Resources for Specific Populations
Suicide prevention and awareness websites have many resources on risk factors, prevention, support, training, screening and assessment, and care options. Please visit these listed websites to review all information. For specific topics, review individual categories with direct links included. In a life-threatening situation, call 911 immediately.
Children and Adolescents
SAMHSA:
- Underserved Youth: Suicide Prevention Strategies for Underserved Youth, an evidence-based guide, provides strategies and insights specific to at-risk groups.
Zero Suicide: Children and Youth
- Children and Youth | Zero Suicide: The problem of youth suicide is complex. The impact of social media, adverse childhood experiences (ACES), developmental transitions, identity formation, and the complexity of peer relationships challenge
Gender, Age, and Particular Occupations
Suicide Prevention Resource Center:
Military Service Members and Veterans
- Suicide Prevention Resource Center - Military Service Members and Veterans: Review comprehensive suicide prevention programs from the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Mental Health Support and Topics: Veterans and their family members can connect with support through in-person appointments at local VA facilities, telehealth sessions, and online resources
- Outreach Resources and National Partnership Network: Community outreach and social media safety toolkits and national partnership network
- Suicide Prevention - Mental Health - Veterans Affairs: Suicide prevention strategy, national data and reporting, and state level veteran suicide data
- Veterans Crisis Line: Connect with the Veterans Crisis Line to reach caring, qualified responders with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Many of them are Veterans themselves.
Physical Health Problems or Disabilities
Racial and Ethnic Groups
Suicide rates, risk and protective factors, and the suicide prevention strategies that are most appropriate may vary across groups. Suicide prevention programs should be based on an understanding of the suicide problem among each group of interest and use a culturally competent approach that considers cultural factors such as the role of the family, level of acculturation, language preferences, and religious beliefs.
Suicide Prevention Resource Center:
Substance Use Disorder
- SAMHSA - Addressing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment: Manual offers guidelines for working with suicidal adults living with substance use disorders. It covers risk factors and warning signs for suicide, core competencies, and clinical vignettes.
- Suicide Prevention Resource Center – Substance Abuse Treatment: Resources for addressing suicidal thoughts and behaviors in substance abuse treatment.