Sites for Youth:
Go Ask Alice
Health question and answer Internet service.
mindyourmind.ca
a non-profit mental health engagement program that works with youth, emerging adults and the professionals who serve them to develop reliable and relevant resources and communication platforms.
ReachOut.com
A website dedicated to Helping Yourself (facts about tough times), Helping a Friend (things you can do), and Helping Others (share your story)
Samaritans Online Help
A non-religious organization based in the U.K. which offers free e-mail support for those who are suicidal.
Metanoia.org
Resources for online help, choosing a counselor.
If you are thinking about suicide, read this first.
Sites for Parents:
ABCT: Association for Behavioral Cognitive Therapies
Find the Best Treatments
for You and Your Family.
Information for parents, caregivers, and the general public.
Washington Department of Health; What's Up? -
Information for Adults Who Care About Teens, Adolescent Fact Sheets
Lok-it Up: A Campaign to Promote the Safe Storage of Firearms
ASK Campaign: A CeaseFire Campaign to reduce the risk of firearm injury and death among children
Sites for Survivors:
Washington Survivors of Suicide Support Groups (AAS listing)
Auburn, Washington Survivors of Suicide (SOS) group
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) - Survivor Resources
SPANUSA® - National Suicide Prevention Strategies
Passing Reflections - poetry and writing that explore the terrain of traumatic loss
Prevention and Advocacy Organizations:
American Association of Suicidology (AAS)
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
Safe Youth.org - National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
SAVE: Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
SPANUSA® - National Suicide Prevention Strategies
Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program
Information on Depression and Mental Health:
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Move for Mental Health Run/Walk May 7th 2006
American Psychological Association (APA) HelpCenter
Center for Mental Health Services
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
PsychCentral - Psychology, support, and mental health Internet resources index.
Suicide Information Research Sites
British Columbia Suicide Information & Education Centre
ERIC/CASS Virtual Library on K-12 Students Depression & Suicide
Reconnecting Youth Prevention Research Program (University of Washington)