CONTENTS

About This Course

Table of Contents

1. The Nature and Scope of Suicide
2. Recognizing the Progressive Development of Suicide
3. Substance Abuse as a Major Contributor to Suicide
4. Suicide Across the Life Span
5. Special Populations and Suicide Risk
6. Prevention and Early Intervention for Suicide and Substance Abuse Problems

Supplements
References
Resources

Holding the Lifeline
A Guide to Suicide Prevention

Effective Suicide Prevention Programs

The Suicide Prevention Resource Center has a Registry of Evidence-Based Practices in Suicide Prevention Programs. Evidence-based programs were evaluated to show a "strong causal link" between the program and outcomes, such as increased protective factors against suicide, decreased risk factors for suicide, or decreased rates of suicidal behaviors. Promising programs demonstrated a "moderate causal link" between the program and outcomes.

SAMHSA also has a National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP). NREPP features those programs that have been implemented and evaluated and may be replicated in other communities. They have demonstrated positive outcomes in preventing substance abuse and related behaviors.

The programs described below are listed either with SAMHSA's NREPP or with the SPRC's registry and have, therefore, been evaluated for effectiveness.

Lifelines

Among the Programs listed on the Registry of Evidence-Based Practices in Suicide Prevention is the Lifelines Program [Adobe PDF] school-based suicide prevention program.

Lifelines was adapted by Maine to provide a Suicide Awareness Program in order to provide extensive training to key staff in the schools, increase the capacity of the schools to provide additional training to staff, and to help health educators teach children about suicide.