Links

www.ncsp.org
The National Council for Suicide Prevention. The Council is made up of 12 National Suicide Prevention Organization's that are Non-Profit and linked for the purpose of collaboration and advancement of the national strategy.

www.1800ppdmoms.org
The Kristin Brooks Hope Center to pilot 1-800-PPDMOMS and the accompanying Peer-to-Peer Network. This program is designed to screen for Postpartum Depression.

www.hopeline.com/record.asp
Text of Landmark Congressional testimony supporting Hotlines.

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
We have compiled a short bibliography on suicide and surviving that you may find helpful. For more information, or to let us know of a survivor support group in your area which we do not have listed, please contact us at the Foundation.

American Association of Suicidology
Welcome to the website of the American Association of Suicidology, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the understanding and prevention of suicide. This site is designed as a resource for anyone concerned about suicide, including AAS members, suicide researchers, therapists, prevention specialists, survivors of suicide, and people who are themselves in crisis.

www.livewithdepression.org
The Kristin Brooks Hope Center, Program Manager of the National Hopeline Network 1.800.SUICIDE, has created a unique website that gives you a personal glimpse into depression, and how it affects you and those around you. In addition, you will find a clear, step-by-step path to follow out of the darkness. There is hope and you can feel happy again! If you need to speak with someone right now call 1.800.SUICIDE (1.800.7842433).

www.hypericum.com/dep/deptoc.htm
The entire text of "How to Heal Depression" is available to read on the internet for free. Our approach to the treatment of depression is twofold. One is healing the brain, as current medical research points to biochemical imbalances in the brain as the seat of depression. The second is healing the mind-overcoming negative habits of thought and action which may cause, or be caused by, depression.

www.med.nyu.edu/psych/screens/odst.html
Depression Screening Test : Test yourself in the privacy of your own home, online.

www.nostigma.org
Change Your Mind. There are many reasons why people do not get help for mental health problems. FEAR, SHAME, and EMBARRASSMENT often prevent individuals and their families from doing anything. Mental health problems are real, and they deserve to be treated. It is not a person's fault if he or she has a mental health problem. No one is to blame.

www.yellowribbon.org
Because of the internal nature of depression and loneliness, thousands of youth who appear to be happy are screaming silently in the deepest emotional pain. What can we do? We can help youth with the Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program. Teens and youth use this very unique program - they are learning a vital life skill and lives are being saved! Chapters, schools & organizations  throughout the U.S. and in 47 countries use this powerful program. We invite you to join with others and help save lives!

www.qprinstitute.com
QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer -- 3 simple steps that anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. Each year thousands of Americans, like you, are saying "Yes" to saving the life of a friend, colleague, family member, or neighbor. QPR can be learned in our Gatekeeper course in as little as one hour.

www.giftfromwithin.org
An international nonprofit organization dedicated to those who suffer post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), those at risk for PTSD, and those who care for traumatized individuals.   Educational materials include videotapes, art & poetry gallery, books and articles for both clinicians and those experiencing PTSD.  Gift From Within's founder is Dr. Frank Ochberg, the 2003 recipient of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Lifetime Achievement Award.

www.ptsdinfo.org
This site has information on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The site contains information about traumatic injury and links to agencies and organizations with information about coping with emotional injury. It is a simple gateway to four specific sites that offer PTSD information and resources. It includes The National Center for PTSD, The National Center for Victims of Violence, The Dart Foundation for Journalism and Trauma and Gift From Within.

www.vdbs.org
The Violent Death Bereavement Society serves as a centralized forum of information and training for service providers of loved ones and family members after violent death. The Director is Edward K. Rynearson, M.D. Medical Director of the Separation and Loss Services Homicide Support Project at Virginia Mason Medical Center.

www.sprc.org/stateinformation/plans.asp
Learn what your state is doing about developing a suicide prevention plan (or not doing). This comprhensive list has most of what the states are doing and who to contact in your state.

www.tipthescales.org
This site is dedicated to giving youth practical life skills to help them deal with the challeges that they face.

www.psychcentral.com
Links to information on Borderline Personality Disorder.

www.mentalhealth.org/suicideprevention/default.asp
National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.

www.ncspt.org
National Center for Suicide Prevention Training.

www.med.uio.no/iasp
International Association for Suicide Prevention.

www.yspp.org
Washington State Youth Suicide Prevention Program.

www.befrienders.org
Befrienders International.

www.nlm.nih.gov
National Library of Medicine (MEDLINEplus).

www.uni-wuerzburg.de/IASR
International Academy for Suicide Research (IASR).

www.nimh.nih.gov/research/suicide.cfm
NIMH Suicide Research Consortium.

www.iusb.edu/~jmcintos/basicinfo.htm
Resources for Clinicians Who Have Lost a Patient to Suicide.

www.dbsalliance.org
National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association.

www.mentalhealth.org
The Center for Mental Health Services Knowledge Exchange Network (KEN).

www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/SMA01-3517
The National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.

www.namimercer.org
NAMI MERCER NEW JERSEY is a non-profit organization of families and individuals dedicated to improving the quality of life of people affected by mental illness We advocate for lives of quality and respect without discrimination and stigma, and provide education, support and resources to empower families and persons with mental illness.

Borderline Personality Disorder
BDPWorld focuses on Borderline Personality Disorder, also has a lot of information about depression, anxiety, self-harm.

www.TherapyCounseling.com
Marriage, Therapist, Counselor
Free Telehealth Resource. Contact a therapist now over your phone with no long distance internationally. Using our international IP phone network any one can contact a doctor on any phone for free with no long distance charges. Our server calls the patient and doctor directly.

PeoplePreventSuicide.org is a collection of important resources for various audiences surrounding college campuses.  Although the site is directed towards campus communities, the quick link resources are significant for everyone