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										Preventing Suicide is a PriorityCDC’s Suicide Prevention Resource for Action (Prevention Resource) details the strategies with the best available evidence to reduce suicide. The Prevention Resource can help states and communities prioritize suicide prevention activities most likely to have an impact. The programs, practices, and policies in the Prevention Resource can be tailored to the needs of populations and communities.
The Prevention Resource has three components states and communities can use to inform their suicide prevention efforts.
**Strategies** are the actions to achieve the goal of preventing suicide.  **Approaches** are the specific ways to advance each strategy.  **Policies, programs, and practices** included have evidence of impact on suicide, suicide attempts, or risk and protective factors.
Suicide Prevention Saves LivesSuicide is a serious public health problem in the United States. It contributes to premature death, long-term disability, lost productivity, and significant healthcare costs.
Suicide deaths reflect only a portion of the problem. Every year, millions of Americans seriously think about suicide, plan, or attempt suicide. Suicide and suicide attempts can contribute to lasting impacts on individuals, families, and communities. The good news is that suicide is preventable. CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control’s vision of “no lives lost to suicide” relies on implementing a comprehensive public health approach to prevention. This approach:
**Uses data** to drive decision-making
**Implements and evaluates** multiple prevention strategies that enhance resilience and improve well-being based on the best available evidence
**Works to prevent** people from becoming suicidalDownload the Prevention Resource - 108 pagesDownload the Summary - 1 pageStrategies for ActionThe Prevention Resource represents a select group of strategies based on the best available evidence to help communities and states focus on activities with the greatest potential to prevent suicide. These strategies focus on preventing the risk of suicide before it occurs and reducing the immediate and long-term harms of suicidal behavior for individuals, families, communities, and society.
""Strengthen economic supports""Create protective environments""Improve access and delivery of suicide care""Promote healthy connections""Teach coping and problem-solving skills""Identify and support people at risk""Lessen harms and prevent future risk
Need help? Know someone who does?Contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline if you are experiencing mental health-related distress or are worried about a loved one who may need crisis support.
Call or text 988
Chat at 988lifeline.orgConnect with a trained crisis counselor. 988 is confidential, free, and available 24/7/365.
Visit the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline for more information at 988lifeline.org.
							
					
							Last Reviewed:  October 26, 2022						Source: 	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
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