National strategy for suicide prevention (2024) / United States Department of Health and Human Services.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

United States Department of Health and Human Services, author, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community mental health services.

Suicide.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 PDF file (xiii, 177 pages)) : illustrations, maps

Other Title:

National strategy for suicide prevention

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2024.

Summary:

For the first time, in 2024, the National Strategy takes a "whole of government" approach. It was developed in collaboration with a federal Interagency Work Group, consisting of over 20 agencies and offices in 10 departments across the federal government. Support came from the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) and the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention (Action Alliance), guided by a project management team co-led by officials at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), alongside the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE/HHS). Input and feedback from outside of the federal government came from a national needs assessment reaching more than 2,000 respondents and multiple listening sessions with people with lived experience, populations disproportionately affected by suicide, community members, practitioners, and suicide prevention experts. The 2024 National Strategy builds upon the previous 2012 National Strategy. It addresses gaps and incorporates advances in the field. It specifically addresses health equity, youth and social media, and the intersection of suicide and substance use. Other examples of new content include the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, expanded workplace suicide prevention, and an increased focus on social determinants of health. These topics are addressed within the National Strategy's four Strategic Directions-Community-Based Suicide Prevention; Treatment and Crisis Services; Surveillance, Quality Improvement, and Research; and Health Equity in Suicide Prevention--and related Goals.

Contents:

Dedication

Preface from the Surgeon General

From the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention

From the National Council for Suicide Prevention

Executive Summary

Introduction

STRATEGIC DIRECTION 1. Community-Based Suicide Prevention

GOAL 1. Establish effective, broad-based, collaborative, and sustainable suicide prevention partnerships

GOAL 2. Support upstream comprehensive community-based suicide prevention

GOAL 3. Reduce access to lethal means among people at risk of suicide

GOAL 4. Conduct postvention and support people with suicide-centered lived experience

GOAL 5. Integrate Suicide prevention into the culture of the workplace and into other community settings

GOAL 6. Build and sustain suicide prevention infrastructure at the state, tribal, local, and territorial levels

GOAL 7. Implement research-informed suicide prevention communication activities in diverse populations using best practices from communication science

STRATEGIC DIRECTION 2. Treatment and Crisis Services

GOAL 8. Implement effective suicide prevention services as a core component of health care

GOAL 9. Improve the quality and accessibility of crisis care services across all communities

STRATEGIC DIRECTION 3. Surveillance, Quality Improvement, and Research

GOAL 10. Improve the quality, timeliness, scope, usefulness, and accessibility of data needed for suicide-related surveillance, research, evaluation, and quality improvement

GOAL 11. Promote and support research on suicide prevention

STRATEGIC DIRECTION 4. Health Equity in Suicide Prevention

GOAL 12. Embed health equity into all comprehensive suicide prevention activities

GOAL 13. Implement comprehensive suicide prevention strategies for populations disproportionately affected by suicide, with a focus on historically marginalized communities, persons with suicide-centered lived experience, and youth

GOAL 14. Create an equitable and diverse suicide prevention workforce that is equipped and supported to address the needs of the communities they serve

GOAL 15. Improve and expand effective suicide prevention programs for populations disproportionately impacted by suicide across the life span through improved data, research, and evaluation

APPENDIX A. Glossary

APPENDIX B. National Strategy for Suicide Prevention Goals and Objectives

APPENDIX C. Differences between the 2012 and 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention

APPENDIX D. 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention Methodology

APPENDIX E. A Brief History of Suicide Prevention in the United States from 2012 to 2023

APPENDIX F. Timeline 2012-2024

APPENDIX G. Disparities in Suicide

APPENDIX H. Acknowledgments

APPENDIX I. References

APPENDIX J. Accessible Descriptions for Complex Figures.

Notes:

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