clinical social work association

October 1, 2019

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Suicide Prevention Resource Center have put together some excellent materials which may be helpful to members.

Here is a general overview of the scope of suicide, costs, vulnerable populations and more. The link is http://www.sprc.org/about-suicide.

Here is a summary of the guidelines which states use to prevent suicide. The link is http://www.sprc.org/stateInfrastructure/tools.

Here is a summary of the number of suicides that occur each year by state and the ranking per capita of the states. The link is https://afsp.org/about-suicide/state-fact-sheets/.