Comprehensive Suicide Prevention: Program Profiles
- ›Comprehensive Suicide Prevention: Program Profiles
- California Department of Public Health
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
- Connecticut Department of Public Health
- Louisiana Department of Health
- Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
- Tennessee Department of Health
- University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)
- Vermont Department of Health
CDC’s Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Program (CSP) funds programs in 17 states to implement and evaluate a comprehensive public health approach to suicide prevention, with attention to populations that have higher suicide rates compared to other populations in the jurisdiction. CSP’s goal is to reduce suicide and suicide attempts among these populations by 10% over five years. Funded recipients are using data-driven decision-making to implement and evaluate the best available evidence to meet this ambitious goal.
In 2022, CDC funded an additional 6 programs to build on and expand the current CSP program. CDC will report on the activities of these additional programs after they complete their first programmatic year.
The CSP Program Profiles show how funded programs are working to implement and evaluate a comprehensive public health approach to suicide prevention. A comprehensive approach uses suicide prevention strategies from CDC’s Suicide Prevention Resource for Action. The seven strategies in the Prevention Resource help communities and states focus on prevention activities with the greatest potential to prevent suicide, and they are implemented on three levels:
- Community-based interventions
- Healthcare-based interventions
- Upstream interventions
 Strengthen economic supports |
 Create protective environments |
 Improve access and delivery of suicide care |
 Promote healthy connections |
 Teach coping and problem-solving skills |
 Identify and support people at risk |
 Lessen harms and prevent future risk |
Below, click on the name of each state or university to read their success stories and learn about how each program is helping to reduce suicide by implementing comprehensive suicide prevention strategies.
Website:
CDPH Suicide Prevention Program
Funding Amount:
- FY20: $900,000
- FY21: $900,000
- FY22: $1,033,000
Focus Populations:
13 counties in California with high rates of suicide and emergency department visits for self-harm
Website:
Colorado Office of Suicide Prevention
Funding Amount:
- FY20: $901,139
- FY21: $901,139
- FY22: $901,139
Focus Populations:
6 counties in Colorado with high counts and/or rates of suicide. Within these 6 counties, additional priority populations include:
Youth and young adults (0–24 years), middle-aged men (25–64 years), older adults (65+ years), veterans and military-involved families, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, people working in high-risk industries (construction, agriculture and ranching, oil and gas, and emergency responders), and faith communities
Website:
Connecticut Suicide and Self Inflicted Injury Prevention Program
Funding Amount:
- FY20: $700,000
- FY21: $700,000
- FY22: $700,000
Focus Populations:
Youth and young adults (10–24 years), middle-aged adults (35–64 years), and older adults (65+ years)
Website:
Louisiana Injury & Violence Prevention Program
Funding Amount:
- FY20: N/A
- FY21: $651,000
- FY22: $784,000
Focus Populations:
Youth (10–19 years), veterans, and service members
Website:
Maine Suicide Prevention Program
Funding Amount:
- FY20: N/A
- FY21: $849,000
- FY22: $982,000
Focus Populations:
Rural residents, adults (45+ years) and LGBTQIA+ youth (11–24 years)
Website:
Massachusetts Suicide Prevention Program
Funding Amount:
- FY20: $650,000
- FY21: $650,000
- FY22: $650,000
Focus Populations:
Men of working age (25–64 years) and in certain occupations (construction and fishery), Hispanic/Latinx men, youth and young adults (11–24 years), and military/veterans
Website:
Funding Amount:
- FY20: $870,000
- FY21: $870,000
- FY22: $1,003,000
Focus Populations:
Males 25+ years
Website:
Funding Amount:
- FY20: $870,000
- FY21: $870,000
- FY22: $1,003,000
Focus Populations:
Males, rural counties, veterans, and youth (10–18 years)
Website:
Funding Amount:
- FY20: $750,000
- FY21: $750,000
- FY22: $883,000
Focus Populations:
All rural residents, males in rural areas, and rural residents ages 15–64 years
Website:
Funding Amount:
- FY20: $598,861
- FY21: $700,000
- FY22: $833,000
Focus Populations:
Veterans in Northwest Pennsylvania (15 counties)
