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History
 
In Fall 2001, iTelehealth, Inc., a Frederick, Maryland-based company whose mission is to serve as a multiple - industry connector to promote the use of Telehealth & the Internet for healthcare related services, was awarded project funding from the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) (SBIR Contract #N44MH22044) to design a national suicide prevention Web site. The site was titled “The Preventing Suicide Network” or PSN.

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Mission

The mission of Preventing Suicide Network is to leverage the power of technology to assist persons in informing themselves and others regarding preventing suicide. We dedicate our efforts in hopes that someone’s life may be spared this tragic event by a helper reaching out.
 
Team
 

The Preventing Suicide Network was developed with the support of the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) of the National Institute of Health (NIH) under SBIR Contract #N44MH22044, in collaboration with clinical and technical experts from iTelehealth, Inc. & Consortium Research Management Inc., clinical experts from the American Association of Suicidology, ancillary experts in the areas of systems architecture and library science and, most importantly, those who had firsthand experience with suicide of their loved ones and friends.

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What to look for
>Detection Resources
>>Associated Factors
>>Protective Factors
>>Facts  
>>Myths
>>How to relate
>>Common concerns
>Professional resources
>>Professional screening tools
>>Suicide risk screening tools
What to do to help
>Treatment Resources
>>What to do in an emergency  
>>Suicide hotlines
>>Facilities
>>Mental health providers
>>Legal considerations
>>Standard treatments for suicide ideation
>>What to do as a survivor of suicide
>Professional Resources
>>Clinical guidance 
>>Ethical and Legal guidelines
>>Assessment information
>>Medication information
>>What to do as a professional survivor of suicide
What education is available 
>Education Resources
>>Online educational tools  
>>Organizations
>>Courses for credit
>>Publications
>Professional Resources
>>Higher education   
>>Organizations
>>Courses for credit
>>Continuing education
>>Conferences
>>Publications
What researchers are doing
>Research Resources
>>Research news
>>Statistics
>>Clinical trials
>>Grants/RFP
>>Institutions
>Professional Resources
>>Research news

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Last Updated: July 2004