Suicide Prevention & Crisis
Crisis and Suicide Prevention Lifeline 24/7:
Call 800-704-0900, press 1 or Dial 988 for local 408, 650 and 669 area codes
CRISIS TEXT LINE 24/7: Text RENEW to 741741
CRISIS TEXT LINE en español 24/7: Envía un mensaje de texto con la palabra COMUNIDAD al 741741
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Learn more about suicide prevention for men in their 30s, 40s, and 50s
Learn more about suicide prevention for adults over 60
Established in 2010, the Suicide Prevention Program has the mission of reducing and preventing suicides in Santa Clara County, by bringing community awareness to the issue and engaging in community prevention efforts. Our work includes the following:
- Running crisis intervention services, such as the Suicide and Crisis Hotline;
- Running public education and outreach campaigns to encourage people to seek help when they need it;
- Promoting safe and effective messaging and reporting in the media;
- Training community members to identify and support others who are in crisis;
- Working with County schools to strengthen suicide crisis response and prevention;
- Implementing policies that are supportive of suicide prevention; and
- Collecting data and evaluating activities to monitor and strengthen program efforts.
Suicide Prevention & Crisis Resources
- COVID-19 Resources
- Suicide Prevention Community Outreach Materials
- Crisis Text Line
- Suicide Prevention & Crisis Services Contact Info.
- SCC Suicide Prevention Strategic Plan June 2010 Rev. 03/2011
- CDC Epi-Aid Report on Youth Suicide in Santa Clara County 2016
- K-12 Toolkit for Mental Health Promotion & Suicide Prevention, 07-01-17
- National & State Resources
- Youth & Young Adult Resources
- Veterans Crisis Line
- Trans Lifeline
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