Delaware Suicide Prevention Plan – Mental Health Association in Delaware

Delaware Suicide Prevention Plan

July 2013 to July 2018 — A Five-Year Strategy
Approved by Delaware Suicide Prevention Coalition on Monday, June 17, 2013
Program Extended to 2023
Download the Delaware Suicide Prevention Action Plan (pdf format)

Overview:
Goal 1 : Integrate and coordinate suicide prevention activities across multiple sectors and settings

Goal 2: Implement research-informed communication efforts designed to prevent suicide by changing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors

Goal 3: Increase knowledge of the factors that offer protection from suicidal behaviors and that promote wellness and recovery

Goal 4: Promote responsible media reporting of suicide, accurate portrayals of suicide and mental illnesses in the entertainment industry, and the safety of online content related to suicide

Goal 5: Develop, implement, and monitor effective programs that promote wellness and prevent suicide and related behaviors

Delaware Suicide Prevention Coalition

The Suicide Prevention Coalition began efforts in 2004 and enlisted multiple state, private and nonprofit organizations to participate in the effort.

Our ultimate mission is to:

Raise awareness that suicide is a preventable public health problem
Enable the behavioral and social changes necessary to reduce suicidal ideation and attempts

DE Suicide Prevention Coalition MEMBERS

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
https://afsp.org/

ContactLifeline, Inc.
www.contactlifeline.org

DE Child Death, Near Death, Stillbirth Commission
http://courts.delaware.gov/childdeath/who.htm

Delaware Coalition Against Gun Violence
https://www.decagv.org/

DE Department of Corrections
http://www.doc.delaware.gov/

DE Department of Education
www.doe.k12.de.us

DE Department of Health and Social Services
http://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/