The State is using Suicide Fatality Reviews (SFR) in four counties significantly affected by suicide.The program has been shown to reduce new suicide attempts by previous attempt-survivors. New York is the first state in the nation to implement an innovative pilot program called ASSIP, or the Attempted Suicide Short Intervention Program.The Office of Mental Health sponsors an annual Suicide Prevention Conference bringing together experts in suicide prevention.New York State’s 2019 Suicide Prevention Task Force report focuses on high-risk populations (veterans, LGBTQ, Latina adolescents, black youth, and rural residents), and highlights strategies to support communities in effective suicide prevention.Visit to find trainings, county-coalitions, and other resources. To advance this mission, SPO has established and funds the Suicide Prevention Center of New York (SPC-NY) to implement suicide prevention research and activities. The mission of OMH’s Suicide Prevention Office (SPO) is to promote, coordinate, and strategically advance suicide prevention… with the aim of reducing suicide attempts and deaths among New Yorkers. What Is New York State Doing to Prevent Suicide?

But even one death by suicide is too many. The Centers for Disease Control lists New York as having the lowest suicide rate in the nation. While both the nation and State have witnessed an increase in the suicide rate over the last two decades, New York’s rate has stayed about the same since 2012. In response, New York State has been aggressively pursuing impactful suicide prevention programming. Suicide has grown into a major public health problem.

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