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If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

Please contact the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988. A trained operator can assist you 24\/7. <\/strong><\/em>Please dial 911 for a medical emergency.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

The Injury and Violence Prevention Program’s Suicide Systems Project is not an emergency or crisis service.<\/h2>\n
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At some point, we may all experience some form of physical and\/or emotional pain in our life. This pain can easily go unnoticed by our friends, colleagues, family, and community as our daily lives and our obligations take up space. Those who are experiencing pain or are feeling overwhelmed may find it difficult to ask for help.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The Injury and Violence Prevention Program’s (IVPP) Suicide Systems Project (SSP) works to build and strengthen environments in support of individual’s who navigate thoughts of suicide. We work to make suicide as preventable as possible. Community members have a role to play in building connected and supportive environments.<\/p>\n

Our neighbors, friends, families, and colleagues depend on us. By engaging in the work of strengthening our connections, we can normalize conversations around mental health, reduce harmful stigma surrounding suicide and suicide loss, and create environments that value all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

This site is dedicated to programming and resources that may be helpful to you or your organization. Please take a minute to review the navigation bar on the left side of your screen for information on suicide and self-harm, general resources, professional resources, safe messaging best practices, information on our statewide suicide prevention coalition known as SPIAG, as well as a contact form.<\/p>\n

Please note, the SSP is not a crisis intervention service. We support the delivery of training, technical assistance related to systems working to address suicide care, and policy within community and organizational settings. If you are looking for something specific, feel free to send us a message through the contact form.<\/p>\n

Data Requests<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

If you are seeking data on suicide and self-harm in Virginia, you can locate the Injury and Violence dashboard at this link, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can also find national data on this topic at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you have a data request that cannot be supported through these resources, please feel free to submit a form to our office with your unique data request. The Population Data Request Form can be found, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Any questions related to data request or other elements of suicide prevention work can be submitted at the contact us link in the navigation bar.<\/p>\n

If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis. Please contact the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988. A trained operator can assist you 24\/7.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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