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Offers perspective on suicide as outcome of a process of severe stress and psychological pain. Includes ethical issues discussion, a glossary of suicide terminology, and a heartfelt letter to suicidal young people.
http://members.tripod.com/~LifeGard/

Learn all about suicide -- what it is and what you can do to help yourself.
http://suicide.mentalhelp.net/

Articles help people with depression and thoughts of suicide, better understand what they are going through.
http://www.have-a-heart.com

Offering direction for immediate crisis intervention and emotional support for those who are gravely suicidal.
http://suicidal.com/

This site has over 24,000 articles on suicidal behaviour, and can provide you with research materials or training.
http://www.siec.ca/

A suicide resource including self assessment software, suggestions, news about suicide online, resources, list of organizations, and support news groups, visual art depicting suicide, suicide computations, survey of visitors
http://www.SuicidePreventTriangle.Org

Suicide hotlines in 50 states - for suicide prevention and emotional crisis.
http://suicidehotlines.com

Coordinates program development in suicide research, identifies gaps in the scientific and disseminates information on suicidology to the public, media, and policy makers.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/research/suicide.htm

A resource site by and for survivors of loved ones' suicides. Support, education, research.
http://www.1000deaths.com/

From the Canadian Association of Suicide Prevention.
http://www3.sympatico.ca/masecard/healing.html

If someone I know is considering suicide. From the Canadian Association of Suicide Prevention.
http://www3.sympatico.ca/masecard/what.html

Details about a suicide prevention program aiming to significantly reduce the high rate of suicide in Australia through educating strategic community members.
http://wesleylifeforce.org/

Comfort and constructive advice for struggling actors, musicians, artists, writers, and other free spirits. Includes discussion of suicide, depression, creativity, poverty, and hope.
http://www.lostsoulcompanion.com/

Assisting people to be aware of depression and life threating tendencies.
http://gofree.indigo.ie/~rsag/

Warning signs and which teenagers might be prone to suicide.
http://www.pediatriconcall.com/f...nts/TeenCare/suicide_adolpat.asp

Suicide Lodge is here as a suicide reference, not to try to stop or promote it.
http://www.a1b2c3.com/suilodge

Suicide information and education includes faqs, worldwide crisis resources, essays and stories, warning signs, and statistics.
http://www.rochford.org/suicide/

For survivors of suicide or those who wish to help them; resources include recommended books, links, and mailing lists.
http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Resort/4851/

Shared Experiences and Voices of Loss, PBS.
http://www.pbs.org/weblab/living/

Suicidewall is a novel by Alexander Paul, dedicated to memorializing Vietnam Veterans who took their own lives. This site gathers a list for a proposed white marble wall and links to other Vietnam Veteran organizations.
http://www.suicidewall.com/

Deals with fighting despair, and finding hope in a difficult world. Increase life-affirming thinking: more inner peace, joy, and consolation. More happy moments, and coping better with hardship that seems irreversible.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Pantheon/8320/clp-1.html

Created to raise awareness, build public will, and call for action in regard to advancing a national response to the problem of suicide.
http://www.spanusa.org/

AFSP funds research, education and treatment programs aimed at the prevention of suicide.
http://www.afsp.org/

An introduction to the problem of elder suicide.
http://members.tripod.com/lifegard/elder.html

Christian-themed suicide prevention information.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Trail/5697/suicide2.htm

Fact sheet and resources from the CDC.
http://www.cdc.gov/safeusa/suicide.htm

Includes an online support chat, message board with anonymous posting, as well as information.
http://www.geocities.com/gr3_1999/

Information and links on the theme of suicidality and psychoanalysis.
http://www.uke.uni-hamburg.de/Clinics/Psych/TZS/TZS_e.html

Suicide Prevention courses and training for professionals, institutions, and the public
http://www.qprinstitute.com

Crisis intervention, sudden loss, suicide awareness, grief and bereavement education, and training programs for professionals.
http://www.griefworkcenter.com

The aim of the Unit for Suicide Research is to understand and prevent suicidal behaviour. Epidemiological data on suicide in Belgium are presented.
http://allserv.rug.ac.be/~cvheerin/

Resources on suicide, grief, prevention and survival for those who have lost a loved one by suicide. A message for those considering suicide. Produced by a father whose son died by suicide.
http://www.st-matthew.on.ca/bulletin/jeremy/suicide.html

Information for preventing suicide and support for people who have lost a loved one to suicide. Links to other sites with suicide prevention or survivor support.
http://www.endsuicide.org

Provides the interviewing tip of the month, trainings on suicide prevention and clinical interviewing for mental health professionals and physicians, and a complete article on suicide assessment techniques (CASE Approach).
http://www.suicideassessment.com

