Wading Through the Data Swamp:
Program Evaluation 201

Resources

Book

Suicide: the Forever Decision, For those Thinking about Suicide and for Those who Know, Love and Counsel Them
Paul Quinnett, Ph.D.
The Crossroad Publishing Company, New York, New York, 1987

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Consumer Literature

SUICIDE: Taking Care of Yourself After an Attempt—Moving Ahead After Your Treatment in the Emergency Department
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Arlington, VA
National Alliance on Mental Illness

SUICIDE: Taking Care of Yourself and Your Family After an Attempt—Family Guide for Your Relative in the Emergency Department
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Arlington, VA
National Alliance on Mental Illness

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Hotline

The National Hopeline Network
(800)784-2433

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Organization

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
120 Wall Street, 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10005
p:(212)363-3500
f:(212)363-6237
http://www.afsp.org/index-1.htm

Centre for Suicide Prevention
1202 Centre Street S.E.
Suite 320
Calgary T2G5A5, AB 00000
p:(403)245-3900
f:(403)245-0299
http://www.suicideinfo.ca/csp/go.asp

Kristin Brooks Hope Center
P.O. Box 151293
Alexandria, VA 22315
p:(202)669-8500
f:(703)942-6404
http://www.hopeline.com

National Institute of Mental Health Suicide Research Consortium
6001 Executive Boulevard
Room 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892
p:(301)443-4513
f:(301)443-4279
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/suicideresearch/consortium.cfm

National Latino Behavioral Health Association
P.O. Box 387
Berthoud, CO 80513
p:(970)532-7210
f:(970)532-7209

National Organization for People of Color Against Suicide
4715 Sargent Road, NE
Washington , DC 20017
p:(202)549-6039
http://www.nopcas.com/

National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
P.O. Box 10809
Rockville, MD 20849
f:(301)562-1001
http://www.safeyouth.org

Organization for Attempters and Survivors of Suicide in Interfaith Services
101 King Farm Boulevard
#D401
Rockville, MD 20850
p:(240)632-0335
f:(240)632-0336
http://www.oassis.org/

Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
9001 E. Bloomington Freeway
Suite #150
Bloomington, MN 55420
p:(952)946-7998
http://www.save.org/

Suicide Prevention Action Network USA, Inc.
1025 Vermont Avenue, NW
Suite 1066
Washington, DC 20005
p:(202)449-3600
f:(202)449-3601
http://www.spanusa.org/

Suicide Prevention Research Center, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
2040 West Charleston Boulevard
Suite 304
Las Vegas, NV 89102
p:(702)671-2297
f:(702)385-9399

TeenScreen Program, Columbia University
2960 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
p:(866)833-6727
http://www.teenscreen.org/index.htm

The Compassionate Friends
P.O. Box 3696
Oak Brook , IL 60522
p:(877)969-0010
f:(630)990-0246
http://www.compassionatefriends.org

The Jason Foundation, Inc.
181 East Main Street
Jefferson Building, Suite 5
Hendersonville, TN 37075
http://www.jasonfoundation.com/home.html

The Jed Foundation
583 Broadway
Suite 8B
New York, NY 10012
p:(212)647-7544
f:(320)210-6089
http://www.jedfoundation.org/index.php

The Link's National Resource Center for Suicide Prevention and Aftercare
348 Mt. Vernon Highway NE
Atlanta, GA 30328
p:(404)256-9797
f:(404)256-3483
http://www.thelink.org/html/home.htm

University of Rochester Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide
601 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, NY 14642
p:(585)275-2100

Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program
P.O. Box 644
Westminster, CO 80036
p:(303)429-3530
f:(303)426-4496
http://www.yellowribbon.org/

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Report

Promoting Mental Health and Preventing Suicide in College and University Settings
Newton, MA: Education Development Center
2004
Lloyd Potter, Morton Silverman, Ellen Connorton, Marc Posner

Risk of suicide and related adverse outcomes after exposure to a suicide prevention programme in the U.S. Air Force: cohort study
British Medical Journal
2003
Kerry L. Knox, David A. Litts, G Wayne Talcott, Jill Catalano Feig, Eric D. Caine

Substance Abuse Treatment: What Works for Homeless People? A Review of the Literature
National Health Care for the Homeless Council
2002
Suzanne Zerger

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Training Material

Helping Patients Who Drink Too Much: A Clinician's Guide
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
2005

Ideas for Suicide Prevention Week
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
2005

Preventing Suicide: A Resource for Teachers and Other School Staff
Mental and Behavioural Disorders, Department of Mental Health, World Health Organization
2000

Suicide Awareness Event Resource Kit
Sucide Prevention Resource Center
0000
Sucide Prevention Resource Center and Suicide Prevention Action Network USA

Suicide Prevention Community Action Kit
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
0000

Suicide Prevention Community Assessment Tool
Suicide Prevention Resource Program
0000
Suicide Prevention Resource Program, Education Development Resource Center, Inc.

Suicide Prevention: Prevention Effectiveness and Evaluation
Suicide Prevention Action Network
2001

Suicide Prevention: The Public Health Approach
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
0000

The NIDA Clinical Toolbox: Science-Based Materials for Drug Abuse Treatment Providers
National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
2000

Youth and Young Adults Suicide Prevention Checklist
Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide, University of Rochester
0000

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Web Link

A Framework for Strengthening State Substance Abuse Prevention Systems Sharing Practical Experiences (2002 Conference Edition)
http://modelprograms.samhsa.gov/pdfs/FrameworkforStrengthening.pdf

A Guide to Good Graphics
http://www.scs.gmu.edu/~wss/methods/zawitzg.html

A Practicioner's Guide to Science-Based Prevention: A Handbook of Promising, Effective, and Model Programs (2002 Conference Edition)
http://modelprograms.samhsa.gov/pdfs/Handbook.pdf

Achieving Outcomes: A Practitioner's Guide to Effective Prevention (2002 Conference Edition)
http://modelprograms.samhsa.gov/pdfs/AchievingOutcomes.pdf

Basic Guide to Program Evaluation
http://www.mapnp.org/library/evaluatn/fnl_eval.htm

Comparison Matrix of Science-Based Prevention Programs: A Consumer's Guide for Prevention Professionals (2002 Conference Edition)
http://modelprograms.samhsa.gov/pdfs/ComparisonMatrix.pdf

Finding the Balance: Program Fidelity and Adaptation in Substance Abuse Prevention: (2002 Conference Edition)
http://modelprograms.samhsa.gov/pdfs/FindingBalance1.pdf

Finding the Balance: Program Fidelity and Adaptation in Substance Abuse Prevention: Executive Summary (2002 Conference Edition)
http://modelprograms.samhsa.gov/pdfs/FindingBalance2.pdf

Hyperstat Online Textbook
http://www.davidmlane.com/hyperstat/index.html

International Association for Suicide Prevention
http://www.med.uio.no/iasp/index.html

National Drug Control Strategy
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/pdf/strategy2003.pdf

Rice Virtual Lab in Statistics
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~lane/rvls.html

Samaritans USA
www.samaritansusa.org

Seeing Statistics
http://www.seeingstatistics.com

StatSoft
http://www.statsoft.com/textbook/stathome.html

Suicide Discussion Board
http://www.suicidediscussionboard.com/index.php

User Friendly Handbook for Mixed Method Evaluations
http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/EHR/REC/pubs/NSF97-153/start.htm