From Sore to Soar
Suicide
At-a-Glance
Thoughts & Plans to Relieve Negative Effects
Voluntary or Intentional Acts to Inflict Harm to End One’s Own Life
“Your skin isn’t paper, don’t cut it. Your face isn’t a mask, don’t hide it. Your size isn’t a book, don’t judge it. Your life isn’t a film, don’t end it".” - unknown.
Lifelines, Helplines & Hotlines
Suicide Prevention Hotline
Phone: 1-800-273-8255 (TALK); 1800-799-Suicide; 1800-784-2433; 1800-799-4889
Crisis Lines
Boys town crisis line Boys Town Crisis Line: 800-448-3000
Supportive Advosources
The action alliance
Website: https://theactionalliance.org
Description: The national action alliance for suicide brings together communities and healthcare to prevent suicide
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Website: https://www.sprc.org
Description: Along with valuable resources, this website discusses the magnitude, patterns, risks, warning signs, and costs related to suicide.
Suicide.org
Website: http://suicide.org
Description: Based out of Chula Vista, CA, the mission is to prevent suicide and advance awareness and support. Discussing warning signs, causes, and how disorders impact suicide, provides FAQs sheets in order to support survivors and honor angels. Provides support groups by state.
Zero Suicide
Website: https://zerosuicide.edc.org
Description: A system-wide organization training, identifying, engaging, treating, transitioning, improving, leading, and working for safer suicide care through readings, multimedia, and tool kits.
References
Truecki, G., Brent, D.A., Gunnell, D., O’Connor, R.C., Oquendo, M.A., Pirkis, J., Stanlet, B.H. (2019). Suicide and suicide risk. Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 5, 74.