Suicide Prevention

Suicidal Behavior in California

• 4436 people died by suicide (2021) Source
• 4491 people died by suicide (2020)
• 4436 people died by suicide (2019)
• 4491 people died by suicide (2018)
  • 112,275 estimated suicide attempts
• 4,323 people died by suicide (2017)
  • 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

Reports

National Strategy for Suicide Prevention and First-Ever Federal Action Plan, U.S. Health & Human Services, 2024

​Suicide and Serious Mental Illness
An Overview of Considerations, Assessment, and Safety Planning, SMI Advisor and Suicide Prevention Resource Center

COVID-19 - Projected "Deaths of Despair", Wellbeing Trust.org

DHCS Suicide Prevention Fact Sheet

Pain in the Nation Update: Alcohol, Drug and Suicide Death in 2018, Trust for America’s Health and The Well Being Trust

CALBHB/C Issue Brief

CALBHB/C Suicide Prevention Issue Brief

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline logo with contact number; 1-800-273-8255.

Website: suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Phone: 1-800-273-8255
Chat: Chat with Lifeline

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Legislation

Mandatory Suicide Prevention for Grades 7-12 (AB2246)

Suicide Prevention Initiative, (CA Department of Education)


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Prevention

 An Action Plan for Strengthening Mental Health and the Prevention of Suicide in the Aftermath of COVID-19 

Recommended Standard Care for People with Suicide Risk​, The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention

Santa Clara County's Suicide Prevention (SP) Program, CIBHS DHCS MHSA Showcase, 9/20

Striving for Zero CALIFORNIA’S STRATEGIC PLAN FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION 2020 – 2025 and Suicide Prevention PowerPoint, MHSOAC 12/19

​Rural Suicide Prevention Toolkit

​CALM On-line Training - Counseling on Access to Lethal Means

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