Suicide Prevention Information and Resources
Depression is Treatable -- Suicide is Preventable
If you are in crisis and want help, please call, text, or chat the Montana Crisis Lifeline, 24/7, at 988.
Please feel free to download any of the following programs or resources.
If you have any questions or want additional information, please contact:
Karl Rosston, LCSW
Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Montana DPHHS
406-444-3349
krosston@mt.gov
- A Guide for Taking Care of Your Family Member After Treatment in the Emergency Department
- A Guide for Taking Care of Yourself After Your Treatment in the Emergency Department
- A Guide for Medical Providers in the Emergency Department Taking Care of Suicide Attempt Survivors
- Handbook for Recovery After a Suicide Attempt
- Life as a Transgender College Student: Finding Support, Resources and Inclusive Schools
- No Longer Alone - A Resource Manual for Rural Sexual Minority Youth and the Adults Who Serve Them
- Suicide Prevention among LGBT Youth: A Workshop for Professionals Who Serve Youth
- Suicide Risk and Prevention for LGBT Youth
- The Trevor Project
- Basic scoring guide for Clinicians
- PHQ - Questions
- SAFETY Plan Template
- Safety Planning Guide
- Safe-T Protocol with C-SSRS
- Suicide Prevention Toolkit for Rural Primary Care Providers
- Zero Suicide
- Assessment of Suicide Risk using C-SSRS (please watch training video before using scales)
- Handling a Suicidal Caller
- Emergency Departments: Caring for Adult Patients with Suicide Risk
- Means Reduction and Suicide
- Addressing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment (SAMHSA)
- Warning Signs Poster
- Suicide among College Students
- Suicide Prevention for College Students
- 3 Things College Campuses Can Do to Prevent Suicide
- “Framework for developing institutional protocols for the acutely distressed or suicidal college student
- Postvention: A guide for response to suicide on college campuses
- Responding After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Communities in Montana
- Safe and Effective Messaging and Reporting
- A Manager’s Guide to Suicide Postvention in the Workplace
- Media Guidelines for the Reporting of Suicide
- Preventing Suicide: A Technical Package of Policy, Programs, and Practices (CDC)
- Preventing Suicide among Men in the Middle Years
- SAMHSA Suicide Prevention Toolkit for Senior Living Communities
- Skills and Support for Coping with Suicidal Thoughts
- Statewide Mental Health Resources
- Study of Jail Suicides: 20 Years Later
- Suicide in Montana Handout
- Means Reduction and Suicide
- Warning Signs of Suicide
- Youth Suicide Prevention Video
- Guidelines for Community Response after a Suicide
