1. Resource: Preventing Suicide: A Technical Package of Policy, Programs, and Practices

Resource: Preventing Suicide: A Technical Package of Policy, Programs, and Practices

This technical package (PDF, 62 pages) describes seven science-based strategies that communities and states can use in their suicide prevention efforts. These strategies include: strengthening economic supports, strengthening access and delivery of suicide care, creating protective environments, promoting connectedness, teaching coping and problem-solving skills, identifying and supporting people at risk, and lessening harms and preventing future risk.

URL
http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/suicide-technicalpackage.pdf?utm_source=Youth.gov&utm_medium=federal-links&utm_campaign=Resources
Federal Agencies
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Federal Departments
Department of Health and Human Services
Section
Resources
Topic
Youth Suicide Prevention