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As a Teen, finding the right resources and information on suicide prevention can be hard.  

Suicide impacts people worldwide.   If you are directly impacted by suicide either in your community, family or school or if you are not directly impacted by suicide, you may want to learn more about suicide and suicide prevention.   

The fear and concern of suicide impacting your community directly or indirectly requires the ability to quickly find focused information and resources.

While the stigma of suicide can make it difficult for teens to find suicide and suicide prevention educational materials, this Web site is here to help you when you are unable to find the suicide prevention information and resources that you need within your family, school, or community.

Resources

Internal links are provided to help Teens easily find information about What education is available about suicide and suicide prevention.   You will find numerous educational resources, like publications and organizations that can be sources of additional educational tools and information.

The following internal link will take you to information and resources about What education is available on suicide and suicide prevention: What education is available: Education resources

If you are unable to find the information that you need, please contact the Online Guide.

The following Web sites and Web pages are education resources available for teens on the Internet.

There are not many nationally recognized training programs or courses for teens in relation to suicide prevention, but there are some local sources available.   Below you will find some examples of local resources for suicide prevention training that may be available through a local organization in your community or you may be motivated to start a teen hotline or suicide prevention program for your local school or community.

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National Mental Health Awareness Campaign (NMHAC)

The NMHAC was created to educate the public about mental health issues and eradicate the fear, shame and stigma commonly associated with mental illness.   The primary goal of NMHAC is to develop a nationwide, public service, multi-media education initiative.  

The NMHAC offers a youth specific area where youth can find information and resources about mental illness and suicide available at the following Web address:

http://www.nostigma.org/hope.html

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Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE)

SAVE began in 1989 and is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to educate the general public about mental illness, which can result in suicide if left untreated.  

The following SAVE Web page details community training opportunities, namely a school-based suicide prevention program that includes the training of young people to help educate and advocate for suicide prevention efforts:

http://www.save.org/programs/community.html

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Teen Lifeline

Teen Lifeline began in 1986 to meet the needs of youth in the Phoenix, Arizona area.   Teen Lifeline offers Life Skills Development Training to youth interested in becoming peer counselors and maintains a peer counseling hotline available 24 hours a day and 365 days a year.  

Teen Lifeline Web site provides information on community education, HIV peer education programming, and peer mediation services available at the following Web address:

http://www.teenlifeline.org/

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Last Updated: July 2004