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A COMMUNITY-BASED
SUICIDE PREVENTION
PLANNING MANUAL FOR
DESIGNING A PROGRAM JUST RIGHT FOR YOUR
COMMUNITY Beth Hudnall Stamm and Ann D. Kirkwood Institute of Rural Health, Idaho State University Pocatello and Meridian, Idaho1
1 Institute of Rural Health, Idaho State University, 921 S. 8th Avenue, Stop 8174, Pocatello, ID 83209, 208‐282‐4436, [email protected]
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Date
March 2012
Funding Credit
This report is funded in part by the Idaho Awareness to Action Youth Suicide Prevention cooperative
agreement from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, Grant No. SM057401. In addition, the report authors and community
members volunteered countless hours in support of the project. The contents are the sole
responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of DHHS, the State of
Idaho, or Idaho State University.
Photo Credit ©Beth Hudnall Stamm
Suggested Reference
Stamm, B.H. & Kirkwood, A.D. (2012). A Community‐Based Suicide Prevention Planning Manual for
Designing a Program Just Right for Your Community. Pocatello and Meridian, Idaho: Idaho State
University.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................................................... III
TABLE OF TABLES ......................................................................................................................... VII
TABLE OF FIGURES ....................................................................................................................... VII
CHAPTER 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY SUICIDE PREVENTION PLANNING ...................... 9
ABOUT THE MANUAL ............................................................................................................................ 10 CREATING A PROGRAM JUST RIGHT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY ....................................................................... 10 VALUES ABOUT PLANNING FOR COMMUNITIES .......................................................................................... 10 VALUES ABOUT COMPREHENSIVE SUICIDE PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND POSTVENTION PLANS .................. 11 VALUES ABOUT SPECIFIC SUICIDE PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND POSTVENTION PROGRAMS ....................... 11 CHAPTER 2: AN OVERVIEW OF RISKS AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS .................................................................. 11 CHAPTER 3: DESIGNING A PROGRAM JUST RIGHT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY ..................................................... 11 TYPES OF SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAMS THAT CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE WHOLE ........................................ 11
Youth Screening ........................................................................................................................... 12 School Programs .......................................................................................................................... 12 Young Adults (college age) .......................................................................................................... 12 Community and School ................................................................................................................ 12 Adults ........................................................................................................................................... 12 Older Adults ................................................................................................................................. 12 Family Strengthening and Problem Solving ................................................................................. 12 Community Strengthening, Problem Solving, and Conflict Resolution ........................................ 12 Faith‐Based Communities ............................................................................................................ 13 Medical Settings ........................................................................................................................... 13 Bereavement Survivor Support .................................................................................................... 13 Individual Skill‐Building: Community and Clinicians .................................................................... 13 Evidence‐based Psychotherapies ................................................................................................. 13 Additional Programs and Resources ............................................................................................ 13
CHAPTER 2: SUICIDE RISKS AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS ................................................................ 15
WHAT ARE RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS? ............................................................................................ 16 PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR SUICIDE (P) ..................................................................................................... 16 RISK FACTORS FOR SUICIDE (R) ............................................................................................................... 17
Biopsychosocial Risk Factors (BR) ................................................................................................ 17 Environmental Risk Factors (ER) .................................................................................................. 17 Sociocultural Risk Factors (SR) ..................................................................................................... 17
MATRIX SUMMARY OF RISKS AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS ............................................................................. 17 BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL RISK FACTORS (BR) ..................................................................................................... 19
BR1. Mental Disorders, particularly Mood Disorders, Schizophrenia, Anxiety Disorders, and Certain Personality Disorders ................................................................................................. 19
BR1 Prevention Strategy Example................................................................................................ 19 BR2. Alcohol and other Substance Use Disorders ........................................................................ 19 BR2 Prevention Strategy Example................................................................................................ 19 BR3. Hopelessness ........................................................................................................................ 19 BR3 Prevention Strategy Example................................................................................................ 20
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BR4. Impulsive and/or Aggressive Tendencies ............................................................................. 20 BR4 Prevention Strategy Example................................................................................................ 20 BR5. History of Trauma or Abuse ................................................................................................. 20 BR5 Prevention Suggestion .......................................................................................................... 20 BR6. Some Major Physical Disorder ............................................................................................. 20 BR6 Prevention Strategy Example................................................................................................ 21 BR7. Previous Suicide Attempt ..................................................................................................... 21 BR7 Prevention Strategy Example................................................................................................ 21 BR8. Family History of Suicide ...................................................................................................... 21 BR8 Prevention Strategy Example................................................................................................ 21
ENVIRONMENTAL RISK FACTORS (ER) ...................................................................................................... 22 ER1. Job or Financial Loss ............................................................................................................. 22 ER1 Prevention Strategy Example ................................................................................................ 22 ER2. Relational or Social Loss ....................................................................................................... 22 ER2 Prevention Strategy Example ................................................................................................ 22 ER3. Easy Access to Lethal Means ............................................................................................... 22 ER3 Prevention Strategy Example ................................................................................................ 22 ER4. Local Clusters of Suicide that Have a Contagious Influence................................................. 22 ER4 Prevention Strategy Example ................................................................................................ 23
SOCIOCULTURAL RISK FACTORS (SR) ........................................................................................................ 23 SR1. Lack of Social Support and Sense of Isolation ...................................................................... 23 SR1 Prevention Strategy Example ................................................................................................ 23 SR2. Stigma Associated with Help‐Seeking Behavior ................................................................... 23 SR2 Prevention Strategy Example ................................................................................................ 24 SR3. Barriers to Accessing Health Care, Especially Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Treatment ............................................................................................................................... 24 SR3 Prevention Strategy Example ................................................................................................ 24 SR4. Certain Cultural and Religious Beliefs .................................................................................. 24 SR4 Prevention Strategy Example ................................................................................................ 24 SR5. Exposure to, and Influence of, Others Who Have Died by Suicide ....................................... 24 SR5 Prevention Strategy Example ................................................................................................ 25 SR6 through SR9 ........................................................................................................................... 25 SR6. History of Trauma or Abuse ................................................................................................. 25 SR7. Some Major Physical Illnesses .............................................................................................. 25 SR8. Previous Suicide Attempt ..................................................................................................... 25 SR9. Family History of Suicide ...................................................................................................... 25
CHAPTER 3: DESIGNING A PROGRAM JUST RIGHT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY ................................. 27
DEVELOPING YOUR MENU OF OPTIONS .................................................................................................... 28 What is the Protective and Risk Factors Modular Approach? ..................................................... 28 Benefits of Using a Modular “Menu” Protective and Risk Factors Planning Approach ............... 29
IDENTIFYING PROGRAMS AND PLANS TO MEET THE ACTIVITIES ON YOUR MENU ............................................. 31 PROTECTIVE AND RISK FACTORS FOR SUICIDE ............................................................................................ 31 PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR SUICIDE (P) ..................................................................................................... 31 RISK FACTORS FOR SUICIDE (R) ............................................................................................................... 32
Biopsychosocial Risk Factors (BR) ................................................................................................ 32 Environmental Risk Factors (ER) .................................................................................................. 32 Sociocultural Risk Factors (SR) ..................................................................................................... 32
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PLANNING HANDOUTS .......................................................................................................................... 32
CHAPTER 4: ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PROGRAMS AND OTHER RESOURCES ...................... 45
YOUTH SCREENING ............................................................................................................................... 46 SOS Signs of Suicide (NREPP) ....................................................................................................... 46 Columbia University TeenScreen (NREPP) .................................................................................... 46 Guidelines for School Based Suicide Prevention Programs .......................................................... 46
SCHOOL BASED AWARENESS TRAINING .................................................................................................... 47 More Than Sad: Suicide Prevention Education for Teachers and Other School Personnel .......... 47 School Suicide Prevention Accreditation ...................................................................................... 47 Youth Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention Guidelines: A Resource for School
Personnel ................................................................................................................................ 47 Idaho School Postvention Guidelines ........................................................................................... 47
YOUNG ADULTS (COLLEGE AGE) .............................................................................................................. 47 Interactive Screening Program .................................................................................................... 47 Student Mental Health and the Law ............................................................................................ 48 Framework for Developing Institutional Protocols for the Acutely Distressed or Suicidal
College Student ....................................................................................................................... 48 COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL ..................................................................................................................... 48
Yellow Ribbon Community Be A Link! Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training .......................... 48 Connect Community Connect/Frameworks Suicide Postvention Program, NAMI New
Hampshire ............................................................................................................................... 48 ADULTS ............................................................................................................................................... 49
Depression Wellness Guide for Adults with Depression and their Family and Friends ................ 49 Working Minds: Suicide Prevention in the Workplace ................................................................. 49 United States Air Force Suicide Prevention Program (NREPP) ..................................................... 49
OLDER ADULTS ..................................................................................................................................... 49 Suicide Prevention Training for Gatekeepers of Older Adults, Samaritans of Merrimack Valley,
MA .......................................................................................................................................... 49 Late Life Suicide Prevention Toolkit ............................................................................................. 49
FAMILY STRENGTHENING AND PROBLEM SOLVING ..................................................................................... 50 Strengthening Families Program ................................................................................................. 50 All About Life Challenges .............................................................................................................. 50
COMMUNITY STRENGTHENING, PROBLEM SOLVING, AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION ........................................... 50 NeighborWorks ............................................................................................................................ 50 The Resolution Center .................................................................................................................. 50 The Headington Institute ............................................................................................................. 51 Strengthening Communities Fund ................................................................................................ 51 Strengthening Nonprofits: A Capacity Builder’s Resource Library ............................................... 51 Community Conflict Resolution and Mediation ........................................................................... 51 Conflict Transformation and Peace‐building: A Selected Bibliography ....................................... 51
FAITH‐BASED COMMUNITIES .................................................................................................................. 51 Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, SAMHSA Faith‐Based Suicide Prevention Initiatives .... 51 Pathways ...................................................................................................................................... 52 Risking Connection® in Faith Communities: A Training for Faith Leaders Supporting Trauma
Survivors ................................................................................................................................. 52 The Headington Institute ............................................................................................................. 52 Supporting Survivors of Suicide Loss: A Guide for Funeral Directors ........................................... 52
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MEDICAL SETTINGS ............................................................................................................................... 53 “Is Your Patient Suicidal?” Emergency Department Poster and Clinical Guide ........................... 53 After an Attempt: A Guide for Medical Providers in the Emergency Department Taking Care of
Suicide Attempt Survivors ....................................................................................................... 53 After an Attempt: A Guide for Taking Care of Your Family Member After Treatment in the
Emergency Department .......................................................................................................... 53 After an Attempt: A Guide for Taking Care of Yourself After Your Treatment in the Emergency
Department ............................................................................................................................. 54 Recognizing and Responding to Suicide Risk in Primary Care (RRSR—PC) .................................. 54 Emergency Department Means Restriction Education (NREPP) .................................................. 54 Emergency Room Intervention for Adolescent Females (NREPP) ................................................ 54 Suicide Assessment Five‐Step Evaluation and Triage (SAFE‐T) .................................................... 55 A Resource Guide for Implementing the Joint Commissions 2007 Patient Goals on Suicide ....... 55
EFFECTS ON HELPERS AND RESPONDERS WORKING WITH SUICIDE: COMPASSION SATISFACTION AND COMPASSION
FATIGUE .............................................................................................................................................. 55 Risking Connection ....................................................................................................................... 55 Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project ...................................................................................... 55 The Figley Institute ....................................................................................................................... 55 ProQOL.org, Professional Quality of Life: Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue .... 56
BEREAVEMENT SURVIVOR SUPPORT ......................................................................................................... 56 Towards Good Practice: Standards and Guidelines for Suicide Bereavement Support Groups ... 56 Suicide: Coping with the Loss of a Friend or Loved One ............................................................... 56 Supporting Survivors of Suicide Loss: A Guide for Funeral Directors ........................................... 56
INDIVIDUAL SKILL‐BUILDING: COMMUNITY AND CLINICIANS ........................................................................ 57 QPRT Suicide Risk Assessment and Management Training ......................................................... 57 Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention ........................... 57 ASIST ............................................................................................................................................ 57 Clinicians Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk: Core Competencies (AMSR) ............................ 57 Recognizing and Responding to Suicide Risk: Essential Skills for Clinicians ................................. 57
EVIDENCE‐BASED PSYCHOTHERAPIES ........................................................................................................ 57 Cognitive‐Behavioral Therapy (NREPP and Others) ..................................................................... 58 Dialectical Behavior Therapy (NREPP) ......................................................................................... 58 Multisystemic Therapy with Psychiatric Supports (MST‐Psychiatric) (NREPP) ............................ 58 PROSPECT (Prevention of Suicide in Primary Care Elderly: Collaborative Trial) (NREPP) ............ 58
ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES ................................................................................................ 58 Addressing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment: A Treatment
Improvement Protocol TIP 50 ................................................................................................. 58 Consensus Statement on Youth Suicide by Firearms ................................................................... 59 Reporting on Suicide: Recommendations for the Media ............................................................. 59 Suicide Prevention Efforts for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness: Roles for the State
Mental Health Authority ......................................................................................................... 59 Video Evaluation Guidelines (for Youth Suicide Prevention) ........................................................ 59 Warning Signs for Suicide Prevention .......................................................................................... 59
BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................................. 61
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TABLE OF TABLES Table 1: Risks and Protective Factors Matrix .............................................................................................. 18
Table 2: Risk and Protective Factors Matrix Sample Content ..................................................................... 28
TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1: Student Reports of Substance Abuse on the 2009 YRBS Idaho and the U.S. .............................. 19
Figure 2: Number of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Lifetime History of Attempted Suicide ........... 20
Figure 3: Number of Attempts Prior to Completed Suicide, Laederach, et al., 1999 ................................. 21
Figure 4: Coding of Suicide Rates and Average Sexual Explicitness Rating for Health Media Project ........ 25
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Community Suicide Prevention Planning
CHAPTER 1: AN INTRODUCTION
TO COMMUNITY SUICIDE
PREVENTION PLANNING
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Community Suicide Prevention Planning
Suicide prevention is a community effort. Suicide prevention is an active effort.
