depression



=Depression & Suicide Prevention=

General Information Depression Suicide Prevention

If you need immediate help, call:
**National Suicide Prevention Lifeline** 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) [TTY: 1-800-799-4TTY (4889)] **Adolescent Crisis Intervention & Counseling Nineline** 1-800-999-9999 **Adolescent Suicide Hotline** 800-621-4000

Note: I am hesitant to include links to information related to gender identity and sexual orientation on any list in the broad category of mental health because being gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender is not a mental illness. On the other hand, because GLBT people are often the victims of bullying and violence, and the incidents for depression and suicide is high in this group, I am including a link to the GLBT list here.

GENERAL INFORMATION
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

South Carolina Suicide & Crisis Hotline http://suicidehotlines.com/southcarolina.html This has links to contact information for many cities in the state.

DEPRESSION
Depression http://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/depression

The Relationship Between Depression and Addictions http://www.healthyplace.com/addictions/depression-and-addictions/relationship-between-addictions-depression-homepage/menu-id-388/

Understanding and Treating Depression http://www.counselingcenter.illinois.edu/?page_id=147

SUICIDE PREVENTION
Suicide Prevention Resources [USC Lancaster] http://www.lancaster.sc.edu/counseling/links.htm

Suicide Prevention Resources [USC Greek Life] http://www.sa.sc.edu/greeklife/educ/suicide.htm

The Jed Foundation http://www.jedfoundation.org/ “As the nation’s leading organization working to reduce emotional distress and prevent suicide among college students, The Jed Foundation is protecting the mental health of students across the country.”

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention http://www.afsp.org/

National Strategy for Suicide Prevention http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/suicideprevention/default.asp “A collaborative effort of SAMHSA, CDC, NIH, HRSA, HIS”

American Association of Suicidology http://www.suicidology.org/index.cfm

Jason Foundation http://www.jasonfoundation.com/home.html “The Jason Foundation, Inc. (JFI) … programs build an awareness of the national health problem of youth suicide, educate participants in recognizing the “warning signs or signs of concern”, provide information on identifying at-risk behavior and elevated risk groups, and direct participants to local resources to deal with possible suicidal ideation. JFI’s student curriculums are presented in the “third-person” perspective – how to help a friend.” - Get the Facts http://www.jasonfoundation.com/suicidefacts.html - Additional Resources http://www.jasonfoundation.com/resources.html - Information for Research Papers http://www.jasonfoundation.com/research.html

Suicide prevention program focuses on teen http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0103/p14s01-legn.html “Research shows 'Signs of Suicide' helps reduce the number of attempts by high school students.”

Prevent Suicide in Young Adults http://www.nimh.nih.gov/media/audio/prevent-suicide-in-young-adults.shtml This page contains an audio recording (with transcript) of a short introduction to this topic. The links at the bottom take you to additional, related video and audio information (You don't have to actually subscribe to the RSS feed to view them.)

Suicide Prevention http://www.counselingcenter.illinois.edu/?page_id=148