic
Warning Signs of Suicide
http://www.mayohealth.org/home?id=HQ01616

National Institute on Mental Health
Older Adults: Depression and Suicide Facts
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/elderlydepsuicide.cfm

National Strategy for Suicide Prevention
At a Glance --- Suicide among the Elderly
http://www.mentalhealth.org/suicideprevention/elderly.asp

Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
At a Glance: Suicide Among the Elderly
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/calltoaction/fact2.htm

Tripod Plus
Elder Suicide and Post-acute Care: A Gatekeeper's Role for Providers
http://members.tripod.com/~ProviderHelper/elder.html

University of Florida
A pdf file on "Suicide and the Elderly: Warning Signs and Helping Points"
http://http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FY101

Washington University at St. Louis
Hotline Program Assists Elderly at Risk of Suicide
http://wupa.wustl.edu/record/archive/1997/04-03-97/2296.html

Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
Research Reports and Articles on Suicide and Elderly Seniors and suicide --- Elderly rates lead all age groups
http://www.wilder.org/goodage/Features/suicide101.html