Article about suicide intervention geared towards the mental health professional.
http://members.tripod.com/%7ERawlinson/suicide.html

Resources for mental health professionals, patients and families about early detection of depression and suicide prevention.
http://www.athealth.com/Practitioner/Newsletter/FPN_3_14.html

Large collection of articles themed on suicide.
http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.suicide.html

If your friend is trying to cope with a suicide or is contemplating suicide, how can you help? This site tells you what you can do and say to support your friend.
http://members.aol.com/Jeri10/Suicide.html

First hand experience with depression and suicide. Kenneth shares how he came to understand depressing and suicidal thoughts and feelings.
http://suicideprevention.tripod.com

Online versions of the National Strategy that proposes public health methods to address suicide. Summary and full report are available, and related suicide and mental health resources.
http://www.mentalhealth.org/suicideprevention/

A nonprofit organization committed to reducing the youth suicide rate and improving the mental health support provided to students by universities nation-wide.
http://jedfoundation.org

Definitions, techniques , models, and resources, including handbook and guidelines for crisis intervention and suicide prevention.
http://www.crisisinterventionnetwork.com

Based upon the high suicide rates for young men, this research investigates what variables make young men and women more likely to seek help when experiencing extreme distress.
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/socsi/smalleyn/index.html

Donations sought to educate individuals on suicide prevention, teen suicide, and depression to improve mental health and self esteem.
http://www.irisfund.org/index.htm

Scientific American article dealing with brain chemistry as the reason for suicide.
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm...6AF90-5BC7-1E1B-8B3B809EC588EEDF

Information and links on the topic. Includes a list of risk factors.
http://www.preventyouthsuicide.org

International links to research into suicide prevention.
http://www.suicideprevention.info

Information related to gay and bisexual male suicide problems.
http://www.youth-suicide.com/gay-bisexual/gbsuicide.htm

Information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of suicidal thought and ideation.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/10355-1.asp

A collection of resources in suicide prevention in Australia and New Zealand
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Suicide_Prevention

New Zealand Ministry of Youth Development presents information on where to get help and research. Information on government spending and program evaluation are included.
http://www.myd.govt.nz/sec.cfm?i=21

A South African page looks at the way in which the Church is addressing issues of suicide.
http://www.thesoutherncross.co.za/features/suicide.htm

Comprehensive range of information on suicide and mental health related issues. Also contains self help information and international crisis-line numbers.
http://suicideandmentalhealthassociationinternational.org

Includes numerous articles covering all aspects of prevention.
http://www.preventsuicidenow.com

SPRC’s website features important information on government suicide prevention efforts, news, events and links to important prevention publications.
http://www.sprc.org

Discussion forums about suicide.
http://www.suicidetalk.com/

Helps individuals in suicidal crisis to contact the nearest available suicide prevention and mental health service provider through a toll-free phone number. Also information for crisis centers, public education campaign, events, and news.
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

list of links to various articles about suicide.
http://Suicide.NewsWired.net

Research focuses on investigation of the causes, treatment and prevention of suicidal behaviour. Includes links to sources of statistics and other relevant sites
http://www.psychiatry.ox.ac.uk/csr/

A personal-sounding bit of advice from the Canadian Assoc. for Suicide Prevention.
http://www3.sympatico.ca/masecard/hope.html

Learn about suicide prevention. Topics include raising awareness, training, funding, warning signs, what to do, what not to do, where to get help, and more.
http://www.mcspc.org

Aims to prevent suicide through public awareness and education, and features information, news, and resources.
http://www.save.org/

This article describes steps in developing community networks for suicide prevention.
http://www.psyplexus.com/excl/dcns.html

This site lists clinical resources for parents and teachers who observe at-risk behavior in suicidal juveniles. It links to other prevention sites.
http://mysonsean.org/prevention.htm

The aim of the Unit for Suicide Research is to understand and prevent suicidal behaviour. Epidemiological data on suicide in Belgium are presented.
http://users.ugent.be/~cvheerin/

Promote suicide prevention and awareness.
http://www.lifekeeper.org/

OASSIS is the Organization for Attempters and Survivors of Suicide in Interfaith Services. We work to prevent suicide, increase suicide awareness and remove the stigma on attempters and survivors.
http://www.oassis.org/

NOPCAS is in the process of developing resources to help communities of color deal with suicide issues.
http://www.nopcas.com/

A Faith-Based Perspective on Suicide based on a documentary, covers many issues.
http://www.fiercegoodbye.com/

The Centre for Suicide Prevention, Canada, has three main branches - Information, Training & Research
http://www.suicideinfo.ca/