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The Division of Injury and Violence Prevention analyzes and reports on suicide data, engages in collaborative statewide prevention planning, and coordinates public awareness activities and statewide training to school personnel, human service providers, faith communities and others on suicide prevention and intervention, including identification of persons at-risk of suicide, screening, counseling and referral. Click here for a detailed summary of Virginia's Suicide Prevention Program activities.


The Division's suicide prevention activities primarily focus on youth and are based on 3 legislative studies:

We encourage you to visit the following national resources for up-to-date information, project ideas, resources etc., which will be useful for groups and individuals that have an interest in preventing youth suicide.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK, http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC): http://www.sprc.org
SPAN USA: www.spanusa.org/C_suicide-resources.html
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): http://www.samhsa.gov/
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Suicide Prevention Activities http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/suicide-activities.htm
American Association for Suicidology: http://www.suicidology.org/


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