Online Resources
- Maine Youth Suicide Prevention Program
Our favorite - Lifeline Gallery
A place to share and listen to stories of hope and recovery - The Jason Foundation
Dedicated to the prevention of the “Silent Epidemic” of youth suicide through educational and awareness programs to equip young people, educators / youth workers and parents with the tools and resources to help identify and assist at-risk youth.
Purpose, Meaning and Asset-Building
- Live Your Life Well
Designed to help you cope better with stress and create more of the life you want. - What a Difference
Encouraging, educating and inspiring people between 18 and 25 to support their friends who are experiencing mental health problems - Healthy Lifestyles
Some ideas for surviving and thriving. - Developmental Assets Grounded in extensive research in youth development, resiliency, and prevention, the Developmental Assets represent the relationships, opportunities, and personal qualities that young people need to avoid risks and to thrive.
Colleges & Universities
- Jed Foundation
The Jed Foundation works nationally to reduce the rate of suicide and the prevalence of emotional distress among college and university students. - People Prevent Suicide
Envisioning a world where all stakeholders of college campus life are prepared to prevent suicide and to support those affected by it.) - Active Minds on Campus
Working to utilize the student voice to change the conversation about mental health on college campuses, remove the stigma that surrounds mental health issues and create a comfortable environment for an open conversation about mental health issues on campuses throughout North America.
Suicide Prevention
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Dedicated to advancing our knowledge of suicide and our ability to prevent it. - Suicide Prevention Action Network (SPAN)
Leverages grassroots support among suicide survivors to call for action to create, advance and evaluate a national strategy to address suicide. - National Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Provides a library, resources and prevention support specialists - American Association of Suicidology
Serves as a national clearinghouse for information on suicide. Promotes research, public education and training for professionals and volunteers. - Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE)
Believing that suicide should no longer be considered a hidden or taboo topic and that through raising awareness and educating the public, we can SAVE lives. - Stop a Suicide Today
Screening for mental health.
Mental Health
- It’s All Right
Mental health issues for and about young adults. - National Alliance for Mental Illness
In Vermont
Grassroots, volunteer organization committed to supporting families coping with mental illness, education the public, advocating for adequate care and increasing funding for research
In New Hampshire
Dedicated to the eradication of mental illness and to the improvement of the quality of life of all whose lives are affected by it - Mental Health America
Promoting mental health, preventing mental disorders and achieving victory over mental illness through advocacy, education, research and services - Families for Depression Awareness
Helping families recognize and cope with depressive disorders to get people well and prevent suicides.
Suicide Survivors
- Support Groups in Vermont – Burlington Support Group (AFSP-Vermont)
Contact Linda at 802.479.9450 or ljlivendale@yahoo.com - Heartbeat Vermont – Serving Rutland County
Contact Jessie at 802.446.3577 or mapleleaf@vermontel.net - Middlebury Support Group – Serving Addison County
Hospice Volunteer Services Marble Works District
63 Maple Street Middlebury VT - Survivors of Suicide
Helping those who have lost a loved one to suicide resolve their grief and pain in their own personal way - American Association of Suicidology Survivor Division
Helping those who have suffered a loss to cope with their pain and find hope for the future - Fierce Goodbye: Living in the Shadow of Suicide
- Heartbeat: Grief Support Following Suicide
Peer support offering empathy, encouragement and direction following the suicide of a loved one.
National Survivors of Suicide Day: go to surviving suicide loss - Out of the Darkness Walks
Screening Tools, Hotlines and Services
- Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1.800.273.TALK
- National Hopeline Network: 1.800.SUICIDE
- National VA Suicide Hotline: 1.800.273.TALK
- GLBT National Help Center 1.800.246.PRIDE
Telephone volunteers in their teens and early twenties speak with teens and young adults up to age 25 about coming-out issues, relationship concerns, parent issues, school problems, HIV/AIDS anxiety and more. - Screening for Mental Health
In-person and online screening programs for depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, PTSD, eating disorder, substance abuse and suicide prevention.