Funded Programs

CDC’s Funded Suicide Prevention Programs

At a glance, read about CDC’s Vision for preventing suicide and how CDC funds multiple programs to support suicide prevention in communities.

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CDC’s vision is “no lives lost to suicide.” We use data, science, and partnerships to identify and implement effective suicide prevention strategies. We foster healthy and resilient communities across the United States as we work toward our vision. CDC is supporting states, tribes, territories, non-governmental organizations, and university research programs to address our four strategic priority areas in suicide prevention:

Data: Use new and existing data to better understand, monitor, and prevent suicide and suicidal behavior
Science: Identify risk and protective factors and effective policies, programs, and practices for suicide prevention in populations at increased risk for suicide
Action: Build the foundation for CDC’s National Suicide Prevention Program
Collaboration: Develop and implement wide-reaching partnership and communication strategies to raise awareness and advance suicide prevention activities

Read more about CDC’s funded suicide prevention activities across the U.S.: NCIPC Suicide Prevention Funding | Budget | Injury | CDC

Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Program

15 states and 2 universities are implementing and evaluating a comprehensive public health approach to suicide prevention.

Emergency Department Surveillance of Nonfatal Suicide-Related Outcomes

Ten states are increasing the timeliness and reporting of near real-time emergency department data on nonfatal suicide-related outcomes.

Tribal Suicide Prevention

Two tribal organizations are tailoring, implementing, and evaluating suicide prevention strategies with the best available evidence.

Veteran Suicide Prevention

Seven veteran-serving organizations are evaluating suicide prevention activities using CDC’s Evaluation Framework to reduce and prevent suicide.

COVID-19 Response

CDC supported national, state, territorial, local, and tribal organizations to quickly develop and disseminate tools and resources to prevent suicide, intimate partner violence, and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in the COVID-19 response and aftermath:

Safe States Alliance (in partnership with the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention), Prevention Institute, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), and National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) developed and deployed suicide and ACEs prevention training, tools, and technical assistance.
Indian Health Boards worked to prevent suicide, ACEs, and intimate partner violence.
23 Core State Violence and Injury Prevention Program (Core SVIPP) recipients helped states address suicide and ACEs, including enhancing virtual implementation of prevention resources.