This manual was developed in Idaho for Idaho communities with the engagement of Idaho communities.
It was developed under a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
Center for Mental Health Cooperative Agreements for State‐Sponsored Youth Suicide Prevention and
Early Intervention (Grant No. SM057401).
The manual has applications for communities across the nation. The model, planning process, and
resources are all based on national best‐practices, evidence‐based protocols, and the most current
science.
About the Manual
The core of the manual is the annotated bibliography of 62 programs and resources for suicide
prevention, intervention, and postvention. The list is not comprehensive, there are many programs and
resources. In each section of the list we try to provide information about how to find additional
programs and resources.
Because a list of programs and resources is just that, a list, the manual includes a planning process that
can be used by communities. The process is designed to be led by a working group or task force but
allows the planning group to find a place for everyone that respects their available time and the
contributions they want to make.
But, a planning process is just a planning process without underpinnings. The underpinnings of the
process in the manual are based on risks and protective factors.
Creating a Program Just Right for Your Community
To be successful, there must be a good match between the prevention, intervention, and postvention
program and the community for which it is intended. There are a myriad of factors to consider. Just a
few of these factors are cultural, demographic, and community resources.
Most often, a good suicide prevention program includes multiple elements from multiple programs.
However, in an attempt to be broad‐ranging and encompassing, it is easy to end up with multiple parts
without knowing how they fit together as a whole. Sometimes using a part of a program negates or at
least reduces what we know about its success as best practice or evidence based program. Good
program design is comprehensive and it is possible to understand how each part fits into the whole.
Comprehensive plans can be large or small. They may rely on cash expenditures or they may rely on
volunteer time. Comprehensive programs can be very expensive or they can be essentially cost‐free. The
key is thoughtful planning and making sure that what you choose fits the community for which you
choose it.
Values About Planning for Communities
The model we provide is community based. We hold these values about communities.:
1. The quality of the fit between what a community has to share and what a community needs can
define a program’s potential success for that community. It must be for the community, not
about, the community.
2. Strengthening communities strengthens the youth, adults, and elders in the community.
3. Communities have people in them who have the desire and commitment to work on behalf of
their communities.
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Values About Comprehensive Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention Plans
1. Comprehensive plans can be better than multiple disparate plans.
2. Multiple prevention, intervention, and postvention activities can have a place in a
comprehensive plan.
3. Comprehensive plans are cross‐discipline and cross‐organization, and they work across the
community.
Values About Specific Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention Programs
1. There are many good programs.
2. It is important to consider how the program is a best practice, evidence based, and science
based.
3. Not all good programs are identified as a best practice, evidence based, or science based.
Chapter 2: An Overview of Risks and Protective Factors
Suicide is not caused by a single thing. Risks and protective factors provide a way of viewing a person, a
family, or a community that is strength based and seeks to build on strengths to increase protective
factors and reduce risks in the lives of the individual, their family, their friends, and their community.
In this section, biopsychosocial, environmental, and sociocultural risk and protective factors are
examined. Information about the factors and suicide prevention suggestions are offered. The model
used is recommended by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC.gov), the American
Association of Suicidology (AAS, www.suicidology.org), the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
(www.AFSP.org), and the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (www.sprc.prg).
Chapter 3: Designing a Program Just Right for Your Community
This chapter offers a method of understanding your community and building a comprehensive suicide
prevention plan specific to your community. The planning process uses a modular approach. Using this
method, you can discover the places where your community is strong and things can be strengthened
and places where risks can be reduced. When you can see the larger picture, you can pick the things that
you feel are the most needed or can be the most immediately successful in your community. You can
take on as little or as much of your overall comprehensive plan as you feel is appropriate at any one
time.
In community planning it is necessary to pursue the avenues where you have resources. One of the
difficult realities of community is that resources shift. Volunteers may move away. Grant funds may end.
Budgets may be cut. Priorities shift. By using a modular approach, you can planfully shift priorities in
response to resource or community changes. You do not need to take on all programs at one time;
select from the options and carry out what you can at any given time with resources available.
Types of Suicide Prevention Programs that Can be Included in the Whole
Chapter 4 explores some of the many evidence‐based or best practice programs or activities that suicide
prevention advocates may consider as they make plans for the future. Programs listed have various
levels of research associated with them. However, the selected programs all have an evidence base
pointing to their effectiveness. Programs are categorized into the following sections.
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Youth Screening These programs offer mental health and suicide risk screenings for teens. Screening provides a mental
health checkup for youth and facilitates referral to mental health care, when needed.
School Programs There are a variety of programs available for implementation in the school setting. Some focus on
training school staff in signs and symptoms of mental disorders, suicide risk assessment, how to
intervene and refer to care, and how to help children and youth after a suicide in the school community.
Additional programs offer procedures for peer‐to‐peer activities that involve teens working with other
teens to reduce suicide. Specific protocols for use by schools in framing postvention activities also are
available.
Young Adults (college age) Screening and educational programs for this age group are available. In addition, procedures for
establishing protocols for serving distressed college students are offered. For students who proceed into
jobs after high school graduation, adult workplace programs are available (see below).
Community and School Some programs can be offered throughout a community. Many include a school component. These
focus on gatekeeper training, developing a school crisis plan, peer‐to‐peer activities, and parent
involvement. They provide information on how communities and schools can work together to prevent,
intervene, and respond to a suicide crisis.
Adults Programs for working‐age adults focus on workplace efforts, educational programs, and specific
interventions. Depression awareness is a focus of some programs. Toolkits for helping administrators
and employees in the workplace focus on how they can prevent suicide in their ranks. The U.S. Air
Force’s comprehensive community‐based suicide prevention program offers 11 successful initiatives
aimed at strengthening social support, developing social skills, and changing policies and norms to
encourage effective help seeking.
Older Adults Some programs are available to assist older adults. A “late life” suicide prevention toolkit helps medical
and mental health clinicians, health care trainees, and other healthcare providers identify suicide
warning signs, establish rapport, and assess suicide risk among older adult patients.
Family Strengthening and Problem Solving These programs can assist parents in developing resiliency in their children. Fostering good problem‐
solving skills also is a focus of these programs. Tools for dealing with life changes also are available.
Community Strengthening, Problem Solving, and Conflict Resolution Helping communities work together to solve problems in a constructive way can support suicide
prevention efforts. Community‐building and ‐organizing programs help residents develop collective skills
to improve conditions in their communities, including suicide prevention. Programs that provide tools
for effective conflict resolution help enhance skills for civil discourse and allow adults to model good
decision‐making for the children in their care. Some programs help communities identify ways to
address economic recovery issues, work toward sustainable prevention activities, and enhance the
ability to provide effective social and health services.
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Faith‐Based Communities Many organizations provide guidelines that churches can use to prevent suicide and encourage
members to seek care for mental health problems. Programs focus on helping people at high risk of
suicide, working with bereavement survivors, and addressing the trauma reactions to suicides among
people in the faith community. Guidelines also can help clergy or lay leaders deal with end‐of‐life
religious issues involving people who die by suicide. Guidelines for funeral directors also are available.
Medical Settings Many people who die by suicide have seen their healthcare provider in the months before their deaths.
There are many sources of information for healthcare providers in primary care and hospital emergency
departments. Materials exist for educating staff, providing information to bereavement survivors, to
families of people who attempt suicide, and to attempters themselves. Resources are available for
healthcare professionals who may have experienced trauma due to the nature of their work.
Bereavement Survivor Support People who have lost a friend or family member to suicide are at very high risk of suicide themselves.
Many programs acknowledge the power of self‐help groups that involve survivors in helping meet the
needs of the newly bereaved. Materials, educational programs, and guidelines for running support
groups are available.
Individual Skill‐Building: Community and Clinicians Assessing suicide risk and intervening effectively are key skills for mental health clinicians. Several
reputable programs are available to help providers increase their skills in these areas. Additionally,
programs are available for lay community members that teach how to talk to someone about suicide,
assess briefly for suicide risk, and refer them to care.
Evidence‐based Psychotherapies There are many evidence‐based psychotherapies that can be effective in serving people at risk of
suicide. Specific training is needed to offer most evidence‐based programs. The choice is best made
based on a clinician’s skills and training and the client or patient’s needs and diagnoses.
Additional Programs and Resources Many other programs are available for use in a variety of settings. Treatment protocols and suicide risk
assessment skill‐building for substance use treatment professionals are available. Programs to reduce
access to lethal means can be undertaken at the community level. Following guidelines for helping the
news media report on suicide can have an impact on the suicide rate in a community.
