Suicide Prevention Data Sources
This CDC webpage provides links to data on suicide and related issues.
At a Glance: National Data Sources for Suicide
This list provides information and links for common national sources of data on suicide deaths, attempts, and suicidal thoughts.
CDC Guidance for Community Response to Suicide Clusters
This CDC report provides guidance for local public health and community leaders on developing a response plan for suicide clusters. It is part of a three-report series on suicide clusters and responding.
National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS)
The National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) provides national, regional, and state-level data on violent deaths, including data specific to suicide deaths.
Risk and Protective Factors for Suicide
This webpage lists suicide risk and protective factors and warning signs.
Formalize Partnerships
This worksheet provides guidance for drafting Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) that can help you formalize suicide prevention partnerships.
SPRC’s Training webpage
This webpage has links to all the different types of free trainings offered by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center.
Best Practices for Effective Prevention Programming
This information sheet covers key principles for effective prevention programs, characteristics of ineffective approaches, and case studies of both effective and ineffective programs.
Suicide Prevention: A Public Health Issue
This information sheet provides an overview of a public health approach to suicide prevention.
SAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach
This paper develops a working concept of trauma and a trauma-informed approach that can be acceptable and appropriate across many service systems and stakeholder groups. The goal is to build a framework that helps organizations to communicate, better understand the connections between trauma and behavioral health issues, and become trauma informed.
