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24 HOUR SUICIDE
SUICIDE RESPONSE
RESEARCH
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Founded in 1958, the Suicide Prevention Center (SPC), a program of Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, created the first 24-Hour Suicide Prevention Crisis Line in the United States. Today, the Crisis Line continues to offer hope to residents throughout California. Each year, more than 36,000 calls are made to the Crisis Line. More than 600 people each year receive emergency medical and psychiatric intervention as a result of their call to SPC. Additionally, SPC offers a bereavement program for those who have lost a loved one to suicide. Survivors After Suicide (SAS) serves more than 1,400 survivors each year, helping them cope with the loss of their loved one through its 8-week support groups and survivors’ newsletter as well as monthly support groups and telephone counseling. Outreach and education are key elements in suicide prevention awareness. Didi Hirsch’s Suicide Prevention Center has delivered educational presentations on suicide prevention to more than 11,000 people in the diverse communities of Southern California. The newest program of the Suicide Prevention Center, the Suicide Response Team (SRT) works closely with the Los Angeles City Mayor’s Office to offer immediate crisis counseling at the scene of a suicide. Trained members of the SRT, who are all volunteers and survivors, comfort families and connect them to community resources when loneliness and despair seem overwhelming. SPC also offers training and support to the FBI, SWAT, local police and a myriad of mental health, health and education professionals. Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services is a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with more than 60 years of experience providing mental health and substance abuse services in Los Angeles County. A leader in community mental health care, Didi Hirsch offers: Adult Services, Child & Family, Substance Abuse Services, Emergency Services as well as Best Practices. Over 57,000 people each year receive help at nine locations. |
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