Suicide prevention resources

Find national and state suicide prevention organizations, resources for schools, and printable educational materials.

State resources

• 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 24/7 call or text 988 (Veterans: Press 1, Spanish Line: Press 2)
• Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention
• Massachusetts Department of Mental Health Resource Guides
• Massachusetts Department of Veterans’ Services Statewide Advocacy for Veterans’ Empowerment (SAVE)
• Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Suicide Awareness and Prevention Training Guidance
• Massachusetts Substance Abuse Information and Education Helpline [phone]
• Massachusetts Council on Gaming and Health [phone]
• Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention [phone]
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Massachusetts [phone]
• Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition
• MassMEN

National resources

• 988lifeline.org/chat
• The Trevor Project 
  (LGBTQ Youth): [phone], or (866) 4-U-Trevor
• National Organization for People of Color Against Suicide (NOPCAS)
• Suicide Prevention Resource Center
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
• American Association of Suicidology
• National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention
• The JED Foundation (college students)
• Partnership for Workplace Mental Health
• Stop A Suicide

Resources for schools

Support lines

• 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
  24/7 call or text 988 (Veterans: Press 1, Spanish Line: Press 2)
• The Trevor Project (For LGBTQ Young People)
  24/7 call 1-866-488-7386 | text 678-678 | chat
• Riverside Trauma Center
  For help after a traumatic event, call [phone], 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and ask to speak to a Riverside Trauma Center Manager.
• Hey Sam
  Peer-to-peer texting service for people up to 24 years old. Text 1-877-832-0890. Available 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

Evidence-based suicide prevention and intervention programs

• Massachusetts Department of Public Health offers schools access to SOS signs of suicide at no cost
• Suicide Awareness and Prevention Training Guidance
  From the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
• General Suicide Prevention Training Calendar
  A list of suicide prevention trainings provided by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Suicide Prevention Program.

Printable materials

• Gun Safety: Reducing Suicide Risk Fact Sheet (PDF) | (DOC)
• Gun Safety: Reducing Suicide Risk Poster (PDF) | (DOC)

Specific Populations

For more information on specific populations and/or additional information on equity in suicide prevention please visit the Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention, https://www.mcspnow.com/