The links provided on this page are directly related to our state. It is hoped that this page will not only bring home the thought of how Floridians are affected by suicide but also provide additional information for your suicide prevention efforts.

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Florida Suicide Prevention Coalition
Their mission statement is "Collaboration to develop and implement suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention strategies and programs. Statewide initiatives will focus on public awareness, education and advocacy through cooperation and networking among organizations, agencies, media, individuals, surviving family members and government." This is a statewide, grassroots organization to address the issue of suicide prevention in Florida.

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Youth Suicide Prevention School-Based Guide
The Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute at the University of South Florida, (funded by the Institute for Child Health Policy at NOVA Southeastern University), has produced "The Youth Suicide Prevention School-Based Guide", designed to provide accurate, user-friendly information. The Guide is not a program but a tool that provides a framework for schools to assess their existing or proposed suicide prevention efforts (through a series of checklists) and provides resources and information that school administrators can use to enhance or add to their existing program. First, checklists can be completed to help evaluate the adequacy of the schools' suicide prevention programs. Second, information is offered in a series of issue briefs corresponding to a specific checklist. Each brief offers a rationale for the importance of the specific topic together with a brief overview of the key points. The briefs also offer specific strategies that have proven to work in reducing the incidence of suicide, with references that schools may then explore in greater detail. A resource section with helpful links is also included. The Guide will help to provide information to schools to assist them in the development of a framework to work in partnership with community resources and families.
The guide is available on-line at: Youth Suicide Prevention School-Based Guide, and allows viewers to click on any of the 26 sections, to read or download - one section at a time. Or you may choose to download the complete .pdf book (17.3Meg) at: Complete Guide

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Adolescent Suicide Prevention Plan
Task Force Report to The Florida Department of Health, Bureau of EMS, June, 2000. This report is in "PDF" format.

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Focus Adolescent Services: Teen Suicide
Is an internet clearinghouse of information, resources, and help. This page contains information and resources on teen suicide, risk factors, prevention and intervention. Click on State Directory than Florida for Florida links to hotlines and helping organizations.

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Florida Initiative for Suicide Prevention, Inc.
FISP (fka AFSP-FL) is dedicated to changing those factors in our communities that contribute to an environment of alienation, hopelessness and helplessness and will strongly advocate for public awareness. This is a Florida grassroots not-for-profit advocacy organization with a multi-faceted mission.

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Florida Youth Suicide Prevention Study, 1999 Report to the Florida State Legislature
The University of South Florida has an excellent report on the problem of youth suicide and can be viewed online at: Youth Suicide
NOTE: This report is in Adobe Acrobat "PDF" format.

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Florida State Plans for Suicide Prevention
This web site provides information on the progress of each state regarding suicide prevention efforts. Under "Documents to Download", you can access the Florida Adolescent Suicide Prevention Plan which is a report from the task force for Adolescent Suicide Prevention. Also under "States with Contact Information" or "Plans under Construction", click on Florida to learn about Florida's efforts to address the problem of suicide.

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The Florida Department of Health Office of Planning, Evaluation and Data Analysis provides an abundance of statistical data regarding suicide:

Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Suicide, Florida 1970-2002.

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Law Enforcement Suicide: A hidden epidemic
Central Florida Police Stress Unit, Inc. provides a 24 hour hotline. This link contains information regarding the impact stress and suicide take on Florida's police officers. Police Officers are eight times more likely to die by their own hand than by homicide, a study by University at Buffalo epidemiologists has shown.

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Lifeline of Central Florida
LifeLine is a non profit organization established to provide crisis services to individuals and families in the Central Florida Area. LifeLine has been providing a range of free crisis services to Central Florida since 1965.

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Preventing Suicide in Florida
A strategy paper, by the Florida Task Force on Suicide Prevention. The purpose of this report is to provide policy direction to Florida's state and community leaders in order to decrease the incidence of youth suicide in Florida.

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Suicide Prevention: A Strategy for Florida
Although the annual rate of suicide in Florida has declined slightly over the past two decades, it remains higher than the national average.
NOTE: This report is in Adobe Acrobat "PDF" format (901K).

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Suicide Prevention Coalition of Volusia/Flagler Counties
The Suicide Prevention Coalition (SPC) focuses on promoting community awareness, education and support regarding suicide prevention and intervention.
A brochure is available for your download and printing. Survivors of Suicide - Flagler County(60K)
NOTE: This brochure requires MS Publisher 2000 to view and print.

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Suicide and the Elderly: Warning Signs and Helping Points
From the University of Florida, Cooperative Extension Service.

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