Working Together to Prevent Suicide
In the United States, September is acknowledged as Suicide Prevention Month, with the week of September 6th-12th identified as National Suicide Prevention Week. Around the world, September 10th is recognized as World Suicide Prevention Day. The goal of suicide prevention events is to draw attention to this public health challenge and provide tools to make it easier to notice when someone is struggling and to offer support.
Please join us by helping to work together to prevent suicide by sharing these resources!
https://afsp.org/
Also, please take a moment and visit the following link and watch these videos from Northern High School about suicide prevention.
http://psa.preventsuicidepa.org/2018psa/
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
Please visit the following sites for more information:
https://janamariefoundation.org
or check out #PreventSuicidePA on Twitter
If you or someone you know is having a mental health crisis, call the crisis line for your county or you can call 911 (e.g. if there is immediate danger of physical harm).
COUNTY CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES
Cumberland County
Geisinger Holy Spirit Crisis Intervention: 717-763-2222 or 1-800-722-5385
UPMC Pinnacle Carlisle Crisis Intervention: 717-243-6005
All other areas: 1-866-350-4357 https://www.ccpa.net/2493/Crisis-Intervention
Contact helpline Carlisle 717-249-6226 or 1-800-932-4616
Dauphin County
Dauphin County Crisis Intervention Program: 717-232-7511
http://www.dauphincounty.org/government/departments/mental_health_and
_intellectual_disabilities/crisis_intervention_services.php
Contact Helpline: Harrisburg 717-652-4400 or 1-800-932-4616
Franklin County
Crisis Intervention: Keystone Health Crisis Intervention Program: 717-264-2555 https://keystonehealth.org/our-programs/keystone-crisis-intervention-program
Contact Helpline 1-800-932-4616
Perry County
Geisinger Holy Spirit Crisis Intervention: 717-763-2222 or 1-800-722-5385
UPMC Pinnacle Carlisle Crisis Intervention: 717-243-6005
All other areas: 1-866-350-4357 http://cumberland.pa.networkofcare.org/mh/services/agency.aspx?pid=cumberlandperrycountiescrisisinterventioncarlisle_776_2_0
Contact Helpline 1-800-932-4616
York County
Crisis Intervention: York Hospital Crisis Intervention Services: 717-851-5320 https://yorkcountypa.gov/health-human-services/mental-health-mental-retardation-program/mental-health.html
Contact Helpline 1-800-932-4616
National Suicide Prevention Hotlines
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
CRISIS TEXT LINE
Text “PA” to 741-741