Resources for Parents & Students
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (www.asfp.org/)

National Survivors of Suicide Day – The American foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) will host its annual National Survivors of Suicide Day Teleconference on November 23, 2002 throughout the country. Go to (www.afsp.org/survivor/conference.htm) to read about last year’s conference.

AFSP has put together a list of Support Groups throughout the country. Find a group in your area (www.afsp.org/survivor/groups.htm)

AFSP has compiled a bibliography on suicide and surviving. (www.afsp.org/about/biblio.htm)

General Information for Survivors from AFSP (www.afsp.prg/survivor/information.htm)

Bereavement Information Pack (www.rcpsych.ac.uk/publications/gaskell/berav/index.htm) from England’s Royal College of Psychiatrists

Crisis Hotlines
1-888-Suicide
Youth Crisis Line 1-800-999-9999
Trevor Project (for gay, lesbian, transsexual, bisexual youths) 1-800-850-8078
National Support for Survivors of suicide – Friends for Survival, Inc. 1-916-392-0664

Suicide Prevention and Screening
Visit the National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center

(http://www.safeyouth.org/topics/suicide.htm) site for information on prevention and intervention programs, publications, research, and statistics on youth suicide.

Education Update received the above information from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). For more information go to www.afsp.org.

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