Assistance to Family and Friends

The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) has material online to print. Below are some helpful brochures to hand out for families and friends. These include:

Suicide Prevention and Mood Disorders
URL: http://www.dbsalliance.org/PDF/Suicide_Prevention.pdf
Booklet about suicide prevention and depression. Includes a list of risk factors, how to talk to a suicidal person, and a "Plan for Life" worksheet.

Suicide Prevention: Information for Individuals and Families
URL: http://www.ombudmhmr.state.mn.us/reports/suicidepreventionbrochure8x14updated.pdf
Brochure that contains 12 prevention tips geared toward individuals who have suicidal thoughts and for their loved ones. Includes a space to write in local/personal emergency phone numbers.

Suicide: Taking care of yourself & your family after an attempt - Family guide for your relative in the emergency department
URL: http://www.sprc.org/library/family_guide2.pdf
Brochure intended as a guide for families of suicide attempt survivors on what to expect in the emergency department and after release from the hospital. This is also available in Spanish.

Suicide: Taking care of yourself after an attempt - Moving ahead after your treatment in the emergency department
URL: http://www.sprc.org/library/consumer_guide2.pdf
Brochure intended as a guide for individuals on how to move forward after being treated in an emergency department for attempting suicide. This is also available in Spanish.

Michigan Suicide and Crisis Hotlines http://suicidehotlines.com/michigan.html

A Resource Guide for Families Dealing With Mental Illness, The Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Michigan, Michigan Department of Community Health http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MDCH-MentalIllness-10AUG04_102671_7.pdf

University of Michigan Depression Center
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
F6321 MCHC
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0295
734-936-4400
Email: depression@umich.edu
http://www.med.umich.edu/depression

Youth-Nominated Support Team: A Youth Suicide Prevention Program
University of Michigan Health System
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0295
Tel: 734-764-3168
Fax: 734-936-9761
http://www.med.umich.edu/psych/yst/

Yellow Ribbon Youth Suicide Program of Michigan
Hotline: 586-307-9100
http://www.misd.net/yellowribbon/Default.htm

Still under construction 1/31/06