Find guides relating to suicide and suicide prevention.
| Actualizing - http://actualizing.blogspot.com/ Browse to find this blog that deals with suicide and mental health. Read her posts. - [Read more] |
| After a Suicide Attempt - http://www.suicideinfo.ca/youthatrisk/parents/after.htm Designed for parents, this guide details the importance of having a safety plan and notes the first year after an attempt is a time of particularly high risk. - [Read more] |
| All About Depression - Mental Health Professionals - http://www.allaboutdepression.com/tre_14.html Offers a guide, detailing the qualifications and certification required of psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses and other counselors. - [Read more] |
| Are You Feeling Suicidal? - http://www.mhsanctuary.com/suicide/sui1.htm Offers resources to those who are despairing and contemplating suicide. Find the listing of newsgroups. - [Read more] |
| Can you tell if Someone is Suicidal? - http://www.intheknowzone.com/teen_suicide/can_you_tell.html Browse to find warning signs of a potential suicide. - [Read more] |
| Cleveland Clinic - Recognizing Suicidal Behavior - http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/3300/3342.asp?index=11352 Notes that suicide is not a mental illness in itself, but a serious potential consequence of many mental disorders, particularly major depression. - [Read more] |
| CMHA - Prevention Suicide - http://www.cmha.ca/bins/content_page.asp?cid=3-101-102 Browse to become familiar with this guide published by the Canadian Mental Health Association. - [Read more] |
| Communicating With Your Child About Suicide - http://www.suicideinfo.ca/youthatrisk/parents/communicate.htm Become familiar with this guide published by the Centre for Suicide Prevention designed for parents. See what to do to help a child. - [Read more] |
| Crico RMF - Decision Support Outline Emergency/Crisis Coverage of a Suicidal Patient - http://www.rmf.harvard.edu/files/documents/suicideDe.pdf Browse to download this guideline, in PDF format, that is published through the Harvard Medical School. - [Read more] |
| Crico RMF Guidelines for Identification, Assessment, and Treatment Planning for Suicidality - http://www.rmf.harvard.edu/patient-safety-strategies/guidelines-algorithms/suicide-guidelines/identification-assessment-treatment-planning.aspx Risk includes lack of an ongoing, documented assessment of suicide risk, especially prior to hospital discharge, a change in privileges, or a change in clinical status. Download the guideline in PDF format. - [Read more] |
| depression-doctor.com - Suicidal Attempts - http://www.depression-doctor.com/suicide.htm Learn about factors associated with increased suicide risk after acts of deliberate self-harm. - [Read more] |
| Depression: Understanding Thoughts of Suicide - http://www.have-a-heart.com/suicide.html Stephen L. Bernhardt offers this guide for people who are suffering from suicidal ideation. - [Read more] |
| Did You Know that ...Psychology Works Best for Suicide Risk - http://www.cpa.ca/factsheets/suicide.htm Browse to read this guide offered by the Canadian Psychologial Association. - [Read more] |
| eMedicineHealth.com - Suicidal Thoughts - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/suicidal_thoughts/article_em.htm Notes that suicidal ideation can be active or passive. Read this overview. - [Read more] |
| eMedicineHealth.com - Suicidal Thoughts Causes - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/suicidal_thoughts/page2_em.htm Details that many people experience suicidal thoughts at some time in their lives. See other causes. - [Read more] |
| eMedicineHealth.com - Suicidal Thoughts Symptoms - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/suicidal_thoughts/page3_em.htm#Suicidal%20Thoughts%20Symptoms Depression, alcohol or drug addiction and mental illness play a role in suicidal ideation. Read for details. - [Read more] |
| Explaining Suicide to Children - http://www.intheknowzone.com/teen_suicide/explaining_to_children.html Read this guide prepared by In the Know. - [Read more] |
| Fierce Goodbye - http://www.fiercegoodbye.com/?S=13 Offers a variety of guides relating to suicide and suicide prevention. Browse to find the collection provided. - [Read more] |
| For Depressed and Suicidal People - http://www.healthyplace.com/Communities/Depression/suicide/overview.asp Parent who last son to suicide offers this guide for those who are contemplating killing themselves. - [Read more] |
| HelpGuide - Coping with Suicidal Thoughts and Feelings - http://www.helpguide.org/mental/suicide_help.htm Jaelline Jaffe, Ph.D., and Jeanne Segal, Ph.D. offer this resource that also provides related articles. - [Read more] |
| helpguide.org - Suicide Prevention - http://www.helpguide.org/mental/suicide_prevention.htm Offers a guide in understanding and helping a suicidal person. See common misconceptions about suicide, warning signs and levels of risk. - [Read more] |
| International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) - Task Forces: Suicide and the Media - http://iasp.info/suicide_and_the_media.php This Task Force establishes guidelines that promote the accurate, responsible and ethical reporting of suicide in the media. - [Read more] |
| JAMA - Suicide - http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/293/20/2558 Read this guide from the Journal of the American Medical Association. - [Read more] |
| Judgmental Language That Promotes the Stigma Associated with Suicide - http://lifegard.tripod.com/Choice.html Browse to read "Positive plans for change: Offering a choice, using non-judgmental language and removing some of the stigma." - [Read more] |
| Many Languages of Suicide, The - http://www.jungcircle.com/DWebb.html David Webb, a suicide attempter discusses his study of suicidology as a result of his experiences. - [Read more] |
| National Center for Injury Prevention and Control - Suicide: Fact Sheet - http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/suifacts.htm Learn about groups at risk, risk factors or view references. - [Read more] |
| Protective Factors - http://www.suicideinfo.ca/youthatrisk/parents/protect.htm Reveals research has shown that certain factors help protect and strengthen youth during this developmental stage. Browse for details. - [Read more] |
| School-Based Youth Suicide Prevention - http://theguide.fmhi.usf.edu/ Offers a tool that provides a framework for schools to assess their existing or proposed suicide prevention efforts and shares resources and information that school administrators can use to enhance or add to their existing program. - [Read more] |
| Some Things You Should Know About Preventing Teen Suicide - http://www.aap.org/advocacy/childhealthmonth/prevteensuicide.htm Read this guide prepared by the American Academy of Pediatrics. - [Read more] |
| Spirituality and Suicide Prevention - http://www.suicideinfo.ca/csp/assets/feature11.pdf Read this article by Professor Graham Martin that notes spirituality may well protect against despair. - [Read more] |