Suicide Awareness & Prevention
Resources for Suicide Awareness and Prevention
Crisis Resources:
Text or call 988 from any SMS-capable device.
24 Hours/Day, 7 Days/Week...
Text HOME to 741741 from any SMS-capable device.
24 Hours/Day, 7 Days/Week... Any Crisis, anytime.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
24 Hours/Day, 7 Days/Week.
National Resources:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention- Risk and Protective Factors
National Alliance of Mental Illness
Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide (SPTS)
SPTS develops educational materials and training programs for teens, parents, and educators, and its website contains separate sections for each group. SPTS is the developer of the Lifelines suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention programs, and the online course Making Educators Partners in Suicide Prevention for educators and school staff.
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Safe and Effective Messaging for Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention among LGBT Youth
Produced by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center in 2011, this webinar focuses on reducing the risk of suicide and increasing positive outcomes for LGBT youth. The presenters are Effie Malley, former Director, National Center for the Prevention of Youth Suicide, American Association of Suicidology; Caitlin Ryan, Director, Family Acceptance Project; and Dave Reynolds, Senior Public Policy and Research Manager, The Trevor Project.
Warning Signs: Suicide Prevention Life Line
Pennsylvania Resources:
320 Highland Dr.
Mountville, PA 17554
790 New Holland Ave.
Lancaster, PA 17602
1-877-907-7970
Community Services Building
630 Janet Avenue
Suite B-110
Lancaster, PA 17601
717-397-7461
Email Contact
County CASSP and Children's Behavioral Health Contacts
Crisis Intervention Contact Information (By County)
Crisis Intervention of Lancaster County
1120 Frances Avenue
Lancaster, PA 17601
717-394-2631
Good Samaritan Hospital – Emergency Room
252 S 4th Street
Lebanon, PA 17042
717-270-7500
500 University Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
717-531-0003
Lancaster County Suicide Prevention Coalition
630 Janet Avenue
Lancaster, PA 17601-4585
Phone: 717-397-7461
Fax: 717-517-8446
Lancaster General Hospital – Emergency Room
55 N Duke Street
Lancaster, PA 17602
717-544-5511
Lancaster Regional Medical Center – Emergency Room
250 College Avenue
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-291-8111
Philhaven – Lancaster After School
780 Eden Road
Building 5
Lancaster, PA 17601
717-735-7770
Philhaven – Lancaster Day Hospital
780 Eden Road
Building 5
Lancaster, PA 17601
717-735-7770
Philhaven – Mt. Gretna (Access)
283 South Butler Road
PO Box 550
Mt. Gretna, PA 17064
717-273-8871
1-800-932-0359
Philhaven – Triage & Outpatient
812 North Prince Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-509-9845
Prevent Suicide PA Act 71 Information
For inquiries, please visit the MCSD SAP webpage, or contact Stacy McEligot.
Suicide Prevention Task Forces
Groups of dedicated individuals that are committed to reducing the number of suicides and offering support to those who have been touched by suicide within their communities/counties in Pennsylvania.
Wellspan Ephrata Hospital – Emergency Room
169 Martin Avenue
Ephrata, PA 17522
717-733-0311
National and State Organizations
National:
American Association of Suicidology (AAS)
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)