GET INVOLVED IN SUICIDE PREVENTION!
Raise Awareness about Suicide Prevention at Work, at School or in Your Community
- Host a training on suicide prevention or best practices for suicide risk assessment
- LADMH, Partners in Suicide Prevention Training Menu
- Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center Trainings Menu
- Share materials/resources with information about warning signs and resources or visit suicideispreventable.org
- Find information about the Los Angeles County Youth Suicide Prevention Project
- Get involved with your local American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) chapter and participate in Out of the Darkness Walks
- Share information about the Trevor Project with LGBTQ youth or participate in a training for professionals working with you.
Reference the Framework for Successful Messaging when Developing Materials
Be Aware of and Advocate for Legislation that Support Suicide Prevention.
Share Recommendations for Reporting on Suicide with Local Media
Reduce Access to Lethal Means
- Ask your local pharmacy to include crisis resources on pharmacy bags
- Safely dispose of unused or unneeded medications
- Safely store all firearms (gun locks/safes)
- Secure firearms outside of homes for people in distress
- Support local efforts to implement bridge barriers
- Visit Means Matters for more information
Prepare Your School or Community for Responding After a Suicide
- Find helpful resources by visiting the Los Angeles County Youth Suicide Prevention Project
- Help develop a Postvention Response Plan at your school or organization
- Share local resources for loss and attempt survivors
Promote the Directing Change Program and Film Contest (youth in grades 6-12, and ages 14-25)
- Encourage youth to submit 60-second films about suicide prevention and mental health
- Share films from youth filmmakers
- Share suicide prevention resources with your school or district
- Volunteer as a judge to review youth-produced PSAs
Provide a Suicide Prevention Resource
Educate the Audience about Warning Signs and Risk Factors
Avoid Discussing Details of the Method of Suicide
Explain the Complexity of Suicide, Avoid Oversimplification
Focus on Prevention
Avoid Sensational Language and Images
National Suicide Prevention Crisis Line (Didi Hirsch) 24/7
1.800.273 TALK (8244)
Para español, oprima el numero 2
Veterans: press 1 or text 838255
For Deaf and Hard of Hearing: 1-800-799-4889.
Korean-speaking counselors are available during peak evening hours at 877-727-4747.
Crisis Text Line (24/7)
Text LA to 741741
Teen Line
Call 310-855-4673 (6 p.m. to 10 p.m. daily) or text TEEN to 839863 (6 p.m. to 10 p.m. daily)
The Trevor Project for LGBTQ Youth (24/7)
Call 1-866-488-7386 or text START to 678678
Join a LASPN workgroup
Learn the warning signs for suicide
Host a suicide prevention training
Join a local suicide prevention walk
The Power of Words
When it comes to suicide prevention, the terms, phrases and words we use can have a significant impact on the way messages are received. Messages can encourage someone to seek help and reach out, or they can push people farther from the support they need.