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CHAPTER 2: SUICIDE RISKS
AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS
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There is no single cause for suicide. Most suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention efforts
consider the problem by understanding risks and protective factors. The model presented here is
recommended by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC.gov), the American
Association of Suicidology (AAS, www.suicidology.org), the American Foundation for Suicide
Prevention (www.AFSP.org), and the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (www.sprc.prg).
Protective factors increase the probability that someone will not attempt or complete suicide. When
there are protective factors the person who is considering suicide may find enough structural and
interpersonal social support to see alternatives to ending their lives. These can include things like
positive social support, access to services, and believing that you have a place in the world. Risk
factors increase the probability that a person will attempt or complete suicide. These include
previous suicide attempts, friend/family that attempted or completed suicide, history of abuse,
exposure to trauma, poverty, substance abuse/use, depression, and other mental health issues.
What are Risk and Protective Factors?
There is no single cause for suicide, even for one individual. Rather than look for a single cause, most
suicide prevention and postvention efforts consider the problem by understanding risks and
protective factors (Baldessarini, Tondo & Hennen, 1999; Duberstein, Conwell, Seidlitz, Denning, Cox
& Caine, 2000; Linehan, 1986; Moscicki, 1997; O’Carroll, Berman, Maris, Moscicki, Tanney &
Silverman, 1996; Oquendo, Malone, Ellis, Sackeim & Mann, 1999; Plutchik & Van Praag, 1994).
Protective factors increase the probability that someone will not attempt or complete suicide. These
can include things like positive social support, access to services, and believing that you have a place
in the world.
Risk factors are things that increase the probability that a person will attempt or complete suicide.
These can include things like previous suicide attempts, friend/family who attempted or completed
suicide, history of abuse, exposure to other traumatic stressor, poverty, substance abuse/use,
depression, and other mental health issues.
Mental health and substance abuse problems are among the most potent risk factors. “Multiple
studies from the U.S. and Europe show that over 90 percent of people who complete suicide had a
pre‐existing diagnosable mental health or substance abuse disorder, especially depression” (IDHW,
2007). Another important risk factor is past suicide attempts. According to the Idaho Department of
Health and Welfare, “If a male teen has attempted suicide in the past, he is more than thirty times
more likely to complete suicide, while a female with a past attempt has about three times the risk”
(IDHW, 2007).
This chapter is organized around risks and protective factors. The organization of identified risks and
protective factors is drawn from the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC, 2010).
Protective Factors for Suicide (P)
P1. Effective clinical care for mental, physical, and substance use disorders P2. Easy access to a variety of clinical interventions and support for help seeking P3. Restricted access to highly lethal means of suicide P4. Strong connections to family and community support P5. Support through ongoing medical and mental health care relationships P6. Skills in problem solving, conflict resolution, and nonviolent handling of disputes P7. Cultural and religious beliefs that discourage suicide and support self preservation
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P8. However, positive resistance to suicide is not permanent, so programs that support and maintain protection against suicide should be ongoing.
Risk Factors for Suicide (R)
Biopsychosocial Risk Factors (BR) BR1. Mental disorders, particularly mood disorders, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, and
certain personality disorders BR2. Alcohol and other substance use disorders BR3. Hopelessness BR4. Impulsive and/or aggressive tendencies BR5. History of trauma or abuse BR6. Some major physical illnesses BR7. Previous suicide attempt BR8. Family history of suicide
Environmental Risk Factors (ER) ER1. Job or financial loss ER2. Relational or social loss ER3. Easy access to lethal means ER4. Local clusters of suicide that have a contagious influence
Sociocultural Risk Factors (SR) SR1. Lack of social support and sense of isolation SR2. Stigma associated with help‐seeking behavior SR3. Barriers to accessing health care, especially mental health and substance abuse treatment SR4. Certain cultural and religious beliefs (for instance, the belief that suicide is a noble
resolution of a personal dilemma) SR5. Exposure to, including through the media, and influence of others who have died by
suicide SR6. History of trauma or abuse SR7. Some major physical illnesses SR8. Previous suicide attempt SR9. Family history of suicide
Matrix Summary of Risks and Protective Factors
Because suicide is a multifaceted phenomenon, it is important to planfully address multiple risk
factors using multiple aspects of similar protective factors. Because of the complexity and the
overlapping aspects of both risks and protective factors, a matrix can be a useful organizing tool. The
matrix below shows the major categories of risk factors in order to illustrate the matrix.
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Table 1: Risks and Protective Factors Matrix
Protective Factors (P)
Risk Factors (R)
Information Sources for Decision Making
P1. Effective clinical care for mental, physical, and substance use disorders
P2. Easy access to a variety of clinical interventions and support for help‐seeking
P3. Restricted access to highly lethal means of suicide
P4. Strong connections to family and community support
P5. Support through ongoing medical and mental health care relationships
P6. Skills in problem solving, conflict resolution and nonviolent handling of disputes
P7. Cultural and religious
Biopsychosocial Risk Factors (BR)
BR1. Mental disorders
BR2. Alcohol and other substance use disorders
BR…continue list
Environmental Risk Factors (ER)
ER1. Job or financial loss
ER2. Relational or social loss
ER…continue list
Sociocultural Risk Factors (SR)
SR1. Lack of social support & isolation
SR2. Stigma
SR…continue list
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Biopsychosocial Risk Factors (BR)
BR1. Mental Disorders, particularly Mood Disorders, Schizophrenia, Anxiety Disorders, and
Certain Personality Disorders Mental disorders including depression are high risk factors for suicide. The CDC reports 9.1% of U.S.
adults meet criteria for current depression (CDC, 2011a), 25% have any type of mental illness (Druss &
Walker, 2011), and about half will develop a mental illness during their lifetime (CDC, 2011a).
BR1 Prevention Strategy Example One prevention strategy related to mental health problems is developing a community mental health
fund to pay for care. Other prevention strategies might be increasing the role of cultural and religious
groups in reducing stigma and increasing awareness of available services.
BR2. Alcohol and other Substance Use Disorders Alcohol and substance abuse is common. Among high school age youth in 2009, more than 40% of youth
reported having had one drink of alcohol in the 30 days prior to the survey. Twenty percent of youth
reported having used marijuana in the past 30 days.
Figure 1: Student Reports of Substance Abuse on the 2009 YRBS Idaho and the U.S.
BR2 Prevention Strategy Example There are well established principles and programs for substance abuse. Careful selection of a substance
abuse prevention program can improve its role within a suicide prevention program. An examination of
programs that have been used in rural and frontier areas would be useful.
BR3. Hopelessness Hopelessness arises from not being able to identify alternatives or form plans to pursue alternatives. It is
often accompanied by depression but can exist on its own. Rural and frontier communities may struggle
with lack of alternatives for many things ranging from recreation to job alternatives. One facet of
hopelessness is lack of social support. In Idaho in 2008, 6.8% of people reported that they rarely or
never received emotional support.
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Environmental Risk Factors (ER)
ER1. Job or Financial Loss Suicide is tied to business cycles with increases in suicide deaths occurring during economic downturns
and decreases during business cycle upswings. A major study examined business cycles, national
unemployment rates and suicide from 1928 to 2007 in the United States (Luo, et al., 2011). They found
that for most age groups, suicide rates rose during recessions and fell during expansions. One well‐
supported study suggests that suicide is the only major health‐related cause of death (heart condition,
cancer, etc.) that can be associated with recessions (Rhune, 2000).
Recent research has revealed a strong link between health and suicide with foreclosures. People who
experienced greater overall risks—those who were vulnerable—suffered a disproportionately higher
number of foreclosures (Pollock & Lyng, 2009). Vulnerabilities are associated with resources for recovery
or coping with difficult life situations that range from health issues to social resources to uninsurance
status. Previous history with suicide, either their own (BR7, SR8) or of a family member (BR6, SR9), is a
risk factor for suicide. Negative economic impacts elevate the potential for developing other risk factors
associated with illness, violence, or even resource deprivation.
ER1 Prevention Strategy Example No strategy can remediate rapid population change and dramatic decline in economic fortunes. A
strategy might be to work as a community to learn strategic problem solving and thinking about options.
These skills would not be directed at “fixing” the economy or the housing market per se but would help
people learn new skills that might increase coping with difficult times.
ER2. Relational or Social Loss Social and relational losses can be for many reasons such as people moving away, death, or shifting of
alliances among friends. One of the current underlying factors of social and relational loss is due to the
economy and its effect on individuals as they lose access to financial and social resources that are
caused by unemployment or reduced resources.
ER2 Prevention Strategy Example A program like Foster Grandparents or a “senior” Big Brothers Big Sisters could be a way to identify
older adults and help support them as role models and leaders for younger people. Mentoring youth is
one commonly implemented method.
ER3. Easy Access to Lethal Means Easy access to means of completing suicide may play into the impulsivity that those seeking to complete
suicide can have. In the absence of means, a person may not attempt or complete suicide. Any delay in
access to means opens the opportunity for an alternative to emerge.
ER3 Prevention Strategy Example There are many established means restrictions programs for communities. Educational programs may
be a good starting point in that they will bring about a dialog to try to understand what works best in
any specific community.
ER4. Local Clusters of Suicide that Have a Contagious Influence People who die in a suicide cluster may or may not have had direct contact with the other decedents. In
some cases learning of the other’s suicide may even be through a distal source such as the media.
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The CDC recommends moving quickly and decisively and as a community to intercede in the face of a
cluster (CDC for a Community Plan, 1998). The core parts of the plan are (1) convening a coordinating
committee of all sectors of the community: education, public health, mental health, local government,
and suicide crisis centers; (2) delivering a public response that minimizes sensationalism and avoids
glorifying the suicide victims; (3) evaluating and counseling close friends of the deceased and suicide
attempters who may be at high risk.
ER4 Prevention Strategy Example Engaging people in each other’s lives can serve as a protective factor and has a gatekeeper function.
Cultural preservation programs could be helpful. In these programs, youth and families gather with
those elders who have gathered wisdom for the elder to share a traditional story, song, or task that has
a long history in the community. Projects can vary from effectively having an oral history project to a
project to teach youth how to bale hay in the old way. The goals of the projects are to keep traditions
alive but more than that to make a cultural linkage across the span of years so that it anchors those who
participate. A potential outcome from this is that vulnerable people like youth might have developed a
relationship that offers them a place for wise counsel if they are feeling hopeless, having suicidal
ideation, or even feeling like they are going to attempt suicide.
Sociocultural Risk Factors (SR)
Many sociocultural risk factors are the same as biopsychosocial risk factors. The individual risk factor is
set into the context of the sociocultural risk factor. For example, “some physical illness” appears in the
biopsychosocial and the sociocultural risk factors lists. Sociocultural aspects of an illness could be those
that are associated with cultural beliefs about the disease.
Factors that appear here can also influence cultural beliefs about the disease. Stigma is such a factor. A
person with a terminal disease must deal with the individual aspects of the disease including pain, being
unwell, fear of death, and other aspects of serious illness. The individual also may have to deal with the
interpersonal aspects of having a terminal illness. At the sociocultural level beliefs about the disease
may color the way the individual thinks about his or her illness. They also help define how others around
the person think about the illness and can even influence access to care and insurance. Stigma can add
an additional layer of difficulty, particularly when the stigma against the person’s illness is so strong that
it prevents the person from accessing or receiving healthcare or being able to live in the community.
