Suicide

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Suicidal behavior in California for 2017 is listed below. 4,3223 people died by suicide. 108,075 estimate suicide attempts. 18, 153 people visited or were admitted to the emergency department for self-harm. Over 1.1 million adults reported serious thoughts of suicide.
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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline logo with contact number; 1-800-273-8255.
Suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Suicide Prevention
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Legislation

Mandatory Suicide Prevention for Grades 7-12 (AB2246)

Suicide Prevention Initiative, (CA Department of Education)

Prevention

​Rural Suicide Prevention Toolkit

Striving for Zero CALIFORNIA’S STRATEGIC PLAN FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION 2020 – 2025, MHSOAC 2019

Suicide Trainings, Community Connections To Patch Holes In Amador’s MH Safety Net, CapRadio 9/2018
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Peer Run WARM LINE, San Francisco​

After a Suicide:  A Toolkit for Schools, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
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 Training Tennessee Highway Patrol Officers in Suicide Prevention, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Suicide Prevention  SAMHSA 2018

Can Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Reduce Suicidal Behavior? Megan Chesin, Ph.D., Columbia University
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​Suicide Awareness for College Students, California Community College Student Mental Health

Suicide Prevention Initiative, (CA Department of Education)

Free Youth Mental Health First Aid Training, CA Dept of Educsation

Seize the Awkward! Suicide Prevention Campaign, American Foundation for Suicide, JED and the Ad Council, 2018

News

Twice as many children have thoughts about suicide and self-harm as 10 years ago, study says​, Sacramento Bee, 5-17

Steady fall in suicides offers glimmer of hope in Japan, Merced Star, 3-22-17

Teen suicide attempts down following legalization of same-sex marriage, AMA/BulletinHealthcare:  2-21-17

Learning how suicide affects a community, USA Today-Wisconsin, 3-22-17

Reports

Suicide:  CA 2017 Facts & Figures​, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

CA Dept of Health Care Services (DHCS) Suicide Hotline Report (2016)

Children, Teens and Suicide Loss, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

The Truth about Suicide and Guns, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence

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mission

cALBHB/C supports the work of california's 59 local mental/ behavioral health boards and commissions by providing resources, training, and opportunities for communication and statewide advocacy.

Local boards are responsible for reviewing community mental health needs, services, facilities and special problems, and serve in an advisory capacity to local governing bodies and local mental/behavioral health directors per CA Welfare and Institutions Code 5604.2.
Donations are welcome. CALBHB/C is a nonprofit organization.