Get Involved
Passionate about suicide prevention? Get involved in your community and at a national level.
Join a Local Coalition!
The Northland Coalition is dedicated to creating a healthy, safe and drug-free community in which to raise our children. Since 2000, the Northland Coalition has served as the umbrella coalition to all Clay, Platte and Ray County teams. These teams of volunteers implement programs and activities that promote health, safety and a drug free community. Learn more at NorthlandCoalition.com!
Youth With Vision is a student-led organization made up of 8th-12th graders from the 14 different school districts in Ray, Platte, & Clay counties of the Kansas City Northland. Members are elected based on their leadership skills and accomplishments, but come from a variety of social classes and ethnicity. The programming they create is distributed universally to all middle school and high school students in the three county area. Learn more at YouthWithVisionKC.org!
Check out these local organizations & resources!
Lindsey Doolittle is an elementary art teacher, author, mental health advocate, and suicide prevention activist in Kansas City. She is the author of “Goodnight, Mr. Vincent van Gogh”, a children’s book that offers a gentle way of explaining a loved one’s suicide to a child without sweeping it under the rug. Learn more at AboveTheRug.com!
Get Trained!
Question, Persuade, Refer. Like CPR, QPR is an emergency response to someone in a suicide crisis. Also like CPR, you will learn that early recognition of warning signs, early intervention and early professional assessment and care can save lives. Learn more and find a training at QPRInstitute.com!
National Organizations & Resources
NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for millions of Americans affected by mental illness. Learn how to advocate, educate, and become involved in decreasing the stigma in your community. Learn more at NAMI.org!
Find your local AFSP chapter, support for loss survivors, attempt survivors, participate in Out of the Darkness Walks and events – and so much more! Learn more at AFSP.org!
The National Council for Suicide Prevention (NCSP) launched the Take 5 to Save Lives campaign to encourage everyone to complete several action steps under 5 important themes: LEARN, KNOW, DO, TALK, and SHARE. Learn more at Take5ToSaveLives.org!
#BeThe1To is the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline’s message for National Suicide Prevention Month and beyond, spreading the word about actions we can all take to prevent suicide. The Lifeline network and its partners are working to change the conversation from suicide to suicide prevention, to actions that can promote healing, help and give hope. Learn more at BeThe1To.com!