SR1. Lack of Social Support and Sense of Isolation Lack of social support and sense of isolation contributes to lack of options. As noted in the
biopsychosocial aspect of hopelessness, social support can be difficult to find. In Idaho in 2008, 6.8% of
people reported that they rarely or never received emotional support.
SR1 Prevention Strategy Example Many communities have social support than people are unable to access. People who feel a sense of
isolation may not recognize or know how to tap into the social support system. Training gatekeepers to
identify and reach out to individuals who have poor social support and are isolated might be a successful
method to help bridge the gap between having social support available in the community and not
knowing how to tap into that support.
SR2. Stigma Associated with Help‐Seeking Behavior Stigma is a major barrier to overcome in the context of suicide and mental health. Discrimination and
negative stereotypes toward people with mental illnesses can result from stigma. Stigma about people
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who struggle with suicide and mental substance abuse disorders can lead to low self‐esteem and
hopelessness. Stigma can prevent people from seeking care and it can lower the quality of care that a
person may get. It can cause people with mental illnesses to be embarrassed or ashamed so that they
hide their symptoms and may avoid seeking the very treatment, services, and supports that they need.
SR2 Prevention Strategy Example Anti stigma gatekeeper programs are often successful. They may be combined with a media effort.
SR3. Barriers to Accessing Health Care, Especially Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Treatment There are many barriers to treatment including stigma, lack of ability to pay, and lack of access to care.
Even for those who do have some insurance, coverage for mental health and substance abuse treatment
may be limited.
SR3 Prevention Strategy Example One prevention strategy might include stigma reduction so that people could feel comfortable accessing
care.
SR4. Certain Cultural and Religious Beliefs The most prevalent religious beliefs in the U.S. have a belief in an afterlife. Sometimes the afterlife may
be thought of as a place of more perfection than the physical life. For some, this may have an aspect of
yearning for a better life even though the Christian tradition does not validate suicide.
SR4 Prevention Strategy Example Faith‐based organizations can be an important vehicle for education about suicide and stigma reduction.
Raising a congregation’s awareness is a type of gatekeeping that may lead to early identification of
people who may be at risk. It may also reduce stigma by open discussion and by the respect and
authority that a church can have with its members and others in the community. Providing gatekeeper
training for religious and lay leaders may be particularly helpful. Many people seek counseling from their
ministers, pastors, and bishops. Depending on the culture of the congregation, formal training in
counseling regarding suicide could be a good prevention strategy. Religious and lay leaders are often at
the front line with postvention. Training and support for these leaders can reduce the potential
compassion fatigue they may experience.
SR5. Exposure to, and Influence of, Others Who Have Died by Suicide Knowledge of another’s suicide may have an influence on a person’s suicide ideation, attempt, or
completion (Gould, Wallenstein & Davidson, 1989). In some cases learning of the other’s suicide may
even be through a distal source such as the media. Another person’s suicide can precipitate imitative
suicidal behavior. There is evidence of a relationship between media violence and suicide. The
Annenberg Public Policy Center and Robert Wood Johnson “Coding for Health and Media Project”
(CHAMP, www.youthmediarisk.org) studies media and health. Jamieson and Romer (2008, 2011)
conclude there is a relationship between the violence portrayed in movies and teen suicide.
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Figure 4: Coding of Suicide Rates and Average Sexual Explicitness Rating for Health Media Project
SR5 Prevention Strategy Example The community has to acknowledge people’s deaths as a suicide prevention effort rather than glorifying
the death through movies, such as walks and other activities that strengthen community ties.
SR6 through SR9 Each of the remaining sociocultural risk factors has been discussed earlier in the chapter and will not be
discussed individually here. In considering the risk factors from the perspective of suicide prevention
and postvention, it is helpful to look at the risks both from an individual and cultural level. The
sociocultural environment is the place from which the individual learns about and experiences what
become individual factors.
SR6. History of Trauma or Abuse See BR5.
SR7. Some Major Physical Illnesses See BR6.
SR8. Previous Suicide Attempt See BR7.
SR9. Family History of Suicide See BR8.
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CHAPTER 3: DESIGNING A
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Developing Your Menu of Options
A key component to any successful suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention program is the
right match between the program and the community for which it is intended. This includes factors such
as cultural, demographic, and community resources. In this chapter we present a method for designing a
customized plan based on increasing protective and reducing risk factors.
The method uses a modularized approach. This approach allows you to take on as little or as much as
you feel is appropriate at any one time. It also allows you to planfully shift priorities in response to
resource or community changes. You do not need to take on all programs at one time; select from the
options and carry out what you can at any given time with resources available.
What is the Protective and Risk Factors Modular Approach? Modules are developed by crossing risk factors with protective factors. The intersections are places
where specific activities and plans can be developed. For example, the table below shows a small
grouping of risk and protective factors with some specific things a community might wish to enact.
To plan, you simply select a portion of the larger matrix (see below for an example of the whole matrix)
that you would like to examine and focus on those parts.
Table 2: Risk and Protective Factors Matrix Sample Content
Protective Factors
Biopsychosocial Risk
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use disorders
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3. On call mental health professional in
hospital emergency department
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with first responders through AAYSP
5. Increase survivor groups’ access to
facilities in which to meet.
In this example, you can include any accomplishments you may have already made such as improving
clinical care (#1 and #2). You can add things that you would like to accomplish that have yet to be done.
For example, continuing education for mental health professionals in cognitive behavioral interventions
is listed as #3. The next step is to have someone go and research continuing education options on this
topic. Perhaps a speaker can be brought to town for $2,000; the Mental Health Professional Group may
want to divide the cost for the training among themselves. Another method of financing the training
would be for someone in the group to seek a donation for the cost of training. Alternative means of
obtaining the training also can be considered. Perhaps the person who investigated options discovered
that there was a self‐paced online training course for $35 a person. Each member could decide if they
wanted to pursue that option. A coordinating group can record the progress on the activities for
evaluation purposes if that is appropriate within the program you plan.
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Consider the next intersection, Mental Disorders and Access to Care, BR1 and P2. Perhaps in your
community strides have already been made in this area. It may be that what you wanted to accomplish
is completed. Or, you may wish to add to the list, such as helping survivor groups to find meeting space.
Benefits of Using a Modular “Menu” Protective and Risk Factors Planning Approach
Improves the ability to utilize existing programs and interventions
The array of resources for suicide prevention, interventions, and postventions is significant. Identifying
programs that address the needs of your community can be a daunting and sometimes a seemingly
impossible task. Using a modularized protective and risk factor model gives you a specific thing to look
for in programs. If you have your priority goals from the matrix, you can examine programs with
multiple criteria for your community in mind. You can tell if a program as a whole meets your needs or if
you need multiple programs.
Useful
The modular approach outlined above is useful in planning for the big picture or smaller specific activity.
It helps the planning team zero in on a specific risk or protective factor, or stand back and see the whole.
Focused
This approach keeps a group focused because it is specific. Ideas can be fitted into their appropriate
places. Because an idea can fit into more than one place, it can be maximized without becoming lost
because the links to various parts of the plan are clear.
Easy to identify an area that you would like to address
Planning can be difficult, particularly when you have specific resources or events in your community you
want to utilize or address. By considering the intersections of the risks and protective factors, the
planning team can identify specific places where you feel you can make the most difference with your
local resources and needs. You are not left with trying to figure out “a plan” but you can see the parts
that can make up your plan and work on them as best suits your community.
Manageable bites
One of the common causes of frustration with planning and problem‐solving is having too large a bite of
the problem to work with. While this modular method does not guarantee that the bites you take won’t
be too large, it does make it easier to see the size of a bite and to scale it to the resources and time that
the group has.
Multiple bites can build a program
In many cases you will only be able to take on one or two specific things at a time. However, if you keep
the big picture in mind, and take multiple bites, the program builds out in a way that is scalable and
manageable. Most importantly it can withstand the ups and downs of volunteer activities since you can
scale the activities to the amount of personnel and other resources you have.
Supports customization for that community
Selecting and filling the intersections is specific to a particular community. The Task Force or Planning
Group determines what goes into the intersection. The information that the group needs comes from
information about the community.
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Allows planners to focus on aspects where there are resources available in or to the community
All public and nonprofit programs are subject to being shaped by the money or resources that are
available. Using this model, when you identify money, you can look to see where or if it would fit for
your community. Additionally, if you have identified a good fit, it makes it easier for you to obtain the
resources because you can show what you could accomplish with them.
Easy to evaluate
Because the activities are discrete and identifiable, it is easier to evaluate them. At the simplest level of
evaluation you can check the chart and see if you have accomplished a particular task. It is akin to
“checking it off your list.” This is particularly useful for management purposes. More in‐depth
evaluations can be conducted on portions or all of the plan. The project organization makes it easier to
plan for evaluation and to know what data you need to keep for respective parts of an evaluation.
Easy to bring in other groups and have them fit into the whole
Perhaps a group wants to contribute and asks what they can do. Using this method, you can help them
pick something from the menu that the Task Force has selected. The planning group can help scale the
problem to ensure success by the group that wants to do the work.
Each bite is discrete and can be explained to others, including the press
Descriptions of the bits that make up the whole can be developed by the planning group and used
across various situations so that there is a consistent message. Consistency is a benefit for management
and for marketing your program.
Adjustments can be made easily since the program is developed modularly
Due to changes in resources or needs, it may be appropriate to enhance, reduce, replace, or implement
different activities than were originally identified. Using the modular approach you can shift things
around until you have a balance that fits you at the time. You can do this and still keep the big picture in
mind.
Easier for fundraising
Having a clearly defined goal and message improves people’s ability to understand what you want.
When a funder or donor can understand what you need they are far more likely to give it to you.
Additionally, if you can clearly show them what you are doing they are likely to have more confidence in
giving you the money. You also can show how their grant or donation fits into the context of your
program.
Useful for facilitated and community planning
Using the modules, identifiable groups can be facilitated to consider portions of the whole or they can
provide feedback about what portions should make up the whole. With the matrix you can pick an area
(or pick and then work with) and have a town meeting or facilitated planning that is focused and people
can understand.
Multiple channels for the same method
The content of the activities to meet the module can be determined by the situation in which it will be
addressed. For example, it may be appropriate to take on the biopsychosocial risk factor of
hopelessness. A faith community may approach this by encouraging a deeper faith and connection to
others who have similar beliefs. A school may take this on with a mentoring program focused on
individual at‐risk student skills building. The Chamber of Commerce may choose to take this on by
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bringing motivational speakers to town. Individual psychotherapists may address the issue with
cognitive behavioral treatment. Each element addresses the whole. Addressing the whole from multiple
avenues lets the portions build on and enhance each other. While not all people would encounter all
messages, many people will encounter more than one. Consider students who participate in the school
activities and also in an after‐school program at their church that is based on learned optimism. Perhaps
the youth’s parents attend one of the motivational speeches and then the family happens to talk about
it at home. Repeated exposure to the same core message enhances the comprehension of the message
and the potential for change.
Having the big picture created from modules allows you to gather ideas and information from other communities’ success and plug them in where they fit for you. Because they are being fitted into your plan they will be fitted in ways that are customized for you.
Identifying Programs and Plans to Meet the Activities on Your Menu
Chapter 4 contains a large annotated bibliography of suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention
resources. This, along with your knowledge of the community, is the knowledge you need to make
decisions about what you would like to do in your community.
