National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
(800) 273-TALK [8255]
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HOPES Resources


Other Resources

The National Strategy for Suicide Prevention - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Call 1-800-789-2647 for a paper copy of this document.
Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent Suicide, 1999
Want to print the Call to Action?  Click here for a .pdf version
For clergy
After a Suicide: Recommendations for Religious Services and Other Public Memorial Observances (.pdf from the SPRC - Suicide Prevention Resource Center)
For survivors and their families and friends
Surviving a Suicide Loss: A Financial Guide from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Hospitalization: What you Need to Know (on HOPES site, from SAVE)
Suicide: the Forever Decision, for Those Thinking about Suicide and for those Who Know, Love and Counsel Them, by Paul Quinnett, Ph.D. is now available as a free download thanks to the QPR Institute. 
For the media
At-a-Glance: Safe Reporting on Suicide - a 2 page .pdf by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Media Recommendations for reporting on Suicide
For the workplace
Business Outreach - Mental Health America of Wisconsin
Texans Working Together


Local Organizations

Mental Health America of Wisconsin
NAMI - Wisconsin
Wisconsin Medical Society
Wisconsin United for Mental Health


National Organizations

American Association of Suicidology
202-237-2280
American Foundation of Suicide Prevention
888-333-2377
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
240-485-1001
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
Compassionate Friends (Loss of a child)
877-969-0010
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
(formerly National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association)
800-826-3632
Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association
410-955-4647
LifeKeeper Foundation Suicide Awareness
Mental Health America
800-969-NMHA (6642)
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
516-829-0091
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
800-950-NAMI (6264)
703-516-7227 (TDD)
National Institute of Mental Health
800-421-4211
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
National Institute on Drug Abuse
800-644-6432
National Resource Center for Suicide Prevention/Aftercare
(The Link Counseling Center, Executive Director: Iris Bolton)
404-256-9797
Office of the Surgeon General of the United States
SAVE (Suicide Awareness/Voices of Education)
952-946-SA/VE (7998)
Screening for Mental Health, Inc.
800-573-4433
Suicide Prevention Advocacy Network
202-237-SPAN (2280)
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
877-GET-SPRC (438-7772)
Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program
(Resources for parents and teens, additional links)
303-429-3530


Internet-based resources

Crisis, Grief and Healing
GriefNet.org (Grief of all types)
Kids Aid (A site for kids from GriefNet.org)
Email HOPES at info@hopes-wi.org
Call HOPES at 608-274-9686

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Disclaimer: HOPES is not a crisis or counseling service. If you are suicidal, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 1-800-273-TALK (8255), provides access to trained telephone counselors, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The diagnosis and treatment of depression and other psychiatric disorders should be performed by health care professionals. The information on this site is for educational purposes only.