County of San Diego Suicide Prevention Resources

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• Our Safe Place

  Our Safe Place provides clinical and supportive services to LGBTQ+ youth up to age 21 and their families through an outpatient, community-based mental health clinic located in Hillcrest, and five drop-in centers located throughout San Diego County. The clinic requires an appointment to begin services and offers group therapy, medication support services, case management, and crisis intervention. The five drop-in centers offer supportive services to LGBTQ+ youth and their families including case management, school and employment support, support with transitioning, mentorship opportunities, and more.

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• Courage to Call

  Courage to Call provides veteran peer support, community outreach, access to resources through information and referrals, and solution-focused brief counseling to Veterans, Active Duty, Reservists, National Guard, and their families. The free, confidential, Veteran-staffed helpline can be reached at 877-698-7838 from 8am-8pm.

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• Creating Opportunities in Preventing & Eliminating Suicide (COPES)

  The COPES initiative build the capacity of local education agencies to support school communities that champion mental wellness of students, staff, and families. COPES activites include suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention; health promotion and stigma reduction trainings and programs; and collaboration between schools and service providers.

• Helping, Engaging, Reconnecting, and Educating Now (HERE Now)

  HERE Now focuses on increasing awareness, promoting conversations, and inspiring connections to prevent suicide. The program provides suicide prevention and early intervention services delivered in school settings for middle and high school students, and in the community for transition age youth across the county.

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• Suicide Prevention Council

  The Suicide Prevention Council (SPC) coordinates stakeholders in San Diego County to increate awareness, reduce stigma, and engage the community in action planning to prevent suicide. The SPC facilitates a regional effort dedicated to collaboratively preventing suicide and addressing the impacts on families and communities.

  • Access free trainings available to help community organizations, groups, and individuals be prepared to prevent suicide.
  • Become involved by attending a suicide prevention council meeting or joining a subcommittee.
  • View the 2023 SPC Report to the Community to learn more about the status of suicide and suicide prevention efforts in the County.
     
• It's Up to Us Campaign

  The  It's Up to Us (IU2U) campaign is dedicated to increasing awareness of symptoms of mental illness and warning signs for suicide while inspiring mental wellness and reducing stigma. The campaign provides resources, information, and support for individuals struggling with mental health challenges, as well as their families and communities. Explore IU2U resources available for addressing mental health, suicide prevention, and substance use concerns.

  • Resources for specific populations.
  • Community bulletins on different mental health topics.
     
• Suicide Prevention Month

  In honor of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, observed anually in September, BHS offers a Suicide Prevention Toolkit to support destigmatizing conversations about suicide. The toolkit is available in English and Spanish and offers downloadable and shareable content such as social media posts, resource guides, activity worksheets, and more.

• Check Your Mood

  The Check Your Mood event is held annually in October in conjunction with National Depression Screening Day. The purpose of this event is to engage and encourage San Diegans to monitor and assess their emotional well-being. Getting screened for depression is an important part of healthcare checkups, much like getting your blood pressure checked or being screened for heart disease.

  • Take the online mental health test today!
     
• Never a Bother

  Whether it's a low point, a crisis, or something you can't quite explain, the Never a Bother campaign provides helpful information to help prevent suicide among California youth and young adults.

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• It's Up to Us Bulletin | Know the Signs

  Recognizing the warning signs is the first step in being able to offer support to the people we care about. Check out this bulletin for suicide risk factors and warning signs, and tips for what to do if you spot them.

• Suicide Prevention Trainings & Resources

  Learn about available trainings, tools, and resources for crisis intervention and suicide prevention.

• Suicide Intervention Toolkit

  Protocols, templates, and resources for school-based suicide intervention, including helpful guides for parents and students.