BRIDGE HOPE
Providing Churches with Suicide Prevention Resources
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Churches are often unprepared to help suicidal congregants and faith leaders. Bridge to Hope helps fill this gap by training churches in evidence-based suicide interventions.
We are a faith-based program intended to prevent suicide in Catholic and Protestant churches. We mobilize factors in churches that have been shown to prevent suicide.
Bridge to Hope is focused on congregational change, which decreases risk factors and increases protective factors.
Why Bridge To Hope?
The Facts
These are some facts that may help you consider the importance of suicide prevention in your setting:
36% Rise
Suicide has risen 36% between 2000-2022.
49,316
49,316 people died by suicide in 2023.
VICTIMS
SECOND
CAUSE
OF DEATH
Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for people aged 10-34.
For more information check out the National Council for Suicide Prevention recent stats here: https://www.thencsp.org/suicide-statistics
T H E R E A L I T Y O F
Suicide Exposure
The Church Suicide
The Church is not immune to this.
Congregants experiencing suicidal behaviors frequently seek help from clergy, yet many report not getting the support they need because churches are often undertrained in suicide prevention and intervention.
18%
25%
28%
of senior Protestant pastors had contemplated self-harm or suicide in the past year.
of Protestant ministry students had suicidal thoughts over the last 12 months.
of people in a Protestant sample including faith leaders and congregants had suicidal thoughts over the last 12 months.
11%
86%
of Catholic, Jewish, and Protestant congregants had suicidal thoughts.
of Catholic, Jewish, and Protestant clergy reported the need for more suicide-related training.
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