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For immediate help, dial 1-800-SUICIDE for access to trained telephone counselors , 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Other sources of information include:
National Suicide Prevention Resource Center
The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) provides prevention support, training, and resources to assist organizations and individuals to develop suicide prevention programs, interventions and policies, and to advance the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
AFSP is the leading not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research and education, and to reaching out to people with mood disorders and those impacted by suicide.
Samaritans
Each day in the greater Boston and MetroWest areas, more than 200 people, finding themselves struggling with loneliness, depression, or suicidal feelings, turn to Samaritans in search of the respectful, non-judgmental support that has been the cornerstone of our services since 1974.
Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention (MCSP)
The MCSP is a broad based inclusive alliance of suicide prevention advocates, including public and private agency representatives, policy makers, suicide survivors, mental health and public health consumers and providers and concerned citizens committed to working together to reduce the incidence of self-harm and suicide in the Commonwealth.
Families for Depression Awareness
Families that work together are best able to cope with depressive disorders. Our organization, Families for Depression Awareness, helps people in caregiver roles and people with depressive disorders understand the conditions, reduce stigma, and share issues.
Screening for Mental Health, Inc., (SMH)
SMH
first introduced the concept of large-scale mental health screenings in 1991. SMH programs now include both in-person and online programs for depression, bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, alcohol problems, and suicide prevention.
Wayside Family and Youth Support Network
A support group for children with behavioral, emotional and learning challenges meets the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at 406 Mass Ave, Arlington (opposite the fire station) from 6:30-9:00 pm. Sponsored by Wayside Family and Youth Support Network, the group is confidential and free of charge. For more information contact Anne Sullivan at (781) 643-2580 x123 or anne_sullivan@waysideyouth.org
Survivors of Suicide
In central MA, a founding board member of SANS, Barbara Whitcomb co-facilitates a meeting for survivors of suicide every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month. All are welcome.
Contact:
Barbara Whitcomb
(978) 486-4928
Meeting Place:
Second and fourth Monday of every month at 7:00PM in the Alliance Room of the First Church Unitarian
First Church Unitarian
19 Foster St.
Littleton, MA 01460
Mail address:
Survivors of Suicide
567 Newtown Rd.
Littleton, MA 01460
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