Citation

DeMartino RE, Crosby AE, EchoHawk M, Litts DA, Pearson J, Reed GA, West M. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2003; 33(2): 101-110.

Affiliation

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD 20857, USA. rdemarti@samhsa.gov

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12882412

Abstract

The federal government, largely through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), sponsors an array of science-based suicide prevention initiatives. This article details the prevention-related agendas and collaborative efforts of five operating divisions within the Department of Health and Human Services: the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Indian Health Service, and Health Resources and Services Administration. The article highlights HHS's activities and their link to the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, the plan which will guide the nation's suicide prevention efforts for the next decade.