Suicide Awareness and Prevention

Suicide Prevention Week is September 6 – 12, 2009
World Suicide Prevention Day is September 10, 2009

TLC’s Upcoming Conference and Trainings

Suicide Awareness Programs for Schools
Programs such as TLC Suicide Awareness Program for Educators, Making Educators Partners in Suicide Prevention, Signs of Suicide (SOS), LIFELINES, and Columbia TeenScreen

More Than Sad: Teen Depression
More Than Sad: A Guide to Preventing Teen Suicide

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Films
For Educators and Teens

Youth Suicide Fact Sheet
American Association of Suicidology
Suicide is ranked as the third leading cause of death for young people (ages 15-24).

An Ideal Way to Safely Memorialize a Death by Suicide for Schools
Memorialization After a Student Suicide

Survivors of Suicide Fact Sheet
American Association of Suicidology
A survivor of suicide is a family member or friend of a person who died by suicide.

Surviving Suicide Loss Support Groups
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
For so many survivors, a crucial part of their healing process is the support and sense of connection they feel through sharing their grief with other survivors.

New Jersey Support Groups

Reporting on Suicide: Recommendations for the Media
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Responsible coverage of suicide can educate audiences about the likely causes of suicide, its warning signs, recent treatment advances and other ways suicide can be prevented.