Suicide Awareness and Prevention Resources

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Network

1-800-273-TALK (8255) (Veterans, press 1)

Crisis Text Line

Text HOME to 741-741 to connect with a trained crisis counselor from the Crisis Text Line

Current Suicide Prevention Topics, including COVID-19

From the Suicide Prevention Resources Center: Promoting Psychological Health and Suicide Prevention Among Older Adults during COVID-19

A long but very powerful read. Multiple factors drive deaths of despair (deaths due to alcohol abuse, drug overdose and suicide) and solutions during and after the pandemic must be multifaceted as well. Epidemic of Despair

The Year Has Been Sort of Canceled

Sharing Kindness wants to share about the increased risk to LGBTQ youth during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Our friends at The Trevor Project write about how the current global pandemic may impact LGBTQ youth. In particular, this paper focuses on social interactions resulting from physical distancing, increases in economic strain, and struggles with worries about the present and future. Sharing Kindness remains committed to supporting LGBTQ youth throughout this pandemic. Implications of COVID-19 for LGBTQ Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention 

Supporting Grieving Children and Teens During the COVID-19 Global Health Crisis  When your World is Already Upside Down  

Feeling anxious about coronavirus? There’s an app for that.  

COVID-19 – Stop a Suicide Today   

Why Some Young People Fear Social Isolation More Than COVID-19 

Now Matters Now  

CDC Updates on Managing Stress During COVID-19

Providing Remote Grief Support to Students and School Communities

In the podcast On Being, Krista Tippett speaks with Jennifer Michael Hecht about the need to make suicide resistance part of our culture.

This New York Times article discusses What Can Be Learned from Differing Rates of Suicide Among Groups.

Read this piece from USA Today about how the COVID-19 isolation and social discord impact young people.
We’re Losing Our kids: Black Youth Suicide Rate

Sharing Kindness stands in solidarity with Black community members traumatized, grieving, and responding to the murder of George Floyd. Racism is a public health crisis in America that needs immediate attention. We share some Black mental health resources here in hopes of supporting individuals, as well as the therapists and counselors who support them. Racism attacks people’s physical and mental health; let’s start the conversation right now.  Racism is an Ongoing Public Health Crisis

Anxiety and Depression Association of America offers information and resources for African Americans.

Check out the Black Mental Health Alliance for culturally-relevant forums, training, and referral services.

The lead article from the American Public Health Association discusses this public health crisis.

Face COVID eBook by Russ Harris 

Mental Health Apps for Anxiety During Coronavirus

Supporting Grieving Children and Teens During the COVID-19 Global Health Crisis

Taking Care of Your Mental Health in the Face of Uncertainty 

When Your World is Already Upside Down

Please Stop Minimizing the Death of Older Adults

The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention (Action Alliance) COVID-19 Resources

Condolences in the Time of COVID-19: Guidance for Conveying Your Love and Support

On Cape Cod

The Samaritans on Cape Cod and the Islands is a non-denominational, non-profit volunteer organization whose mission is to provide emotional support to those who are lonely, depressed, or suicidal.

The Cape and Islands Suicide Prevention Coalition gives our community the necessary information and tools to raise awareness, promote education, and increase action to reduce suicides. 

Cape Cod National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) serves individuals and their families who are affected by the broad spectrum of mental illness and neurological disorders through support, education and advocacy.

Additional Suicide Prevention Resources

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
(AFSP) focuses on eliminating the loss of life from suicide by: delivering innovative prevention programs, educating the public, raising funds for suicide research and programs, and reaching out to those to have lost someone to suicide.

Alliance of Hope for Suicide Loss Survivors
The Alliance of Hope provides healing support for people coping with the shock, excruciating grief, and complex emotions that accompany the loss of a loved one to suicide.

The Jed Foundation empowers teens and young adults with the skills and support to grow into healthy, thriving adults.

The Trevor Project is a national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people ages 13-24.

The Suicide Prevention Resource Center 
The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) is the only federally supported resource center devoted to advancing the implementation of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.

Suicide Print Resources 

Ashton, Jennifer. Life After Suicide. Finding Courage Comfort and Community After Unthinkable Loss. New York, NY. HarperCollins, 2019. 

Fine, Carla. No Time to Say Goodbye. Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One. New York, NY: Broadway Books, 1997. 

Hsu, Albert. Grieving a Suicide. A Loved One’s Search for Comfort. Westmont, Il: IVP Books, 2003. 

Joiner, Thomas. Why People Die by Suicide. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2005. 

Jordan, Jack and Baugher, Bob. After Suicide Loss. Coping with your Grief. Newcastle, WA: Caring People Press. 2016. 

Kramer, Melinda. Letting Go by Holding Tight. A Mother’s Insight into Loss and Recovery. Jacksonville Beach, FL: High-Pitched Hum Publishing, 2007. 

Lukas, Christopher and Seiden, Henry. Silent Grief. Living in the Wake of Suicide. New York, NY: Bantam Books, 1989. 

Redfield Jamison, Kay. Night Falls Fast. Understanding Suicide. New York, NY: Vintage Books. 1999. 

Requarth, Margo. After a Parent’s Suicide: Helping Children Heal. Sebastopol, CA: Healing Hearts Press, 2006. 

Rolheiser, Ronald. Bruised & Wounded. Struggling to Understand Suicide. Brewster, MA: Paraclete Press, 2018. 

Rubel, Barbara. But I Didn’t Say Goodbye. Helping Families After a Suicide. Kendall Park, NJ: Griefwork Center. 2020. 

Wolfelt, Alan. Understanding Your Suicide Grief. Fort Collins, CO: Companion Press. 2009.