Reducing Suicide Through Community Awareness
Suicide is the second leading cause of death among people aged 15-24, and rates have steadily increased since 2015. The Hanley Foundation’s Zero Suicide Initiative is working to reverse this trend, reduce suicide rates and save lives through education, outreach, and awareness campaigns.
“We’re changing systems that are in place to ensure that fewer people die by suicide. We’re training organizations on how to watch for the warning signs that an employee or client is in a mental health crisis. We also are working to ensure that agencies assess people properly for suicide risk and provide appropriate, patient-centered care,” said Alli Jimenez, who leads the Hanley Foundation’s Zero Suicide Initiative.
Suicide Prevention Training Offerings
At our QPR Gatekeeper training, you will learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis. At QPR training, you will learn how to “Question, Persuade, and Refer.”
For healthcare professionals, we offer workshops to learn to “Question, Persuade, Refer and Treat.”
Our Important, Life-Saving Work
The Zero Suicide Initiative trains members of the community, regardless of profession or experience with mental health, to recognize the signs of someone experiencing a suicide crisis and analyzes the frameworks within mental and behavioral health facilities to ensure adequate screening processes are in place. The team provides resources and training to agencies to properly assess a client’s suicide risk and provide appropriate, patient-centered care.
Share Messages of Hope
The Hanley Foundation’s Zero Suicide Initiative is committed to reducing stigma. Our campaigns touch lives throughout our five counties of service, sharing real-life stories of survival and hope and promoting the message that people are not alone in their struggles. We are committed to producing high-quality, shareable content and stories of hope while providing resources to ensure fewer people die by suicide.
“We’re changing systems that are in place to insure that fewer people die by suicide. We’re training organizations on how to watch for the warning signs that an employee or client is in mental health crisis. We also are working to ensure that agencies assess people properly for suicide risk and provide appropriate, patient-centered care,” said Alli Jimenez, who is leading the Hanley Foundation’s Zero Suicide Initiative.
National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
Each September, Hanley Foundation encourages local businesses to join us in supporting National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. By lighting up their businesses in purple and teal, we remember those who have died by suicide and create conversations to bring awareness, reduce stigma, and save lives.
Providing Help for Those Who Need It Most
Hanley Foundation’s Zero Suicide Initiative has created a support group for those who have lost a loved one to suicide. Email Help@hanleyfoundation.org for more information.
Get Help Now
If you or someone you know needs support now, please don’t wait. 988 is a 24/7 hotline that can be called and receive live assistance. You can also text “HOME” TO 741741 to chat via text message. These resources will connect you with a trained crisis counselor who can help.
