Suicide Support, Treatment, and Resources

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

You Are Not Alone. 

Support and Treatment Are Available

Early diagnosis and intervention with appropriate treatment are critical steps to feeling better. Echoing ADAA's mission, Terence M. Keane, PhD, of the National Center for PTSD and the VA Boston Healthcare System (and ADAA member), emphasizes this: "If you're feeling depressed and alone, or know someone who is, effective treatments are available. Consult a mental health professional today."

"Both depression and anxiety carry a high risk of suicide," says Mark Pollack, MD, ADAA Past President and Grainger Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry at Rush University Medical Center. "More than 90 percent of those who die by suicide have a diagnosable illness such as clinical depression, and often in combination with anxiety or substance use disorders and other treatable mental disorders."

ADAA Resources

To learn more in-depth about suicide support and treatments, check out ADAA's Patient Guide to Mood and Anxiety Disorders.

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)
• Suicide, ADAA Public Statement by Brandon Gibb, PhD

Blogs & Webinars:

• How to Talk to Your Child About Suicide, public blog post by ADAA members Alex Bettis, PhD and Rachel Siciliano, PhD
• How to Identify Signs of Depression and Talk of Suicide in Teens, recorded webinar by ADAA member Ryan Brown, MD
• Firearm Suicide Risk in Service Members and Veterans, public blog post by ADAA member Dr. Catherine Dempsey PhD, MPH
• How to Talk About Suicide, from a Psychologist Who Lost a Loved One, public blog post by ADAA member Dr. Ashley Smith, PhD
• What is Suicide?, video presented in collaboration with McLean Hospital
• Talk Saves Lives, recorded webinar, presented by ADAA member Dr. Jill Harkavy-Friedman, PhD
• My Suicide Notes, public blog post by ADAA member Dr. Ashley Smith, PhD
• Predicting and Preventing Suicide: Where Are We?, public blog post by Kate H. Bentley, MA and Matthew K. Nock, PhD
• ADAA Members Share Their Expertise on Suicide Prevention, public blog post summarizing the #ADAATalksSuicide Twitter chat

Stories of Triumph:

• 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

Other Resources:

• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
• NIMH Suicide Prevention Resources
• Suicide Prevention Resource Center
• How Antidepressant Medications Work
• SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education)
• Suicide Articles on TheMighty
• Workplace Mental Health - Suicide Awareness the Work Place - American Psychiatric Association
• StayAliveVideo.com

Trending Articles:

• Suicide attempt survivor shares advice on how to stay alive for people in crisis
• Suicide Is Preventable. Hospitals and Doctors Are Finally Catching Up
• Four Leading National Organizations Launch Suicide Prevention Template Plan for Schools, AFSP.org
• Better Ways to Prevent Suicide
• Suicide is on the Rise. Depression Therapy is Limited. Let’s Try Psychedelics
• Anthony Bourdain and the ‘Silent Epidemic of Male Suicide’
• Is Suicide Preventable?
• U.S. Suicide Rates Are Rising Faster Among Women Than Men
• Why Suicide Reporting Guidelines Matter
• US suicide rates increased more than 25% since 1999, CDC says
• Mapping the Rising Tide of Suicide Deaths Across the United States
• Deaths By Suicide and Firearms Are Rising Sharply Among Kids
• 5 Myths About Suicide

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