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After a suicide: Recommendations for religious services and other public memorial observances
URL: http://www.sprc.org/library/aftersuicide.pdf
A guide to help community and faith leaders who plan memorial observances and provide support for individuals after the loss of a loved one to suicide.
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Building bridges: Mental health consumers and members of faith-based and community organizations in dialogue
URL: http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/SMA04-3868/default.asp
This monograph summarizes findings and recommendations from the SAMHSA’s CMHS sponsored dialogue between mental health consumers and members of the faith community.
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Clergy (SPRC Customized Information Series)
URL: http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/customized/clergy.asp
Information for Clergy on recognizing and responding to warning signs, resource materials about suicide prevention, including programs and the role of clergy in preventing suicides.
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Consensus statement on suicide and suicide prevention from an interfaith dialogue
URL: http://www.sprc.org/library/Consensus_Statement.pdf
This statement was developed at the Interfaith Suicide Prevention Dialogue meeting (March 12-13, 2008, Rockville, MD), conducted by the SPRC. The participants included representatives from the Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, and Muslim faith communities. The full report of the meeting, The role of faith communities in preventing suicide: A report of an interfaith Suicide Prevention Dialogue, is available at http://library.sprc.org/item.php?id=652
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First national conference for survivors of suicide attempts, health care professionals, and clergy and laity: Summary of workgroup reports
URL: http://www.sprc.org/library/SOSAconf.pdf
This report from an October 2005 meeting led by the Organization of Attempters and Survivors of Suicide in Interfaith Services (OASSIS) and the Suicide Prevention Action Network (SPAN USA) contains recommendations from participants on issues related to suicide attempts and the needs of suicide attempt survivors.
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Meeting summary and recommendations: Clergy workgroup on suicide prevention and aftercare
URL: http://www.sprc.org/library/faithbasedconf.pdf
A workgroup meeting was held to identify clergy needs related to preventing and responding to suicide in the church community. This paper describes the process of the workgroup and provides a summary of the meeting’s content. The purpose of the meeting was to identify the critical elements needed for a competency-based curriculum to train clergy in suicide prevention and response to survivors of suicide. The workgroup provided information about needs, suggested training content and format, and identified possible dissemination strategies. The workgroup also identified action steps to further this project.
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Mental illness and families of faith: How congregations can respond
URL: http://www.mentalhealthministries.net/links_resources/study_guide/mental_illness_study_guide.pdf
This resource/study guide is designed to be used with clergy, members of congregations, family members and anyone desiring to learn more about mental illness and how to respond with compassion and care. It can be used as a small group study guide or as a resource to quickly find information on a specific topic. Material may be adapted.
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Resource scan of faith-based materials addressing suicide prevention
URL: http://www.sprc.org/library/faithscan.pdf
During the summer of 2006, the Suicide Prevention Resource Center conducted a number of “resource scans”, designed to identify readily available materials for specific audiences on given topics related to preventing suicide and promoting mental health. This report details the findings of the faith-based resource scan
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The role of faith communities in preventing suicide: A report of an Interfaith Suicide Prevention Dialogue
URL: http://www.sprc.org/library/faith_dialogue.pdf
Report of an Interfaith Suicide Prevention Dialogue that was convened by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) to further the progress of faith communities in preventing suicide, and was supported by the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Participants included representatives of the five largest faith groups in the United States: Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Buddhist, and Hindu.
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The role of faith communities in suicide prevention: A guidebook for faith leaders
Physical Location/Acquisition Information: The guidebook is available for purchase at http://www.amazon.com/Role-Faith-Communities-Suicide-Prevention/dp/0979942225/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1269360349&sr=1-1
The purpose of this guidebook is to prepare leaders of faith communities to prevent, intervene and respond to the tragedy of suicide.
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Sabbaths of hope: Faith communities responding to depression
URL: http://www.mhah.org/go/sohoresponsekit.pdf
Sabbaths of Hope is about faith communities responding to depression. Its objectives are to enable clergy, seminarians, and other faith leaders to recognize signs and symptoms of depression; offer more effective support to congregants and clergy suffering from depression; provide referral and linkage to treatment options; address stigma, discrimination, and other barriers to treatment; and promote holistic approaches to depression treatment.
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Sustaining grassroots community-based programs: A toolkit for community- and faith-based service providers
URL: http://download.ncadi.samhsa.gov/prevline/pdfs/SMA08-4340.pdf
This toolkit is designed to help grassroots community and faith based organizations develop program services. Includes six separate books: Introduction; Organizational Assessment and Readiness; Effective Marketing Strategies; Financial Management; Sustainability Strategies; and Results-Oriented Evaluation.
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