The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provide free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis for emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We are committed to improving crisis services and advancing suicide prevention by empowering individuals, advancing professional best practices, and building awareness.

Free, 24/7 support via text

MHFA is an eight-hour training offered to the public to recognize mental health issues and how to respond. Participants do not learn to diagnose, nor how to provide any therapy or counseling- rather, participants learn to support a person developing signs and symptoms of a mental illness or in an emotional crisis by applying a core five-step action plan. Certified instructors offer four versions of the program throughout our community: ADULT, YOUTH (for adults who live or work with adolescents) OLDER ADULTS, and PUBLIC SAFETY (for police, first responders, corrections officers, and others who work in public safety roles). In-person or blended virtual.

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SafeTALK is a four-hour training program that teaches participants to recognize and engage persons who might be having thoughts of suicide to connect them with community resources trained in suicide prevention. SafeTALK stresses safely while challenging the stigma that inhibits open talk about suicide. In-person.

ASIST is a 2-day/16-hour intensive, interactive, and practice-dominated training designed to help caregivers who are 18 years of age or older to recognize risk for suicide, intervene to prevent immediate harm, and link persons at risk to the next level of care. Although ASIST is widely used by healthcare providers, participants don't need any formal training to attend the workshop. ASIST can be learned and used by anyone. In-person.

Lock and Talk Virginia is a suicide prevention initiative that promotes safe and responsible care of lethal means and limiting access to lethal means for a person in crisis. Promoting these practices and encouraging community conversations around mental wellness is vital to the mission of preventing suicide. In-person.

Check out our current campaign: Lock It Up

Talk Saves Lives is a one-hour presentation that covers the general scope of suicide, the research on prevention, and what people can do to fight suicide. Attendees will learn the risk and warning signs of suicide, and how together, we can help prevent it. Virtual.