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Community-Based Suicide Prevention Program

The Community-Based Suicide Prevention Program provides support and assistance to Alaskan communities to develop and implement their own locally-designed projects to reduce self-destructive behavior and suicide and to increase individual, family and community health. Assistance is in the form of grants, training, and a support and information network which includes an annual statewide conference, periodic regional conferences and a bi-monthly newsletter. The primary focus of the program is small, rural communities, but as need demands and funds permit the program is also available to larger communities and non-profits representing neighborhoods and sub-sections of large communities.

If you are feeling down and thinking about hurting yourself, please know that help is available and with help you can feel better about yourself and your life. Call your local mental health center, talk to a counselor, a teacher, friend. Let someone you trust know how you feel and allow them to assist you in getting help.

The National Suicide Prevention Helpline is 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)

If you are looking for information about suicide try these websites.

http://www.suicidology.org

http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/youth/suicide.htm

http://www.spanusa.org

If you are looking for data about suicide in Alaska, visit the state Bureau of Vital Statistics at:

http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dph/BVS/BVS_HOME.htm