If you care about suicide prevention, now is the time to move beyond words and into action.
A powerful, evidence-based resource is available here on Care Nest to guide your efforts. The CDC’s Suicide Prevention Resource for Action is designed for communities, groups, and individuals who want to make a real difference, focusing on strategies with the greatest potential to save lives.
Inside, you’ll find practical approaches such as:
* Creating Protective Environments: Reducing access to lethal means and building supportive policies in schools, workplaces, and communities.
* Identifying and Supporting People at Risk: Emphasizing gatekeeper training (identifying individuals who are showing warning signs of suicide risk and helping them get the services they need), crisis response, and therapeutic approaches.
* Lessening Harms and Preventing Future Risk: Supporting survivors of suicide loss and encouraging safe media messaging.
Each of these strategies is not just theory, they’re actionable steps we can begin to integrate into our communities.
Together, we can move from awareness to impact, and be part of a comprehensive solution to prevent suicide.
Access Toolkit Here: Suicide Prevention Tool