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2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action: A Report of the U.S. Surgeon General and of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention
Washington (DC): US Department of Health & Human Services (US); 2012 Sep.
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2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action: A Report of the U.S. Surgeon General and of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention
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The 2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (the National Strategy) is the result of a joint effort by the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General and the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention (Action Alliance).
The National Strategy is a call to action that is intended to guide suicide prevention actions in the United States over the next decade. It outlines four strategic directions with 13 goals and 60 objectives that are meant to work together in a synergistic way to prevent suicide in the nation.
Sections
- Preface from the Surgeon General
- From the National Council for Suicide Prevention
- From the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention
- National Strategy for Suicide Prevention Task Force
- Dedication
- Introduction
- Strategic Direction 1: Healthy and Empowered Individuals, Families, and Communities
- Strategic Direction 2: Clinical and Community Preventive Services
- Strategic Direction 3: Treatment and Support Services
- Strategic Direction 4: Surveillance, Research, and Evaluation
- Appendix A. National Strategy for Suicide Prevention Goals and Objectives for Action Summary List
- Appendix B. Crosswalk of Goals and Objectives From 2001 to 2012
- Appendix C. Brief History of Suicide Prevention in the United States
- Appendix D. Groups With Increased Suicide Risk
- Appendix E. General Suicide Prevention Resources
- Appendix F. Glossary
- Appendix G. Federal Working Group Agency Descriptions
- Acknowledgments
- References
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The development of this document was supported by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), through Grant No. SMO59945 to Education Development Center, Inc., for the Suicide Prevention Resource Center. Design and review were supported by Gallup, under Contract No. HHS28300001T/HHS2832007000231, Ref No. 283-07-2301, SAMHSA, HHS.
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