Some of your selected activities will not need a specific program in order to accomplish them. For
example, a phone call or two may identify space where a support group could meet.
Some activities will need programs and plans. For example, training a cadre of crisis responders who are
able to talk with a person who may be suicidal may be done best by selecting from several programs,
the one that is best for your community. These could include QPR, ASIST, or another protocol. Chapter 4
is full of programs and protocols that are well established. Many of them have considerable research
showing them as evidence‐based interventions. The options are classified by audience type.
Protective and Risk Factors for Suicide
“Protective factors” increase the probability that someone will not attempt or complete suicide. These
can include thing like positive social support, access to services, or believing that you have a place in the
world.
“Risk factors” are things that increase the probability that a person will attempt or complete suicide.
These can include things like previous suicide attempts, friend/family who attempted or completed
suicide, history of abuse, exposure to other traumatic stressor, poverty, substance abuse/use,
depression, and other mental health issues.
Protective Factors for Suicide (P)
P1. Effective clinical care for mental, physical, and substance use disorders P2. Easy access to a variety of clinical interventions and support for help‐seeking P3. Restricted access to highly lethal means of suicide P4. Strong connections to family and community support P5. Support through ongoing medical and mental health care relationships P6. Skills in problem solving, conflict resolution, and nonviolent handling of disputes P7. Cultural and religious beliefs that discourage suicide and support self preservation P8. However, positive resistance to suicide is not permanent, so programs that support and
maintain protection against suicide should be ongoing.
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Risk Factors for Suicide (R)
Biopsychosocial Risk Factors (BR) BR1. Mental disorders, particularly mood disorders, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, and certain
personality disorders BR2. Alcohol and other substance use disorders BR3. Hopelessness BR4. Impulsive and/or aggressive tendencies BR5. History of trauma or abuse BR6. Some major physical illnesses BR7. Previous suicide attempt BR8. Family history of suicide
Environmental Risk Factors (ER) ER1. Job or financial loss ER2. Relational or social loss ER3. Easy access to lethal means ER4. Local clusters of suicide that have a contagious influence
Sociocultural Risk Factors (SR) SR1. Lack of social support and sense of isolation SR2. Stigma associated with help‐seeking behavior SR3. Barriers to accessing health care, especially mental health and substance abuse treatment SR4. Certain cultural and religious beliefs (for instance, the belief that suicide is a noble resolution
of a personal dilemma) SR5. Exposure to, including through the media, and influence of others who have died by suicide SR6. History of trauma or abuse SR7. Some major physical illnesses SR8. Previous suicide attempt SR9. Family history of suicide
Planning Handouts
This section includes a repeat of the summary of protective and risk factors presented in Chapter 2. It
also contains worksheets for planning. The worksheets can be copied for use.
Here are two color coded portions for each risk factor. The first is an activity worksheet and the second
is a color coded definition list with room for working notes on each risk and protective factor.
It is important to keep the definitions handy while working through a matrix. This helps each person in
the planning group work from a common definition.
At times the group will need to spend time understanding and refining a definition for its community.
Other times the definition can be used as it stands.
These handouts are intended to be used with relevant community data as well as with Chapter 4 which
includes an extensive annotated bibliography of suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention
resources.
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BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL PROTECTIVE AND RISK FACTORS WORK SHEET Page 1 of 2
Protective Factors (P)
Risk Factors (R)
P1. Effective
clinical care for
mental,
physical, and
substance use
disorders
P2. Easy access
to a variety of
clinical
interventions
and support for
help‐seeking
P3.
Restricted
access to
highly lethal
means of
suicide
P4. Strong
connections
to family
and
community
support
P5. Support
through ongoing
medical and
mental health
care relationships
P6. Skills in
problem solving,
conflict resolution
&nonviolent
handling of
disputes
P7. Cultural
and
religious
BR1. Mental disorders
BR2. Alcohol and other substance use disorders
BR3. Hopelessness
BR4. Impulsive and/or aggressive tendencies
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BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL PROTECTIVE AND RISK FACTORS WORK SHEET Page 2 of 2
Protective Factors (P)
Risk Factors (R)
P1. Effective
clinical care for
mental,
physical, and
substance use
disorders
P2. Easy access
to a variety of
clinical
interventions
and support for
help‐seeking
P3.
Restricted
access to
highly lethal
means of
suicide
P4. Strong
connections
to family
and
community
support
P5. Support
through ongoing
medical and
mental health
care relationships
P6. Skills in
problem solving,
conflict resolution
&nonviolent
handling of
disputes
P7. Cultural
and
religious
BR5. History of trauma or abuse
BR6. Some major physical illnesses
BR7. Previous suicide attempt
BR8. Family history of suicide
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Protective Factors (P)
Risk Factors (R)
P1. Effective
clinical care for
mental,
physical, and
substance use
disorders
P2. Easy access
to a variety of
clinical
interventions
and support for
help‐seeking
P3.
Restricted
access to
highly lethal
means of
suicide
P4. Strong
connections
to family and
community
support
P5. Support
through ongoing
medical and
mental health
care
relationships
P6. Skills in
problem solving,
conflict resolution
&nonviolent
handling of
disputes
P7. Cultural
and
religious
ER1. Job or financial loss
ER2. Relational or social loss
ER3. Easy access to lethal means
ER4. Local clusters of suicide that have a contagious influence
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Protective Factors (P)
Risk Factors (R)
P1. Effective
clinical care for
mental,
physical, and
substance use
disorders
P2. Easy access
to a variety of
clinical
interventions
and support for
help‐seeking
P3.
Restricted
access to
highly lethal
means of
suicide
P4. Strong
connections
to family
and
community
support
P5. Support
through ongoing
medical and
mental health
care
relationships
P6. Skills in
problem solving,
conflict resolution
&nonviolent
handling of
disputes
P7. Cultural
and
religious
SR1. Lack of social support and sense of isolation
SR2. Stigma associated with help‐seeking behavior
SR3. Barriers to accessing health care, mental health, substance abuse treatment
SR4. Certain cultural & religious beliefs
SR5. Exposure to and influence of others who died by suicide
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Protective Factors (P)
Risk Factors (R)
P1. Effective
clinical care for
mental,
physical, and
substance use
disorders
P2. Easy access
to a variety of
clinical
interventions
and support for
help‐seeking
P3.
Restricted
access to
highly lethal
means of
suicide
P4. Strong
connections
to family
and
community
support
P5. Support
through ongoing
medical and
mental health
care
relationships
P6. Skills in
problem solving,
conflict resolution
&nonviolent
handling of
disputes
P7. Cultural
and
religious
SR6. History of trauma or abuse
SR7. Some major physical illnesses
SR8. Previous suicide attempt
SR9. Family history of suicide
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Factor Discussion Notes
Protective Factors for Suicide (P)
P1. Effective clinical care for mental, physical, and substance use disorders
P2. Easy access to a variety of clinical interventions and support for help seeking
P3. Restricted access to highly lethal means of suicide
P4. Strong connections to family and community support
P5. Support through ongoing medical and mental health care relationships
P6. Skills in problem solving, conflict resolution, and nonviolent handling of disputes
P7. Cultural and religious beliefs that discourage suicide and support self preservation
P8. Programs that support and maintain protection against suicide should be ongoing
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BR1. Mental disorders, particularly mood disorders, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders and certain personality disorders
BR2. Alcohol and other substance use disorders
BR3. Hopelessness
BR4. Impulsive and/or aggressive tendencies
BR5. History of trauma or abuse
BR6. Some major physical illnesses
BR7. Previous suicide attempt
BR8. Family history of suicide
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Factor Discussion Notes
Protective Factors for Suicide (P)
P1. Effective clinical care for mental, physical, and substance use disorders
P2. Easy access to a variety of clinical interventions and support for help seeking
P3. Restricted access to highly lethal means of suicide
P4. Strong connections to family and community support
P5. Support through ongoing medical and mental health care relationships
P6. Skills in problem solving, conflict resolution, and nonviolent handling of disputes
P7. Cultural and religious beliefs that discourage suicide and support self preservation
P8. Programs that support and maintain protection against suicide should be ongoing
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ER1. Job or financial loss
ER2. Relational or social loss
ER3. Easy access to lethal means
ER4. Local clusters of suicide that have a contagious influence
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Factor Discussion Notes
Protective Factors for Suicide (P)
P1. Effective clinical care for mental, physical, and substance use disorders
P2. Easy access to a variety of clinical interventions and support for help seeking
P3. Restricted access to highly lethal means of suicide
P4. Strong connections to family and community support
P5. Support through ongoing medical and mental health care relationships
P6. Skills in problem solving, conflict resolution, and nonviolent handling of disputes
P7. Cultural and religious beliefs that discourage suicide and support self preservation
P8. Programs that support and maintain protection against suicide should be ongoing
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SR1. Lack of social support and sense of isolation
SR2. Stigma associated with help‐seeking behavior
SR3. Barriers to accessing health care, especially mental health and substance abuse treatment
SR4. Certain cultural and religious beliefs (for instance, the belief that suicide is a noble resolution of a personal dilemma)
SR5. Exposure to, including through the media, and influence of others who have died by suicide
SR6. History of trauma or abuse
SR7. Some major physical illnesses
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CHAPTER 4: ANNOTATED
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PROGRAMS
AND OTHER RESOURCES
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This section of the report explores various evidence‐based or best practice programs or activities that
suicide prevention advocates may consider as they make plans for the future. Those included from the
National Registry of Evidence‐based Programs and Practices (NREPP) have been tested to determine
their efficacy. NREPP is a register compiled by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA) to help individuals and organizations select resources which have a proven
track record for being effective in suicide prevention. When an NREPP certified program is listed,
“NREPP” will appear as a parenthetical phrase following the name of the intervention. This resource can
be accessed online at http://nrepp.samhsa.gov/ for a searchable online registry of more than 190
interventions supporting mental health promotion, substance abuse prevention, and mental health and
substance abuse treatment.
The following list also includes items from the “best practices registry” provided by the Suicide
Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) at http://sprc.org/. SPRC’s list includes NREPP certified programs but
also includes additional programs which have been studied for effectiveness but not as rigorously as
NREPP designation.
Some resources appear more than once in the document. When a resource was particularly important
to more than one group, a portion of it was included in each category.
