Suicide Prevention - It's okay to not be okay.
Suicide prevention is a vital effort focused on raising awareness, fostering support, and providing resources for individuals facing mental health challenges. By recognizing warning signs, encouraging open conversations, and ensuring access to professional help, we aim to create a community that promotes understanding and empathy. Together, we can make a difference in preventing suicide and supporting those in need. If you or someone you know is struggling, don’t hesitate to reach out – help is available.
IF YOU ARE IN AN EMERGENCY, PLEASE CALL 911
NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE
Learn How To Prevent Suicide - Contact Us to schedule a training
QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. This training can be tailored to the group requesting the training.
As a QPR-trained Gatekeeper you will learn to:
- Recognize the warning signs of suicide
- Know how to offer hope
- Know how to get help and save a life
Request a training for your group by submitting the form below.
ASIST stands for Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training.
- ASIST is a two-day in-person workshop featuring powerful audiovisuals, discussions, and simulations
- At an ASIST workshop, you’ll learn how to recognize when someone may be thinking about suicide, and how to provide a skilled intervention and develop a safety plan with the person to connect them to further support
- You will also consider how personal and community attitudes about suicide affect someone’s openness to seek help and your ability to provide it.
- This workshop will increase your willingness, confidence, and capacity to provide suicide first aid.
Two knowledgeable, supportive trainers will guide you through the course, ensuring a comfortable and safe learning environment.
One death is to many
We are a proud member of Columbia County’s Suicide Prevention Task Force.
This group of caring, committed, and concerned community members is dedicated to the prevention of suicide in Columbia County. We work together to create a culture of care in Columbia County.
Want to know more about what they do, donate to the cause, or join the fight? Sign up for our monthly newsletter or request additional information.
Suicide Prevention Resource Library:
Teens
YouthLine
ManTherapy
YouthEra
WeRNative
The Trevor Project
loveisrespect
Parents
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Columbia Community Mental Health (CCMH)
The Jason Foundation
YouthEra
Veterans
Understanding a Veteran with PTSD
Veterans Crisis Line
People Who Love Guns Love You
Stop Soldier Suicide
FolkTime
Veterans Affairs
Adults
ManTherapy
IMAlive
Columbia Community Mental Health (CCMH)
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Senior Loneliness Line
Friendship Line
Teachers
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Columbia Community Mental Health (CCMH)
The Jason Foundation
YouthEra