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| Surgeon General's Call To Action To Prevent Suicide, The - http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/suicideprevention/calltoaction.asp Offers a 1999 letter from the Surgeon General. Read "Suicide as a Public Health Issue. |
| Summary of National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action - http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/SMA01-3518/Default.asp Browse to learn about the 11 goals defined by SAMHSA, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. |
| Ending Canada's Invisible Epidemic - http://www.injurypreventionstrategy.ca/news/2004-04-07_NS.html Details Canada's strategy for injury prevention. Download the Workbook for Developing an Integrated Canadian Injury Prevention Strategy in PDF format. |
| LivingWorks - Health workers hope new strategy will finally tackle Canada’s long-ignored suicide - http://www.livingworks.net/news/20031012.php Notes a dedicated group of mental health professionals is building a national prevention strategy for Canada. |
| Ohio's Suicide Prevention Program - http://www.mh.state.oh.us/kids/suicideprev/suicide.prevention.plan.pdf Learn what this state is doing to prevent suicide. Download report in PDF format. |
| Oregon Plan for Suicide Prevention - http://oregon.gov/DHS/ph/ipe/ysp/2000plan/index.shtml Browse to discovery what this US state is doing to prevent suicide in its jurisdiction. |
| Colorado Suicide Prevention Plan - http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/pp/suicide/suicide.pdf Explore this resource to download a document, in PDF format, detailing the state's suicide prevention program. |
| Wisconsin Suicide Prevention Strategy - http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/health/injuryprevention/SuicidePrevention.htm Notes suicide is a major public health problem in Wisconsin. Download the report in PDF format. |
| Canada Safety Council - Canada's Silent Tragedy - http://www.safety-council.org/info/community/suicide.html#Anchor-Preventio-61287 Reveals that the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention is working on a blueprint for a national suicide prevention strategy. Notes this strategy will require commitment from federal, provincial and territorial governments, and broad-based support. |
| Canadian Mental Health Association - Saskatchewan Division: Friends for Life - http://www.cmhask.com/inside/friends/friends_main.htm Reveals that this province has a higher rate of attempted suicides than any other Canadian province. Learn about the suicide prevention program offered. |
| Prevention Through Connection - http://www.ruralstress.ca/files/suicide_prevention_report.pdf Read this final report, in PDF format, of the Suicide Prevention Forum, held in Manitoba, Canada, in 2002. |
| Pan American Health Organization - Dominica - http://www.paho.org/English/DD/AIS/cp_212.htm Health report notes that in 1997-2000, police reported a total of 27 suicides. |
| Epidemiologic Notes and Reports Cluster of Suicides and Suicide Attempts - New Jersey - http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00000009.htm Read this 1988 report offered by the Center for Disease Control. |
| Alaska Suicide Prevention Council - http://www.hss.state.ak.us/suicideprevention/ Browse to download a copy of the state's suicide prevention program. |
| Arizona - http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/1r/summary/s.1125hea_finalrevised.doc.htm Read about the measures taken by this state to combat suicide and to promote suicide prevention. |
| Montana Suicide Prevention - http://www.montanasuicide.org/ Notes that in 2000 the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services invited a group of private organizations, concerned citizens and government officials to begin the development of a statewide plan for suicide prevention. |
| Nebraska’s State Suicide Prevention Plan - http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/beh/mh/suicide.htm Details this state's programs that includes awareness and intervention. |
| Oklahoma Suicide Prevention Information - http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/suicideprevention/stateprograms/Oklahoma.asp Read about this state's suicide prevention initiative and strategies. |
| Minnesota Department of Health Report to the Minnesota Legislature: Suicide Prevention Plan - http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/opa/suicide.pdf Discover what this state is doing to prevent suicide. Download document in PDF format. |
| Missouri Suicide Prevention Plan: A Collaborative Effort - http://www.dmh.missouri.gov/cps/issues/suicideplan.pdf Offers a report, in PDF format, detailing the state's suicide prevention plan. |
| Tennessee Suicide Prevention Strategies - http://www.state.tn.us/mental/mhs/suicdeprev.pdf Provides a document, in PDF format, detailing this states plan to prevent suicide. |
| Florida Suicide Prevention Coalition - History - http://www.floridasuicideprevention.org/state_history.htm Browse to read about the steps this state has taken to prevent suicide. |
| Virginia Youth Suicide Prevention Plan - http://www.vahealth.org/civp/preventsuicideva/ View this resource offered by the Department of Health. |