Youth Screening
SOS Signs of Suicide (NREPP) SOS Signs of Suicide is a 2‐day secondary school‐based intervention that includes screening and
education. Students are screened for depression and suicide risk and referred for professional help as
indicated. Students also view a video that teaches them to recognize signs of depression and suicide in
others. They are taught that the appropriate response to these signs is to acknowledge them, let the
person know you care, and tell a responsible adult. SOS kits cost $300. Implementing this program will
increase awareness among students, faculty, and staff of the warning signs to look for and help them
know what steps to take. You can learn more about SOS at
http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org/highschool/
Columbia University TeenScreen (NREPP) (For schools, primary care, other aggregate settings for youth.) The Columbia University TeenScreen
Program identifies teens in need of mental health services due to risk for suicide and undetected mental
illness. The program’s main objective is to assist in the early identification of problems that might not
otherwise come to the attention of professionals. TeenScreen can be implemented in schools, clinics,
doctors’ offices, juvenile justice settings, shelters, or any other youth‐serving setting. To access further
information about TeenScreen go to http://www.teenscreen.org/programs/schools‐communities/
Guidelines for School Based Suicide Prevention Programs National Guidelines for Seniors’ Mental Health: The Assessment of Suicide Risk and Prevention of
Suicide. This Canadian report discusses 38 recommendations regarding the assessment of suicide risk
and prevention of suicide in seniors. Each of the recommendations is graded on an A, B, C, D scale,
according to its corresponding level of scientific evidence. To access the report directly go to
http://www.ccsmh.ca/pdf/final supplement.pdf
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School Based Awareness Training
More Than Sad: Suicide Prevention Education for Teachers and Other School Personnel American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. This is an awareness program for school staff built around
two 25 minute DVDs. One is geared toward educating teens and the other is aimed at school staff, but
can also be used with parents or other groups of interested adults. This awareness program should be
supported by having a comprehensive school crisis management plan, policies regarding bullying and
harassment, and procedures for referring students for mental health evaluation. Cost for the 2 DVDs
and guides is $99.99. To see brief video clips and learn more about the program you may go to
http://www.morethansad.org/
School Suicide Prevention Accreditation American Association of Suicidology. School Suicide Prevention Accreditation Program is a self‐study
course for school professionals who want to increase their knowledge of school‐based suicide
prevention issues. Participants receive a school suicide prevention resource guide, recommended
reading list, and sample exam. Participants study at their own pace. When ready, participants take an
online accreditation exam. Upon successful completion of the exam, participants receive a certificate of
accreditation by the American Association of Suicidology (AAS). Cost for this program is $350 for school‐
based professionals and $250 for graduate students. A school can choose to designate a staff person as
a suicide prevention specialist. www.suicidology.org
Youth Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention Guidelines: A Resource for School
Personnel The Maine Youth Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention Guidelines were developed for
school personnel in Maine but are suitable for schools anywhere. It provides rationale for developing
protocols and includes discussion on planning for school‐based suicide prevention, intervention, and
postvention. The manual contains a self‐assessment, “Is Your School Prepared to Manage Suicidal
Behavior?” and numerous appendices, including sample forms for documentation, announcements,
issues to consider when a student returns following a mental health related absence, media guidelines,
and other resources. To access the guidelines manual directly go to
http://www.maine.gov/suicide/docs/Guidelines 10‐2009‐‐w discl.pdf
Idaho School Postvention Guidelines A task force from the Suicide Prevention Action Network of Idaho (SPAN‐Idaho), the Idaho Department
of Education, and Idaho State University has prepared postvention guidelines for schools, kindergarten
through 12th grade. They can be found at http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/docs/Annual Superintendent
2010/When the Unthinkable Happens/Guidelines for School‐Based Suicide Intervention.pdf
Young Adults (college age)
Interactive Screening Program ISP is a computer based program for identifying college students at risk for depression. Students take
screening surveys online and those who score as being at high risk receive emails from the school
counseling department which engage them in online supportive conversations encouraging them to
seek professional help. To access the program brochure go to
http://www.afsp.org/files/Chapter_Documents/AFSP_NYC/ISP_Brochure.pdf
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Student Mental Health and the Law This report is intended as a resource for colleges and universities. The goal of this document is to
provide campus professionals with a summary of applicable laws and professional guidelines, as well as
related good practice recommendations (highlighted in text boxes), to support well‐informed decision‐
making around students at risk. This guide can be downloaded directly from the Jed Foundation website:
http://www.jedfoundation.org/assets/Programs/Program_downloads/StudentMentalHealth_Law_2008
Framework for Developing Institutional Protocols for the Acutely Distressed or Suicidal
College Student This resource provides colleges and universities, regardless of size, culture, and resources, with a list of
issues to consider when drafting or revising protocols relating to the management of the student in
acute distress or at risk for suicide. Document may be downloaded at
http://www.jedfoundation.org/assets/Programs/Program_downloads/Framework_color.pdf
Community and School
Yellow Ribbon Community Be A Link! Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training Be A Link! is a two‐hour adult gatekeeper training program. The program can be implemented in a
variety of settings, including schools, workplaces, and community groups. The training provides
participants with knowledge to help them identify youth at risk for suicide and refer them to
appropriate help resources. Training includes information on:
• Risk and warning signs of suicide.
• Community referral points for those who may need help.
• Crisis protocols for those who may be at risk.
Training materials include a PowerPoint presentation (provided on a CD) and a Be A Link! trainer’s
manual, which includes talking points for each of the PowerPoint slides, a program overview and
outline, an FAQ, preparation worksheet, recommendations for safe and effective messaging, and links to
additional resources.
If implemented in a school setting, a school‐based crisis management plan should be adopted prior to
implementing Be A Link! The program toolkit is available for $299.95. The toolkit includes trainer
manuals for the Be A Link! and Ask for Help! programs, associated PowerPoint presentations, and Ask 4
Help wallet cards. www.yellowribbon.org
Connect Community Connect/Frameworks Suicide Postvention Program, NAMI New
Hampshire This program trains key service providers and community members to provide an integrated community
response to reduce risk and promote healing in the aftermath of a suicide. The focus of the training is to
create an integrated, coordinated community response that (1) enhances collaboration and
coordination to provide the most effective intervention; (2) assures outreach and prevention through
rapid and comprehensive communication, including best practices, safe messaging, appropriate
memorial services, and media guidelines; and (3) engages resources to help survivors and the
community with grieving and healing. Specialized training for up to 20 participants is available for $1,600
(excluding travel) per trainer per day. Off‐site consultation is available for $160 per hour. Connect will
customize its response to specific community needs. If training is not needed, interventions are available
for across the wider community. http://www.theconnectproject.org/
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Adults
Depression Wellness Guide for Adults with Depression and their Family and Friends Families for Depression Awareness. The Depression Wellness Guide is an educational booklet that helps
adults already diagnosed with depression (and their family members) monitor treatment with daily and
weekly tools. It is intended for those already in treatment to increase effectiveness of that treatment.
The printed guide can be purchased on Amazon.com for $6.95 at http://www.amazon.com/Depression‐
Wellness‐Guide‐Families‐Awareness/dp/0979154405/sr=8‐1/qid=1166641019/ref=sr_1_1/105‐
8320287‐8567637?ie=UTF8&s=books. For further information go to: http://www.familyaware.org/
Working Minds: Suicide Prevention in the Workplace Carson J Spencer Foundation. This toolkit includes a facilitator’s guide and 30‐minute training DVD
designed to help workplace administrators and employees better understand and prevent suicide. The
program builds a business case for suicide prevention while promoting help‐seeking and help‐giving.
Several interactive exercises and case studies help employers and their staff apply and customize the
content to their specific work culture. The program provides three options depending on resources and
training needs: a 1‐hour “lunchtime” presentation, a 1.5‐hour in‐service workshop, and a 3.5‐hour
intensive training. The toolkit with DVD is available for $99. Full‐day training for trainers is available for
$1,000 ($500 for non profits). http://workingminds.org/
United States Air Force Suicide Prevention Program (NREPP) The United States Air Force (USAF) has implemented 11 successful initiatives aimed at strengthening
social support, promoting development of social skills, and changing policies and norms to encourage
effective help‐seeking behaviors. The Air Force Suicide Prevention webpage can be accessed at
http://afspp.afms.mil/
Older Adults
Suicide Prevention Training for Gatekeepers of Older Adults, Samaritans of Merrimack Valley,
MA This program is available only in Massachusetts. However, the Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide
Prevention has a website at http://www.masspreventssuicide.org/ which contains several pages of
useful information.
Late Life Suicide Prevention Toolkit Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health. This educational program was developed for use by front‐
line providers, medical and mental health care clinicians, and health care trainees. It focuses on how to
identify suicide warning signs, establish rapport and assess suicide risk and resiliency factors, and
manage immediate and ongoing risk for suicide among older adults. The Toolkit contains:
1. Suicide Assessment & Prevention for Older Adults: Life Saving Tools for Health Care Providers
DVD
2. PowerPoint presentation (57 slides)
3. Facilitator’s Guide (19 pages)
4. Suicide Assessment & Prevention for Older Adults clinician pocket card
5. CCSMH National Guidelines for Seniors’ Mental Health: The Assessment of Suicide Risk and
Prevention of Suicide
The information can be downloaded and DVD viewed for free at
http://www.ccsmh.ca/en/projects/suicide.cfm or a hard copy may be purchased for $20.
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Family Strengthening and Problem Solving
Strengthening Families Program The Strengthening Families Program (SFP) is a nationally and internationally recognized parenting and
family strengthening program for high‐risk and other families. SFP is an evidence‐based family skills
training program found to significantly reduce problem behaviors, delinquency, and alcohol and drug
abuse in children and to improve social competencies and school performance. Child maltreatment also
decreases as parents strengthen bonds with their children and learn more effective parenting skills.
SFP was developed and found effective on a National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) research grant in
the early 1980s. More than 15 subsequent independent replications have found similar positive results
with families in many different ethnic groups. Both culturally adapted versions and the core version of
SFP have been found effective with African‐American, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, and First Nations
families. http://www.strengtheningfamiliesprogram.org/
All About Life Challenges Do you find yourself in a life challenge or trial—not sure which way to turn? Has an event or illness
suddenly changed the whole pattern of your life and your plan for the future? Life Challenges can shake
you at your very core. It is our desire that through the articles on this website, you will find comfort for
your past, practical help for today, and lasting hope for your future. www.allaboutlifechallenges.org
Community Strengthening, Problem Solving, and Conflict Resolution
NeighborWorks Community building and organizing activities are central to effective community development and
foundational to the NeighborWorks network. Community Building & Organizing (CB&O) Programs
support NeighborWorks organizations and other community‐based development organizations to build
healthy communities by developing resident leadership, strengthening resident‐led associations, and
sponsoring community‐building activities that enhance relationships among neighbors and spur
organizing efforts leading to positive community change.
At NeighborWorks, Community Building and Organizing is defined as continuous, self‐renewing efforts
led by community residents who are engaged in collective action. This is aimed at relationship building,
problem solving, and building a stronger community.
Conflict is an unavoidable part of our lives that can tear the fabric of our families and communities. The
resolution center believes conflict presents both a challenge and an opportunity to heal and restore
relationships. It promotes peaceful conflict resolution that empowers the parties, generates open and
honest communication, results in mutually agreeable solutions, and encourages respect for others. The
resolution center is founded on principles of restorative justice and collaboration. Contact
NeighborWorks at http://www.nw.org/network/neighborworksprogs/leadership/default.asp
The Resolution Center This program focuses on Victim‐Youth Offender Mediation. It brings both a victim and a youth offender
together, face to face. The goal is to personalize the crime for the juvenile by providing the victim a safe
and relaxed forum in which to tell the offender about the impact of the crime. Victims have the
opportunity to ask questions that might not otherwise be answered. They have an opportunity to ask for
and receive an apology. In this program, youth offenders are held accountable, have the opportunity to
understand the harm they have caused and make restitution.
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Another component of the program is Parent‐Adolescent Mediation (PAM). The Resolution Center
provides a confidential, safe process to help families resolve problems. Sometimes all a family needs is
someone who can help them talk and, more importantly, to listen to each other. In PAM, teens are
heard, parents are heard, and both work together to resolve problems. Community referrals are
accepted. For more information, contact http://www.alaska.net/~cdrc/
The Headington Institute This program focuses on psychological and spiritual support for humanitarian relief and development
workers. Our vision is that one day all humanitarian workers will have the personal skills, social support,
organizational resources, and public interest needed to maintain their wellbeing and thrive in their
work.
