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ABOVE: Stark County Mental Health & Addiction Recovery (StarkMHAR) designed creative ways to engage their community in suicide prevention. Here, a young adult
takes a selfie in front of the #STIGMASQUASHER selfie station.
Suicide Prevention Approaches
in Local Systems of Care
Systems of care provide a spectrum of family-driven, youth-guided, culturally and linguistically competent, and community- and
evidence-based services and supports for children and youth with or at risk for mental health or other challenges. Systems of care
work and can make a difference in preventing suicide among children and youth using evidence-based practices.
But what does that look and feel like? Leveraging the power of visuals, SAMHSA created a video to showcase how four SAMHSA-
funded system of care grantees are working to prevent suicide among youth in their communities.
At this year’s Awareness Day, SAMHSA highlighted communities that were leading efforts in suicide prevention. The audience heard
from systems of care across the country about how they provide suicide prevention services and supports for children, youth, young
adults, and their families.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO
Suicide Prevention Approaches in Local Systems of Care
SUICIDE PREVENTION: STRATEGIES THAT WORK
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