Adult Suicide Prevention

The National Strategy for Suicide Prevention program aims to implement suicide prevention and intervention programs for individuals 25 years of age or older. This is accomplished by taking a broad-based public health approach to suicide prevention through enhanced collaboration with key community stakeholders, raising awareness of available suicide prevention resources, and implementing lethal means safety. The program is limited to community-based primary care or behavioral health care settings, emergency departments, state mental health agencies, public health agencies, territories of the United States, or Indian tribes or tribal organizations. The estimated funding for this program is $2,000,000, and it is expected to support 5 awards. Key aspects of this opportunity include: • Implementing suicide prevention and intervention programs for individuals 25 years of age or older • Taking a broad-based public health approach to suicide prevention • Enhancing collaboration with key community stakeholders • Raising awareness of available suicide prevention resources • Implementing lethal means safety • Eligibility is limited to specific types of organizations, including community-based primary care or behavioral health care settings, emergency departments, and state mental health agencies.