The Institute provides skills building courses and consultation in conflict resolution. Some of the most
significant challenges that humanitarian workers face in high‐stress or crises environments relate to
interpersonal conflict and other communication difficulties. This workshop explores our natural
communication tendencies when we encounter potential conflict and strategies for communicating
more effectively with others. http://headington‐institute.org/
Strengthening Communities Fund This program is from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children
and Families, Office of Community Services. The Strengthening Communities Fund provides money to
governments and nonprofit intermediaries to build the capacity of nonprofit organizations, whether
secular or faith based, to address the broad economic recovery issues present in their communities.
Capacity building activities are designed to increase project partners’ sustainability and effectiveness,
enhance their ability to provide social services, and create collaborations to better serve those in need.
For more information, contact www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/scf/index.html
Strengthening Nonprofits: A Capacity Builder’s Resource Library This library includes content that is useful for communities as a whole, not just nonprofit organizations.
The resources include Conducting a Community Assessment, Delivering Training and Technical
Assistance, Designing and Managing grant programs, using electronic resources, identifying and
promoting effective practices, managing crises, evaluation, and establishing and maintaining
partnerships. http://www.strengtheningnonprofits.org/
Community Conflict Resolution and Mediation Alternative dispute resolution is a tool for resolving conflicts within a community, and mediation is used
in the workplace and in institutions to help individuals find common ground and peaceful solutions to
problems. This section includes resources that community organizations can employ.
http://www.sustainable.org/creating‐community/conflict‐resolution‐a‐mediation
Conflict Transformation and Peace‐building: A Selected Bibliography http://www.peacemakers.ca/bibliography/bib28community.html
Faith-Based Communities
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, SAMHSA Faith‐Based Suicide Prevention Initiatives One of the organizations that is part of the National Council on Suicide Prevention is OASSIS: the
Organization for Attempters and Survivors of Suicide in Interfaith Services. This organization has worked
with a number of different faith traditions to offer support and help to those who are at risk for suicide,
as well as to family members, people bereaved by a friend or family member’s suicide, and others.
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OASSIS provides a forum for people to gather around this difficult topic. It acts as an umbrella
organization for religious communities that care about suicide prevention.
Pathways The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) also addresses the connection between faith and mental
illness. The resources listed by NAMI are provided in the spirit of offering support and compassion to
persons with mental illnesses. There are a number of pastoral and religiously‐based organizations that
can offer mental health counseling, participation in community, education, linkages, and resources to
those who seek to approach co‐occurring disorders from a spiritual point of view.
http://pathwayscourses.samhsa.gov/suicide/suicide_6_pg25.htm
Risking Connection® in Faith Communities: A Training for Faith Leaders Supporting Trauma
Survivors Studies show that as many as one in four of the people encountered by faith leaders may have been
deeply wounded by life experiences. Risking Connection in Faith Communities will help clergy and lay
leaders understand the nature of psychological trauma, how it affects people, and how faith leaders can
help. Because the training is addressed to spiritual leaders, particular attention is paid to the spiritual
impact of trauma.
The two‐day training explains the effects of trauma; focuses on the need for growth‐promoting
relationships; explores the connection between trauma and spiritual distress; recognizes the value of
spirituality in recovery; addresses the impact of trauma on the helper; and looks at how faith
communities can promote healing.
Because the curriculum is intended to be useful to clergy and lay leaders of many faiths and
denomination, the training takes a neutral stance on belief systems. However examples incorporating
such perspectives are offered. http://www.riskingconnection.com/
The Headington Institute This program focuses on psychological and spiritual support for humanitarian relief and development
workers. The vision is that one day all humanitarian workers will have the personal skills, social support,
organizational resources, and public interest needed to maintain their wellbeing and thrive in their
work. http://headington‐institute.org/. Values of the program include:
• Compassion: We care for others by providing support to humanitarian workers
• Excellence: We offer the best services and resources available anywhere
• Transcendence: We believe that spirituality is a vital personal resource
• Responsibility: Our highest priority is local national staff with few resources
• Generosity: Our services are available to all humanitarian aid organizations
• Cooperation: We collaborate with others to multiply our impact
• Advocacy: We inform the public of the needs of humanitarian workers.
• Conflict resolution and communication skills in stressful environments
Supporting Survivors of Suicide Loss: A Guide for Funeral Directors The Guide’s purpose is to provide funeral directors with a greater understanding of the issue of suicide
as it relates to their profession. Topics covered in the Guide include:
1. Why suicide is different than other types of deaths.
2. How to avoid stigmatizing those who’ve died by suicide.
3. How to be sensitive to the needs of survivors of suicide loss.
4. How to deal with compassion fatigue.
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5. Frequently asked questions about suicide loss.
6. Resources for funeral directors and their clients.
7. Recommended readings.
It can be ordered free (shipping charges may apply) from SAMHSA or it can be downloaded in PDF
format from http://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content//SMA09‐4375/SMA09‐4375.pdf
Medical Settings
“Is Your Patient Suicidal?” Emergency Department Poster and Clinical Guide This program from the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) was developed for emergency
departments to increase knowledge of warning signs for suicide and the questions medical professionals
can ask to determine if their patients who present with other types of concerns may also be suicidal.
Poster size is 11” X 17.” Poster content includes: (1) signs of acute suicide risk, (2) key risk factors for
suicide, and (3) questions that can be asked of those who might be at risk for suicide. The clinical guide
is contained on a standard 11” X 8.5” sheet with information on the front and back. Clinical guide
content includes information about (1) assessing suicide risk, (2) recommended interventions, (3)
discharge protocols, (4) suggested documentation, and (5) procedures to use when a patient elopes.
The poster and accompanying guide can be ordered from the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
through the ENA website at http://admin.ena.org/store/. The cost of the poster and guide is $7 for ENA
members and $10 for non‐ENA members. Free PDF copies of the poster and guide are available at
http://library.sprc.org
After an Attempt: A Guide for Medical Providers in the Emergency Department Taking Care of
Suicide Attempt Survivors This 14‐page brochure from U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration provides
information regarding Emergency Department care of suicide attempters. It is intended to increase
awareness among medical professionals for serving patients who have had a suicide attempt. The
brochure can be downloaded at http://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content//SMA08‐4359/SMA08‐4359.pdf
and addresses the following topics:
1. Patient Care in the Emergency Department: Helpful Tips
2. Communicating With a Patient’s Family or Other Caregiver
3. Communicating With Other Medical Professionals About a Patient
4. Patient Discharge From the Emergency Department: What the ED Can Do To Ease the Transition
5. Resources for Professionals in the Emergency Department
After an Attempt: A Guide for Taking Care of Your Family Member After Treatment in the
Emergency Department This brochure from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is for
emergency department staff to distribute to the family members of individuals who have survived a
suicide attempt. Topics addressed include:
1. What Happens in the Emergency Department
2. What the Emergency Department Needs to Know: How You Can Help
3. Next Steps after the Emergency Department
4. What you Need to Know
5. Moving Forward
6. Links to Additional Resources
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This resource can be downloaded at http://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content//SMA08‐4357/SMA08‐
4357.pdf
After an Attempt: A Guide for Taking Care of Yourself After Your Treatment in the Emergency
Department This brochure from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is for emergency
department staff to distribute to patients who have survived a suicide attempt when they are being
discharged. Topics addressed include:
1. Your Emotional Response to a Suicide Attempt
2. What to do After the Emergency Department Visit
3. What if You Don’t Want to Go to the Hospital?
4. Next Steps: Moving Ahead and Coping with Future Thoughts of Suicide
5. Creating a Safety Plan
6. Building a Support System
7. Learning to Live Again
8. Everyone’s Recovery is Different
9. Links to Additional Resources
This resource can be downloaded at http://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content//SMA08‐4355/SMA08‐
4355.pdf
Recognizing and Responding to Suicide Risk in Primary Care (RRSR—PC) This program from the American Association of Suicidology focuses on recognizing and responding to
suicide risk in primary care (RRSR—PC). It is a one‐hour facilitated training for primary care physicians,
physician assistants, and others who work in primary care settings. The training will help them better
identify, manage, and treat adult patients who are at risk for suicide. Training is deliverable face‐to‐face
or by webinar. Costs vary depending on type of training, setting and number of attendees. Features of
RRSR—PC training include:
1. One‐hour PowerPoint presentation
2. Video vignettes demonstrating suicide risk assessment and management skills
3. Suicide Risk Assessment & Triage Pocket Card
4. Seven resource sheet handouts
Further information about this program is available at http://www.suicidology.org/education‐and‐
training/recognizing‐responding‐suicide‐risk‐primary‐care
Emergency Department Means Restriction Education (NREPP) ED Means Restriction Education is designed to help parents and adult caregivers of at‐risk youth
recognize the importance of taking immediate, new action to restrict access to firearms, alcohol, and
prescription and over‐the‐counter drugs in the home. The intervention also gives parents and caregivers
specific, practical advice on how to dispose of or lock up firearms and substances that may be used in a
suicide attempt. Further information about this program can be found at:
http://www.idahosuicide.info/_uploads/SuicideInterventions/EmergencyDeptRestrictionofMeansEducat
ion‐ISPRP‐Brief.pdf
Emergency Room Intervention for Adolescent Females (NREPP) Emergency Room Intervention for Adolescent Females is a program for teenage girls 12 to 18 years old
who are admitted to the emergency room after attempting suicide. The intervention, which involves the
girl and one or more family members who accompany her to the emergency room, aims to increase
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attendance in outpatient treatment following discharge from the emergency room and to reduce future
suicide attempts. http://www.nrepp.samhsa.gov/ViewIntervention.aspx?id=33
Suicide Assessment Five‐Step Evaluation and Triage (SAFE‐T) The Suicide Assessment Five‐Step Evaluation and Triage (SAFE‐T) pocket card for mental health
clinicians and health care professionals from Screening for Mental Health Inc. provides protocols for
conducting a comprehensive suicide assessment, estimating suicide risk, identifying protective factors,
and developing treatment plans and interventions responsive to the risk level of patients. The pocket
card includes triage and documentation guidelines for clinicians. This pocket card can be downloaded
from http://www.sprc.org/library/safe_t_pcktcrd_edc.pdf or laminated colored cards can be ordered
from SAMHSA at http://store.samhsa.gov.
