Suicide Support, Treatment, and Resources

If you are in crisis, call 988 Suicide Prevention Lifeline. 

You Are Not Alone. 

Suicide, Anxiety, and Depression: Support and Treatment Options Are Available 

Discover effective treatments for depression and anxiety. Early intervention saves lives and helps prevent suicide. Support and recovery are possible.

Support and Treatment Are Available

Early diagnosis and intervention with appropriate treatment are critical steps toward recovery and improved well-being. In line with ADAA’s mission, it’s important to emphasize that effective treatments for depression and anxiety are available. If you or someone you know is struggling, consulting a licensed mental health professional can make a life-changing difference.

Both depression and anxiety disorders carry a significantly increased risk of suicide. Research shows that more than 90 percent of individuals who die by suicide have a diagnosable mental health condition such as clinical depression, anxiety disorders, or co-occurring substance use disorders. These conditions are treatable, and reaching out for help is a vital step in preventing suicide and finding hope.
 

ADAA Resources

Prevention and Warning Signs

Support:

• If you are in crisis, call 988 Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
• Free Anonymous Online Support Group
• Learn About Treatment (plus how to choose your therapist)
• Symptoms of Depression (includes a link to a site in Spanish)

Blogs:

• Healing After Suicide Loss: How to Navigate Grief and Find Support, by Anjum Chouhan
• How to Talk to Your Child About Suicide by Alex Bettis, PhD and Rachel Siciliano, PhD
• Firearm Suicide Risk in Service Members and Veterans by Catherine Dempsey, PhD, MPH
• How to Talk About Suicide, from a Psychologist Who Lost a Loved One by Ashley Smith, PhD
• What I Wish Everyone Knew About Suicide by Ashley Smith, PhD
• Suicidal Thinking vs. Harm OCD Intrusive Thoughts: How Are They Similar & How They Are Different by Paul Greene, PhD
• My Suicide Notes by Ashley Smith, PhD
• ADAA Members Share Their Expertise on Suicide Prevention, public blog post summarizing the #ADAATalksSuicide Twitter chat

Webinars:

• How to Identify Signs of Depression and Talk of Suicide in Teens by Ryan Brown, MD
• How Do You Talk About Suicide? by Gillian C. Galen, PsyD
• Addressing Suicide Risk – Prevention, Stigma, and Support by Alex Bettis, PhD and Jill Harkavy-Friedman, PhD, and Debra Kissen, PhD, MHSA
• Talk Saves Lives by Jill Harkavy-Friedman, PhD

Personal Stories about Suicide, Anxiety, and Depression from the ADAA Community:

• Your “Strong” Friends Need Checking in on Too: Despair and High Functioning Depression, Tiara Johnson
• Lighting the Way for Others: Hope and Life Renewed, Waylon Griswold
• Be Elite, Nate Seprosky
• Everlasting Suicide, Ruth
• I am not alone, Robbie Millward

Short Animated ADAA Video: 

• What is Suicide?, video presented in collaboration with McLean Hospital

Podcasts:

• The Raw Reality of Self-Harm and Healing, ADAA member Gillian C. Galen, PsyD

Other Resources:

• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) (AFSP provides current suicide stats as well)
• CDC - Facts About Suicide
• NIMH Suicide Prevention Resources
• Suicide Prevention Resource Center
• SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education

If you are in crisis, call 988 Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

         Thank you to our community partner AFSP