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Suicide Prevention
The Indiana State Department of Health Division of Trauma and Injury Prevention created a Suicide Prevention and Postvention Resource Guide to aide members of the community in seeking help for themselves or someone they know. This guide also provides resources for after a suicide whether that be survivors or those grieving.
Think an organization/resource is missing? Email Morgan Sprecher, msprecher@isdh.in.gov
Below are tools, reports, and data on various populations for the purpose of education and reduction of the suicide rate in Indiana and across the United States.
Tools
Reports
- Alcohol and Drug Misuse and Suicide and the Millennial Generation
- Anxiety and Depression in Children
- U.S. Teen Suicides Rising, Especially Among Boys
Minority Populations
- African American Mental Health and Suicide Disparities
- Suicide Among Lesbian and Gay Male Individuals: Findings from the National Violent Death Reporting System
- The Trevor Project: National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health 2019
WISQARS Data Visualization Videos
- Suicide Data by Age Group
- Suicide Data by Mechanism
- Suicide Data by Race
- Trends in State Suicide Rates
Other Resources
- CDC's Suicide Prevention Information
- Suicide Fast Facts
- CDC's Preventing Suicide Factsheet
- MMWR, October, 2011: Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Adults Aged ≥18 Years (2008-2009)
- MMWR, June 2018: Trends in State Suicide Rates and Circumstances Contributing to Suicide (1999–2016)
- CDC's Suicide Data Sources
Suicide Contact Information
Teen Suicide Hotline: 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433)
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1
Text Line for Suicide Prevention: text HELPNOW to 20121
Mental Health America of Indiana
1431 North Delaware Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(317) 638-3501
(317) 638-3540 (fax)
Works for Indiana's mental health and victory over mental illness through education, advocacy, and direct services.
Page last updated 07/18/18