Selected Resources on Adolescent Depression and Suicide

• The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
  • AFSP Resource Page
• US Department of Health and Human Services, National Strategy for Suicide Prevention
• Suicide Prevention Action Network (SPAN)
• The Suicide Prevention Resource Center
• The American Association of Suicidology
• Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
• Depression Bipolar Alliance
• National Library of Medicine Medline Plus-Depression
• National Library of Medicine Medline Plus-Suicide

For Family, Friends and Survivors

• AFSP: Surviving Suicide Loss
• SPAN: Survivor Support
• American Association of Suicidology: Survivor Support
• For parents of children and teens exposed to trauma: www.projectreassure.org

For Communities and Schools

• The Suicide Prevention Resource Center
• AFSP and the Suicide Prevention Resource Center - Best Practices Registry for Prevention
• Prevention Handbook for schools in the wake of sudden death (PDF)

For the Media – Information and Reporting Standards

• AFSP, American Association of Suicidology and the Annenberg Foundation - Reporting on Suicide Recommendations for the Media
• SPAN - for the media

For Clinicians

• SPAN: Resources for Health Professionals
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Practice Parameters - includes Depression (2007) and Suicidality (2001)
• American Academy of Pediatrics: Suicide and Suicide Attempts in Adolescents (Policy Statement, 2007 revision)