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NEW! SAMHSA Awards $4.5 Million to Help Colleges and Universities Prevent Suicide
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Center for Mental Health Services announced the awarding of 17 grants to prevent suicide on college campuses. The Campus Suicide Prevention Grants Program is designed to assist colleges and universities in their efforts to prevent suicide attempts and completions. The program also enhances services for students with mental and behavioral health problems, such as depression and substance abuse, which put them at risk for suicide and suicide attempts. http://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/advisories/0809105245.aspx

AAS Call for Papers
The Call for Papers for the 42nd American Association of Suicidology annual conference, taking place April 15-18, 2009, is now available at www.suicidology.org. The deadline is October 31, 2008.

SAMHSA Awards Funds to 12 Tribal Organizations for Youth Suicide Prevention and Early Intervention Programs
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced the award of 12 grants totaling more than $16 million over three years to support suicide prevention efforts undertaken by tribes/tribal organizations. This grant program is authorized under the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act. http://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/advisories/0808203705.aspx

September is Suicide Prevention Month.
Find events in the SPRC Online Calendar. Download a kit for Suicide Prevention Week (Sept. 7-13) at http://suicidology.org/associations/1045/files/Kit2008.pdf. Learn about World Suicide Prevention Day (Sept. 10) and download flyers in multiple languages http://iasp.info/wspd/index.php. Learn about Stop a Suicide Day (Sept. 13) at http://stopasuicide.org/.

SAMHSA accepting applications for Campus Suicide Prevention Grants
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services is accepting applications for fiscal year 2009 for Campus Suicide Prevention Grants. This program is designed to assist colleges and universities in a comprehensive approach to prevent suicide attempts and completions and to enhance services for students with mental and behavioral health problems, such as depression and substance abuse, which put them at risk. Applications are due November 25. For more information visit http://www.samhsa.gov/Grants/2009/sm_09_001.aspx. Look at the schedule of informational conference calls held by SAMHSA at http://www.sprc.org/grantees/campus/GrantsConferenceCalls.asp.

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National:
Soldiers’ suicide rate on pace to set record

State:
Texas: VA taking steps to reduce suicides

International:
World: World Suicide Prevention Day

Research:
An interactive web-based method of outreach to college students at risk for suicide.

Funding:
Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grants (SPF SIGs)