Topic · Suicide prevention
Keeping people safe. Everything on suicide prevention, in one place.
What actually prevents suicide, what lies underneath suicidal pain, who carries the most risk, and how to make a plan that helps in the hardest hour — written for people who are struggling, the people who love them, and the clinicians who care for them.
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If you or someone you love is struggling right now
Call or text 988 (US, 24/7) · text HOME to 741741 · in danger, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. Outside the US: findahelpline.com.
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01 · InteractiveKeeping people safeWhat actually prevents suicide, how to check in on someone, the honest science on SSRIs — and how we rally together.Read →
02 · InteractiveNewA plan for the hardest hourSafety planning: what the evidence says, how to make one, and a free tool to build yours — save it as a PDF or text it to someone you trust.03 · EssayNewWhat lies underneathHow science understands suicidal pain — the leading theories, from Joiner's interpersonal theory to the three-step model, and the neurobiology underneath.04 · EssayNewNot evenly sharedWho suicide touches most — by age, place, condition and community — why LGBTQ+ people carry higher risk, and what protects.05 · EssayNewKetamine and the suicidal crisisWhat we know, what we don't — and a new white paper (PDF) that separates rapid relief of suicidal thinking from the unanswered question of prevention.
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Resources worth saving.
24/7 · US988 Lifeline
Call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org. Veterans press 1; Spanish press 2.
24/7 · by textCrisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741.
LGBTQ+ young peopleThe Trevor Project
1-866-488-7386 · text START to 678-678 · thetrevorproject.org
UtahSafeUT
Free app: licensed crisis counselors by chat or call, any hour.
Outside the USFind a Helpline
findahelpline.com — free lines in 130+ countries.