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"Train the Trainer" Application

August 2010 Newsletter

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

800-273-TALK [8255]
800-799-4TTY [4889] (TTY)
888-628-9454 (Español)

Other Crisis lines


Suicide Prevention Resources

QPR Training (Question, Persuade, Refer)

Wisconsin Suicide Prevention Strategy

Suicide Prevention Fact Sheet (.pdf)

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Resources for Survivors

WI Survivors Groups

Survivors Handbook

Memorials

Recommended Reading


September 5-11, 2010
 is Suicide Prevention Week

Visit our calendar to find events in Wisconsin

National Suicide Prevention Media Kit
 


QPR: CPR for Suicide Prevention

Question the person about suicide
Persuade the person to get help
Refer them for help

Learn more about QPR

Interested in attending a
QPR "Train the Trainer" Session?

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hopes in the News

Wisconsin suicide toll rises - LaCrosse Tribune

Look Closer. Listen Harder. Campaign featured on Life Under Deadline - WISC Madison

Groups Work Together To Raise Awareness About Suicide Prevention - WISC Madison

Learning to recognize the language of depression - Wisconsin State Journal


Suicide Prevention News

Military urged to create anti-suicide office after effort falls short - Louisville Courier-Journal

Two Potent New Predictors [Tests] of Suicide Risk Developed by Psychologists - Medical News TODAY

Lawrence University professor Kathleen Fuchs on suicide prevention - The Post-Crescent

Media Should Tread Carefully In Covering Suicide - National Public Radio

"Still, the effort seems unhurried.

Every seventeen minutes in America someone commits suicide.

Where is the public concern and outrage?"

- Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry, the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

 

"I am involved in suicide prevention because I don’t want another family to feel the pain that we have felt since the loss of our son, Tim.  I don’t want another young woman to go through life without her brother."  - Mary Doemel, Florence, WI
Last Updated: Thursday September 02, 2010

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Disclaimer: hopes is not a crisis or counseling service. If you are suicidal, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 1-800-273-TALK (8255), provides access to trained telephone counselors, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The diagnosis and treatment of depression and other psychiatric disorders should be performed by health care professionals. The information on this site is for educational purposes only.