Suicide Prevention Lab · Est. 2019
Suicide is preventable. Hope is actionable.
We study what helps people stay safe — and we build the trainings, tools, and partnerships that put it to work in clinics, schools, and communities.
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However you come to this work — as a clinician, an educator, or someone who just wants to understand — there's a door for you.
Research summaries
Short, plain-language reads that turn our findings into what to do — no long reports.
Read the summariesTools & resources
Free, open-access templates and guides you can adapt and use today.
Browse the toolsFor practitioners & schools
Trainings, clinical resources, and implementation support for real settings.
See how we helpTalking helps
Safer, more caring conversations
Asking a young person directly and kindly whether they're thinking about suicide doesn't plant the idea — it opens a door. We help practitioners, educators, and families have honest, supportive conversations that reduce isolation and point toward help.
Read the summaryA plan people keep
Safety planning that actually gets used
A safety plan is a shared, hopeful tool — a set of steps someone can turn to in a hard moment. We train teams to build plans collaboratively, make each step specific and doable, and follow up so the plan grows with the person.
Get the guideReady before a crisis
Prepared schools save lives
When staff know what to do, students know where to turn, and referral pathways are ready in advance, schools are safer. We help districts put tiered, compassionate prevention in place — and evaluate what's working.
Explore school programsThe evidence gives us hope
Most people who live through a suicidal crisis go on to recover.
Crises are often brief. The right support, at the right moment, is what makes the difference — and that support can be learned, practiced, and shared.
How we work
Our approach: a caring pathway
Prevention isn't one moment — it's a chain of caring steps. Every one is a place where a life can be supported.
Reach
Meet people where they are — in clinics, schools, and communities.
Ask
Open the conversation with warmth and directness. Asking helps.
Plan
Build safety collaboratively, with steps people keep and use.
Connect
Make warm handoffs to care, so no one falls through the cracks.
Follow up
Stay in caring contact — the moments after matter most.
By the numbers
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Trainings, partnerships, and implementation support for clinics, schools, and communities.