A Resource Guide for Implementing the Joint Commissions 2007 Patient Goals on Suicide This guide from SPRC summarizes steps for conducting comprehensive suicide assessment, estimating
suicide risk, and developing treatment plans and interventions. It features the five step SAFE‐T method
of evaluation and triage. This guide can be downloaded at:
http://www.sprc.org/library/jcsafetygoals.pdf
Effects on Helpers and Responders Working with Suicide: Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue
Risking Connection Risking Connection® teaches a relational framework and skills for working with survivors of traumatic
experiences. The focus is on relationship as healing, and on self‐care for service providers. Our mission is
to help people recover from traumatic experiences through RICH® relationships—those hallmarked by
Respect, Information Sharing, Connection, and Hope, and in so doing to reduce the time, trauma, and
costs of healing for all involved. http://www.riskingconnection.com/
Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project Caring too much can hurt. When caregivers focus on others without practicing self‐care, destructive
behaviors can surface. Apathy, isolation, bottled up emotions, and substance abuse head a long list of
symptoms associated with the secondary traumatic stress disorder now known as “Compassion
Fatigue.” While the effects of Compassion Fatigue can cause pain and suffering, learning to recognize
and manage its symptoms is the first step toward healing. The Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project©
is dedicated to educating caregivers about authentic, sustainable self‐care and aiding organizations in
their goal of providing healthy, compassionate care to those whom they serve. The Compassion Fatigue
Awareness Project© also offers original training materials, workbooks, and texts through our parent
organization, Healthy Caregiving LLC. www.compassionfatigue.org
The Figley Institute Figley Institute offers cutting‐edge training and continuing education programs developed by Dr. Charles
R. Figley, Dr. Kathleen Regan Figley, and Adjunct Faculty to those who provide relief to emotionally
traumatized individuals and communities. Compassion Stress Management Course Goal: To provide
each participant with the knowledge and skills necessary to reduce the secondary impact of working
with traumatized populations. The target audience is professionals and laypersons working with
traumatized populations, including disaster survivors. http://www.figleyinstitute.com/
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ProQOL.org, Professional Quality of Life: Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue Professional quality of life is the quality one feels in relation to their work as a helper. Both the positive
and negative aspects of doing one’s job influence one’s professional quality of life. People who work in
helping professions may respond to individual, community, national, and even international crises.
Helpers can be found in health care professionals, social service workers, teachers, attorneys, police
officers, firefighters, clergy, airline and other transportation staff, disaster site clean‐up crews, and
others who offer assistance at the time of the event or later. Understanding the positive and negative
aspects of helping those who experience trauma and suffering can improve your ability to help them
and your ability to keep your own balance.
This website provides free and easy access to a multitude of resources on Compassion Satisfaction,
Compassion Fatigue, and Professional Quality of Life. We know that accessing tools requires resources.
The resources you need for the ProQOL are your energy, vision, and commitment. The resources at
ProQOL.org are free. A commitment was made over 20 years ago that these resources would be given
away and we continue to believe that was the right thing. There are hundreds of resources through the
various parts of this website. Information on how to use them is on the site. Most can be downloaded
and customized for your organization or your use. www.proqol.org
Bereavement Survivor Support
Towards Good Practice: Standards and Guidelines for Suicide Bereavement Support Groups This program established standards and guidelines for suicide bereavement support groups. To access
the guide directly go to:
http://www.lifeline.org.au/ArticleDocuments/194/LIFELINE_SBSG_Extract.pdf.aspx
Suicide: Coping with the Loss of a Friend or Loved One Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE) provides this 21‐page booklet containing useful
information for those who have suffered the loss of a friend or loved one to suicide (survivors of suicide
loss). The cost is $4. The booklet includes:
1. Advice for survivors, from survivors.
2. Recommendations for how to deal with grief, anger and other emotions related to loss.
3. Questions and answers about suicide.
4. Suggestions for how to talk to children and others about suicide loss.
5. Resources for additional information.
Additionally, SAVE has a variety of other suicide prevention material. All SAVE brochures, posters, and
other information can be ordered at http://www.save.org/
Supporting Survivors of Suicide Loss: A Guide for Funeral Directors The Guide’s purpose is to provide funeral directors with a greater understanding of the issue of suicide
as it relates to their profession. Topics covered in the Guide include:
1. Why suicide is different than other types of deaths.
2. How to avoid stigmatizing those who’ve died by suicide.
3. How to be sensitive to the needs of survivors of suicide loss.
4. How to deal with compassion fatigue.
5. Frequently asked questions about suicide loss.
6. Resources for funeral directors and their clients.
7. Recommended readings.
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It can be ordered free (shipping charges may apply) from SAMHSA or it can be downloaded in PDF
format from http://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content//SMA09‐4375/SMA09‐4375.pdf
Individual Skill-Building: Community and Clinicians
QPRT Suicide Risk Assessment and Management Training QPR Institute provides these suicide risk assessment protocols as guided clinical interviews that produce
a standardized suicide risk assessment. The training program can be delivered either in person or online.
A “train‐the‐trainer” course also is available. Cost varies according to which format is used.
www.qprinstitute.com
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention QPR Institute. This gatekeeper training teaches people to recognize and respond positively to those at
risk for suicide. The training is delivered in a 1‐2 hour multi‐media format. Idaho State University
Institute of Rural Health has sponsored the training of a number of QPR trainers throughout the state
who are available to provide this course to community groups. Further information about QPR can be
found at http://www.qprinstitute.com/. For information about a QPR trainer in your area, contact
ASIST From Livingworks, ASIST stands for Applies Suicide Intervention Skills Training. It is a two day training
that teaches individuals to recognize warning signs for suicide, how to talk to people at risk of suicide,
and how to intervene effectively. Role plays are used to give participants practice in asking questions to
assess suicide risk and helping to create a safety plan. For further information see
http://www.livingworks.net/page/Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
Clinicians Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk: Core Competencies (AMSR) This nationally recognized program from the Suicide Prevention Resource Center provides skills for
Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk (AMSR). It is a one‐day workshop for mental health professionals
that will help them better assess suicide risk, plan treatment, and manage the ongoing care of at‐risk
clients. AMSR requires instruction by a qualified trainer. Training is available from the SPRC Training
Institute for a fee. Up to 25 people can be trained at once. CEUs are offered for psychologists,
physicians, social workers, counselors, or other licensed mental health professionals. Idaho State
University Institute for Rural Health sponsored an AMSR clinical training in June 2011 and has contact
information for professionals who have received this training. For information, contact the SPRC’s
training resources page at www.sprc.org, or for contact information email [email protected].
Recognizing and Responding to Suicide Risk: Essential Skills for Clinicians From the American Association of Suicidology, this program is an advanced two‐day training for mental
health clinicians. It is based on 24 core clinical competencies for working with clients at risk for suicide.
The base RRSR training fee is $4,600, plus trainer travel and lodging. Up to 40 participants can be trained
at once. www.suicidology.org
Evidence-based Psychotherapies
There are many evidence‐based psychotherapies from which to choose. The choice is best made based
on a clinician’s skills and training and the client or patient’s needs and diagnoses. Below are some
options.
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Cognitive‐Behavioral Therapy (NREPP and Others) There are a variety of cognitive‐behavioral therapies (CBT). One such version is CBT for Adolescent
Depression (NREPP) which is a developmental adaptation of the classic cognitive therapy model
developed by Aaron Beck and colleagues. CBT emphasizes collaborative empiricism, the importance of
socializing patients to the cognitive therapy model, and the monitoring and modification of automatic
thoughts, assumptions, and beliefs. To adapt CBT for adolescents, more emphasis is placed on (1) the
use of concrete examples to illustrate points, (2) education about the nature of psychotherapy and
socialization to the treatment model, (3) active exploration autonomy and trust issues, (4) focus on
cognitive distortions and affective shifts that occur during sessions, and (5) acquisition of problem‐
solving, affect‐regulation, and social skills. As teens frequently do not complete detailed thought logs,
internal experiences such as monitoring cognitions associated with in‐session affective shifts are used to
illustrate the cognitive model. To match the more concrete cognitive style of younger adolescents,
therapists summarize session content frequently. Abstraction is kept to a minimum, and concrete
examples linked to personal experience are used when possible. The treatment program is delivered in
12 to 16 weekly sessions. http://nrepp.samhsa.gov/ViewIntervention.aspx?id=106.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (NREPP) DBT is a comprehensive cognitive therapy that is conceptualized in progressive stages. The initial stage
focuses on stabilizing the patient and achieving behavioral control. Subsequent treatment is designed to
increase distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and personal effectiveness. For further information
about DBT see http://depts.washington.edu/brtc/about/dbt
Multisystemic Therapy with Psychiatric Supports (MST‐Psychiatric) (NREPP) Multisystemic Therapy With Psychiatric Supports (MST‐Psychiatric) is designed to treat youth who are at
risk for out‐of‐home placement (in some cases, psychiatric hospitalization) due to serious behavioral
problems and co‐occurring mental health symptoms, such as thought disorder, bipolar affective
disorder, depression, anxiety, and impulsivity. Youth receiving MST‐Psychiatric typically are between the
ages of 9 and 17. The goal of MST‐Psychiatric is to improve mental health symptoms, suicidal behaviors,
and family relations while allowing youth to spend more time in school and in home‐based placements.
For more information about this approach see http://www.mstservices.com/
PROSPECT (Prevention of Suicide in Primary Care Elderly: Collaborative Trial) (NREPP) The goal of PROSPECT is to prevent suicide among older adults in primary care settings by reducing
suicidal ideation and depression. Health specialists collaborate with physicians to monitor patients and
encourage adherence to recommended treatments. Patients are treated and monitored for 24 months.
For further information about PROSPECT see
http://www.nrepp.samhsa.gov/ViewIntervention.aspx?id=128
Additional Programs and Resources
The following tools are the result of scientific consensus among practioners, researchers, survivors, and
others involved in suicide prevention. They may be helpful to various segments of the community as
additional programs are contemplated.
Addressing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment: A Treatment
Improvement Protocol TIP 50 This resource is designed to help substance abuse counselors assist adult clients in treatment. The text
of this resource can be downloaded at
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http://www.kap.samhsa.gov/products/manuals/tips/pdf/TIP50.pdf. There is also an accompanying DVD
which can be ordered from SAMHSA.
Consensus Statement on Youth Suicide by Firearms This document provides recommendations for public practice and policy regarding access to lethal
means for suicide. It was written in 1998 so the statistics listed are out of date, however the main points
described are still relevant. The original publication may be accessed at
http://www.suicidology.org/c/document_library/get_file?folderId=235&name=DLFE‐44.pdf
Reporting on Suicide: Recommendations for the Media The objective of this guide is to ensure that information about suicide deaths is conveyed in a
responsible manner to avoid over sensationalizing or romanticizing suicide. These recommendations will
help media avoid myths and misunderstandings about suicide and prevent contributing to stigma or
suicide contagion. This information should be share with all media outlets. To access directly go to
reportingonsuicide.org
Suicide Prevention Efforts for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness: Roles for the State
Mental Health Authority This report summarizes the epidemiology of suicidal behaviors among those with serious mental illness
(SMI). A discussion of the risk and protective factors that are common among the various categories of
mental illness is followed by information about factors specific to each. Next, perspectives of individuals
with SMI who have survived their own attempts and those who have survived the suicide of a loved one
are discussed. The remainder of the report describes generally accepted approaches for preventing
suicide and how they should inform the work and involvement of the State Mental Health Authority. To
access the report directly go to http://www.oregon.gov/OHA/mentalhealth/docs/nasmhpd.pdf?ga=t
Video Evaluation Guidelines (for Youth Suicide Prevention) The American Association of Suicidology outlines criteria for determining the merit of videos pertaining
to suicide prevention. A list of specific videos are described with recommendations at
http://www.suicidology.org/stats‐and‐tools/videos‐suicide‐prevention
Warning Signs for Suicide Prevention From the American Association of Suicidology, this is an article from the June 2006 journal “Suicide and
Life Threatening Behavior” published by the American Association of Suicidology. The article addresses
the issue of warning signs for suicide, clarifying the difference between risk factors and warning signs.
The article may be accessed directly at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/sltb.2006.36.issue‐
3/issuetoc
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