Monsour Counseling and Psychological Services Resources

An organization based in the United Kingdom that offers 24-hour confidential emotional support to people experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those feelings that may lead to suicide. The Samaritans operate a free and confidential e-mail service, which generally responds to e-mails with 24 hours. A confidential email that cannot be traced back to the sender can be sent to jo@samaritans.org or through the Samaritans website. Several cities and towns within the US have local Samaritans office, which offer very similar services. ( http://www.samaritansofboston.org phone: 877-870-HOPE)

An organization committed to reducing suicides among young people by understanding some of the underlying causes of suicide, increasing awareness of the issue of college student mental health and suicide, and creating effective prevention programs on campuses.

A web-based resource created by the Jed Foundation to provide students with anon-threatening and supportive link to important mental health information and their college’s mental health center. Students are able to download information about various mental illnesses, ask questions, make appointments, and seek-help anonymously via the Internet. Resources offered on Ulifeline.org include: (1) a customized version of Go Ask Alice! That allows students to have virtually any mental health question answered 24 hours a day; (2) a mental health and drug information library that features consumer health information from Harvard Medical School: (3) the Duke Diagnostic Psychiatry Screening Program, which allows the Ulifeline user to be screened for different mental disorders. While this screening is not meant to take the place of an evaluation by a mental health professional, a positive result suggests that students would benefit from comprehensive mental health screening.

SPRC provides prevention support, training and materials to strengthen suicide prevention efforts. Among the resources found on its website is the SPRC Library Catalog, a searchable database containing a wealth of information on suicide and suicide prevention, including publications, peer-reviewed research studies, curricula and web-based resources. Many of these items are available on line.

AFSP is dedicated to advancing our knowledge of suicide and our ability to prevent it. AFSP’s activities include supporting research projects; providing information and education about depression and suicide; promoting professional education for the recognition and treatment of depressed and suicidal individuals; publicizing the magnitude of the problems of depression and suicide and the need for research, prevention and treatment; and supporting programs for suicide survivor treatment, research and education.

NCIPC, located at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is a valuable source of information and statistics about suicide, suicide risk and suicide prevention. To locate information on suicide and suicide prevention, scroll down the left-hand navigation bar on the NCIPC website and click on “Suicide” on the “Violence” heading.

Provides immediate assistance to individuals in suicidal crises by connecting them to the nearest available suicide prevention and mental health service provider through a toll-free telephone number: (800) 273-TALK (8255). Technical assistance, training, and other resources are available to the crisis centers and mental health service providers that participate in the network of services linked to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

SPAN USA is the nation’s only suicide prevention organization dedicated to leveraging grassroots support among suicide survivors (those who have lost a loved one to suicide) and others to advance public policies that help prevent suicide.