NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION

The National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (NSSP) represents the combined work of advocates, clinicians, researchers and survivors around the nation. It lays out a framework for action to prevent suicide and guides development of an array of services and programs that must be developed. It is designed to be a catalyst for social change with the power to transform attitudes, policies, and services. The NSSP Goals and Objectives for Action was published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in May of 2001, with leadership from the Surgeon General.

• National Strategy for Suicide Prevention Goals and Objectives for Action: Summary
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  National Strategy for Suicide Prevention
  Goals and Objectives for Action
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• National Strategy for Suicide Prevention Indicators
• Factsheets
  Information derived from the NSSP has been used to create fact sheets on several topics of continuing interest.
  • Suicide Prevention Initiatives within the Department of Health and Human Services
    
  • Suicide Prevention in the United States
    
  • Suicide Among Diverse Populations
    
  • Suicide Among the Young
    
  • Suicide Among the Elderly
    
    
• Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent Suicide
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  In 1999, the Surgeon General released A Call to Action to Prevent Suicide, a message to the nation and a set of recommendations derived from a national conference held in Reno, Nevada in 1998. Fifteen recommendations were made in the Call to Action, and these provided the context for the development of the National Strategy to Prevent Suicide.

  • Press Release: First Installment of National Strategy for Suicide Prevention Unveiled
    
    
  • Remarks of the Surgeon General at the release of the Call to Action to Prevent Suicide 1999
    
    
• The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent Suicide: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Responds
  
  
• Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General Chapter 3 addresses Depression and Suicide in Children and Adolescents
  
  
• Scientific Data, Surveillance, & Injury Statistics
  
  
• In Harm's Way: Suicide in America
  
  
• Frequently Asked Questions about Suicide
  
  
• Suicide Facts and Statistics
  
  
• Does depression increase the risk for suicide?
  
  
• Depression and Mood Disorders
  
  
• Lifetime Risk for Suicide in Depression