Suicide Prevention Resources for BIPOC

988 Lifeline: Hispanic/Latino Mental Health

• http://988lineadevida.org/
• To reach Spanish-language line, press #2 when calling 988. You can also text “AYUDA” to 988 or chat in Spanish.

988

The suicide rate among Black youth has been found to be increasing faster than any other racial/ethnic group. Black adults living below the poverty line are more than twice as likely to report serious psychological distress than those with more financial security. Additionally, members of the Black community face structural racism, leading to barriers to access for the care and treatment they need. Only one in three Black adults who need mental health care receive it.

Click here to:

• Learn how to help yourself
• Learn how to help others
• Resources for black mental health

In 2022, the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched the Black Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative (BYSPI) to reduce suicide attempts and deaths among Black youth and young adults ages 5 to 24. Since then, the initiative has executed multiple events and supported 15 states and the District of Columbia in developing plans to address Black youth suicide through policy academies. This document serves as a guide and blueprint for national organizations, states, localities, and community coalitions to develop their own Black Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative and policy academies. It includes the process for SAMHSA’s work in this area alongside key strategic opportunities and considerations for carrying out this life-changing work

Mental health and suicide prevention in the Black community are explored in the new NorthJersey.com documentary, “Ending the Stigma.”

Just released from the Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention

To support the shift to telehealth services in recent years, the Action Alliance produced a series of videos to facilitate the adoption of standard suicide risk screening practices in telehealth. The second video, launched on January 22, provides practical strategies for setting up virtual screening within an electronic health record portal and steps to take when virtual screening indicates that risk is present.