The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists suicide prevention tools, information, and links to resources to help increase awareness of suicide as a public health issue, and promote connectedness and community resources to prevent suicide.
The Means Matter website provides information on how a person may attempt suicide, and details the importance of “means reduction” (reducing access to lethal tools/methods).
CAMS (Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality) – A therapeutic framework for suicide-specific assessment and treatment of a patient’s suicidal risk. It is a flexible approach that can be used across theoretical orientations and disciplines for a wide range of suicidal patients across treatment settings and different treatment modalities. https://cams-care.com/training-certification/
CALM (Counseling on Access to Lethal Means) Training – A free, self-paced online course educating providers on how to reduce access to the methods people use to kill themselves. It covers who needs lethal means counseling and how to work with people at risk for suicide—and their families—to reduce access. https://zerosuicide.edc.org/resources/trainings-courses/CALM-course