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- Summary: Information on suicide, and how to find help in a crisis.
- Keywords: Suicide Prevention, Crisis Resources, Internet, International
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- This posting contains information primarily about crisis and suicide prevention
- resources available on the Internet, and other national resources available in
- various countries. It is a companion to the "Suicide - Frequently Asked
- Questions" posting, which should be available on your news system, and should
- probably be read first to set the context for this article. It is also
- archived at:
- ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/suicide/info
-
- Readers are encouraged to offer suggestions of any other relevant Internet or
- national resources which could be included here. This posting is archived at:
- ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/suicide/resources
-
-
- International Crisis Resources available via the Internet:
-
- The Samaritans are a non-religious charity that have been offering
- emotional support to the suicidal and despairing for over 40 years by
- phone, visit and letter. Callers are guaranteed absolute confidentiality
- and retain the right to make their own decisions including the decision to
- end their life. The service is now available via E-mail, run from
- Cheltenham, England, and can be reached from anywhere with Internet
- access. Trained volunteers read and reply to mail once a day, every day of
- the year.
- E-mail: mailto:jo@samaritans.org
- Anonymous E-mail: mailto:samaritans@anon.twwells.com
-
- The Usenet news hierarchy soc.support.depression provides a number of
- electronic support groups for people suffering depression or in other
- crisis situations.
-
- A number of electronic self-help groups exist under the alt.support
- hierarchy addressing various problems that can contribute to people
- feeling suicidal, and providing information about other resources.
- alt.support.depression in particular contains a detailed and excellent
- Frequently Asked Questions posting covering many facets of depression.
- Note that not all sites carry alt groups.
-
- The suicide-support mailing list provides an electronic support group
- where people can discuss suicidal feelings, thoughts, intentions or
- previous attempts in a safe, emotionally supportive environment.
- Membership of the list is open to anyone seeking emotional support
- regarding potentially self-destructive situations, and to people willing
- to offer support in a non-judgemental manner. List members who offer
- support do so in their spare time on an ad-hoc basis, and come from a
- diverse variety of backgrounds and experiences. For more info, see:
- http://www.onelist.com/group/suicide-support
-
- SOLOS (Survivors of Loved Ones' Suicides) is an e-mail support group for
- those who have lost someone they care about to suicide. Discussion
- revolves around mutual grief support and suicide survivor issues.
- A number of related support groups are available at:
- http://www.1000deaths.com/lists.html
-
- The "Emotional Support on the Internet" monthly posting by Steve Harris
- <steveha@cix.compulink.co.uk> in news.answers lists various Internet
- resources for people seeking emotional support on a wide range of issues.
- The most up to date version is probably at:
- http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/support/emotional/resources-list/faq.html
-
- For more detailed information on other support groups, John M. Grohol
- <grohol@alpha.acast.nova.edu> regularly posts to news.answers a
- "Psychology & Support Groups Newsgroup Pointer" and a "Psychology &
- Support Mailing-List Pointer", which are archived respectively as:
- ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/finding-groups/psychology-and-support
- ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/medicine/support-mail-lists
-
- The Suicidology mailing list exists to facilitate the exchange of
- information and ideas among researchers, scholars, teachers, clinicians,
- and others dedicated to expanding our understanding of suicide and
- suicide-related behaviors and reducing their toll on society.
- Communications appropriate for this list include but are not limited to
- exchanges of theoretical views and research activities, as well as
- information on clinical interventions, prevention strategies, and social
- and political developments pertaining to the reduction of suicide and
- suicide-related behaviors. To subscribe, mailto:listserv@lists.apa.org
- a message containing:
- SUBSCRIBE SUICIDOLOGY YourFirstName YourLastName
-
- The GROHOL Mental Health Page is a comprehensive index for mental health,
- psychology, and support resources on the Internet via the World Wide Web:
- http://www.coil.com/~grohol/
-
- A comprehensive international list of telephone Suicide Helplines
- affiliated with Befrienders International is available online at:
- http://www.suicide-helplines.org/
-
- Australia:
-
- Australian phone books contain a Community Health & Welfare page in the
- front section which lists organisations and services which are available
- to help deal with a wide variety of problems including suicide. Most major
- cities have a number of local crisis counselling or referral services,
- many of which are available 24 hours. This page is probably the best list
- of your local resources you'll find.
-
- Lifeline is a 24 hour telephone crisis counselling service with 38 centres
- nation-wide. It is available for the cost of a local call from anywhere in
- Australia on the phone number 13 1114, with calls diverted to the nearest
- centre that is available. Lifeline handles problems such as suicide,
- depression, loneliness, relationship problems, drug and alcohol abuse, and
- so on in a caring, supporting, non-interventionist manner. Some centres
- can also offer face to face counselling if necessary, or else can refer to
- local counselling services, suicide survivor groups, self-help groups, or
- other agencies for longer term support. For more info, see:
- http://www.lifeline.org.au/
-
- Kids Help Line is a 24 hour help line aimed at young people under 18 and
- available nationwide on freecall phone number 1800 55 1800. For more info,
- see the Kids Help Line pages under:
- http://www.boystown.org.au/boystown
-
- Community Health Centres can provide a wide variety of services, resources
- and referrals for many different problems or situations, and some centres
- specialise in particular areas. Look under "C" in the White Pages.
-
- Suicide Prevention Australia consists of a group of individuals and
- organisations working towards the common aim of suicide prevention
- nationally. The organisation publishes a regular newsletter called "Let's
- Live" containing the latest information and research available from
- Australia and overseas, and can be contacted on by phone on (02) 211 1788
- or fax on (02) 211 0392.
-
-
- Canada:
-
- The Suicide Information and Education Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- has a web page:
- http://www.siec.ca/
-
- The Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention:
- http://www3.sympatico.ca/masecard/index.html
-
- The Canadian Crisis Line and Sexual Assault Hotline Database is an
- extensive phone listing for all of Canada. This listing begins on:
- http://www.roadtohealing.home.ml.org
-
-
- United Kingdom:
-
- The Samaritans are a non-religious charity that have been offering
- emotional support to the suicidal and despairing for over 40 years by
- phone, visit and letter. Callers are guaranteed absolute confidentiality
- and retain the right to make their own decisions including the decision to
- end their life. The Samaritans have nearly 200 branches. A call to 0345
- 909090 will reach them anywhere in the UK and is charged at "local" rates.
- UK phone books generally list direct numbers for local branches on the
- inside of the front cover. Also note the Samaritans E-mail service,
- described under in the Internet resources section earlier in this posting.
-
-
- United States of America:
-
- The American Association of Suicidology (AAS) publish directories of
- members, suicide prevention centers, support groups, mainly in the US but
- other countries are represented also. They have also published and
- maintain a certifying program for new centers which sets standards for
- operations and tries to implement these. There is a book published by AAS
- of these standards.
- http://www.cyberpsych.org/aas.htm
-
- The National Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide, at
- 1610 New Hampshire Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20009. Fax 202 237 2282.
-
-
- See the "Suicide - Frequently Asked Questions" posting for general information
- on using telephone counselling services and other general resource suggestions.
-
- Copyright 1994-2000 by Graham Stoney <greyham@research.canon.com.au>.
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