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  • Readings
    Barriers and Opportunities for Suicide Prevention Among Correctional Officers: An Issue Brief for Clinicians
    This issue brief from the Suicide Prevention Resource Center describes the disproportionate impact of suicide among correctional officers.
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    Voices of Zero Suicide
    This video gives healthcare audiences real-world insight into Zero Suicide implementation.
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    Getting Further with Zero Suicide Part 4: Just Culture & Lived Experience
    This session explores the pursuit of a just and restorative culture of safety, including the importance of incorporating lived experience.
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    WISE Up to Me
    WISE's Up to Me curriculum was created to help youth make decisions about whether or not to disclose challenges related to mental health, trauma, and suicide.
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    National Strategy for Suicide Prevention 2024
    The 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention is meant to address gaps in the field and to guide, motivate, and promote a more coordinated and comprehensive approach to suicide prevention in communities across the country.
  • Videos
    Videos of Military Veterans with Lived Experience of Suicide
    This website includes videos of military veterans and active duty soldiers speaking about a variety of topics related to mental health including suicide.
  • Webinars
    The Power of Human Connections
    This webinar explores ways to improve suicide care and treatment using insights from lived experience.
  • Webinars
    Lived Experience Leadership and Peer Support Services
    In this webinar, presenters discuss how having lived experience integrated across all staff roles and levels can transform organizational culture and practices.
  • Readings
    Special considerations for telling your own story: Best practices for presentations by suicide loss and suicide attempt survivors
    This document outlines best practices for suicide loss and suicide attempt survivors who are considering sharing their story with the public.
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    Bolstering Resilience for Frontline Staff
    This roadmap includes action plans for ways to bolster resilience during the Coronavirus pandemic.

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Education Development Center, the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, and the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention are able to make this web site available thanks to support from Universal Health Services (UHS), the Zero Suicide Institute at EDC, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) (grant 1 U79 SM0559945).

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