Youth Suicide Prevention

MYAN aims to connect you with a wide range of organizations and resources on this topic. If you do not find what you are looking for, please contact MYAN
Who's Who in Maine
 
Maine Crisis Hotline: 1-888-568-1112 

Maine Youth Suicide Prevention Program (MYSPP)--Youth Page
http://www.maine.gov/suicide/youth/index.htm
 
Maine Youth Suicide Prevention Program (MYSPP)
http://www.mainesuicideprevention.org
Maine CDC/DHHS Public Health Information Inventory
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/boh/phdata/
This webpage provides the user with a central location to search for public health data and data-related information published by the Maine CDC. It contains nearly 500 recently published documents as well as links to useful public health data websites.  
Print Resources
Additional Web Resources

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
http://afsp.org  
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is the only national not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research and education, and to reaching out to people with mood disorders and those affected by suicide.
 
Cool Nurse
http://www.coolnurse.com/suicide.htm  
Find resources on several teen health topics, including suicide prevention. Find warning signs, risk factors, personal stories, and resources.
 
King County Public Health
http://www.metrokc.gov/health/glbt/youthsuicide.htm 
Find resources on suicide risk factors and resources. Particularly includes resources for/about GLBT youth.
  
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
http://www.safeyouth.org
A gateway for professionals, parents, youth and other interested individuals, the Resource Center offers the latest tools to facilitate discussion with children, to resolve conflicts nonviolently, to stop bullying, to prevent teen suicide, and to end violence committed by and against young people.
 
PreventYouthSuicide.org
http://www.preventyouthsuicide.org/
This site is intended to provide a brief overview of the epidemic of youth suicide in America and on person's work as an advocate and survivor.

Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)
http://www.sprc.org
SPRC promotes the implementation of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention and enhances the nation’s mental health infrastructure by providing states, government agencies, private organizations, colleges and universities, and suicide survivor and mental health consumer groups with access to the science and experience that can support their efforts to develop programs, implement interventions, and promote policies to prevent suicide. 
 
Teen Matters
http://www.teen-matters.com/suicide.html
Find facts, warning signs and information about what to do if you or a friend is considering suicide.