Resources
Here are some resources you or your congregation should have:
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988 or visit https://988lifeline.org/
SAMHSA lifeline for mental health & substance use disorders: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention visit www.afsp.org
American Association of Suicidology visit www.suicidology.org
National Institute of Mental Health FAQ on Suicide visit https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/suicide-faq
National Council for Suicide Prevention visit https://www.thencsp.org/
Diocese of Lexington Mental Health Ministry: https://cdlex.org/catholic-mental-health-ministry/
International Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers: https://catholicmhm.org/
IF YOU ARE IN CRISIS:
FOR GENERAL INFORMATION:
CAMS visit https://cams-care.com/
Locate a CAMS Trained Clinician: visit https://cams-care.com/clinician-locator/
DBT: visit https://behavioraltech.org/
Locate a DBT trained clinician: visit https://behavioraltech.org/find-a-therapist-app/
For Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Suicide Prevention (CBT-SP)
Developed by Drs. Gregory Brown and Aaron Beck
CBT therapists can be found in a CBT Clinician Directory: https://cares.beckinstitute.org/get-treatment/clinician-directory/
or the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies: https://www.academyofcbt.org/find-a-therapist
or the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies: https://services.abct.org/i4a/memberDirectory/index.cfm?directory_id=3&pageID=3282
For Brief Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (BCBT)
Developed by Drs. David Rudd and Craig Bryan
For BCBT therapists, reach out on the website: https://suicidepreventiontherapy.com/
TO FIND A TRAINED CLINICIAN:
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