Transforming Communities: Key Elements for the Implementation of Comprehensive Community-Based Suicide Prevention
Authors: Magdala Labre, Avery Belyeu, Doreen Bird
Publication Year: 2017
Last Updated: 2019-10-04 13:53:13
Journal: Education Development Center, Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Keywords: community-based suicide prevention, multiple levels of influence, Communities That Care model, and the Getting to Outcomes model, strategic planning process, community improvement models, social support, coping skills,
Short Abstract:
The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention is the public-private partnership working to advance the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention and make suicide prevention a national priority. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration provides funding to EDC to operate and manage the Secretariat for the Action Alliance which was launched in 2010.
Transforming communities to prevent suicide is one of three priority areas currently championed by the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention (Action Alliance), the public-private partnership that supports implementation of the National Strategy.** This priority area focuses on providing guidance to states and communities to support the implementation of community-based suicide prevention efforts. The need for this guidance was identified in a recent review of progress towards achievement of the National Strategy, conducted by an Action Alliance advisory group. Findings from the implementation review indicated that states and communities would benefit from a “full range of comprehensive, coordinated, and effective suicide prevention efforts across all relevant settings and populations.”
In May 2016, the Action Alliance created the Transforming Communities Priority Work Group to identify ways to help communities implement effective suicide prevention programs (see participant list in Appendix 7). This paper presents the results of their work. It describes the information sources reviewed (see appendices for detailed descriptions) and presents a set of seven key elements for comprehensive community-based suicide prevention derived from the review process.
Based on this review, the work group identified seven key elements for the implementation of comprehensive community-based suicide prevention efforts:
1. Unity—Attainment and maintenance of broad-based momentum around a
shared vision
2. Planning—Use of a strategic planning process that lays out stakeholder roles
and intended outcomes
3. Integration—Use of multiple, integrated suicide prevention strategies
4. Fit—Alignment of activities with context, culture, and readiness
5. Communication—Clear, open, and consistent communication
6. Data—Use of surveillance and evaluation data to guide action, assess progress,
and make changes
7. Sustainability—A focus on long-lasting change
Abstract:
In May 2016, the Action Alliance created the Transforming Communities Priority Work Group to identify ways to help communities implement effective suicide prevention programs (see participant list in Appendix 7). This paper presents the results of their work. It describes the information sources reviewed (see appendices for detailed descriptions) and presents a set of seven key elements for comprehensive community-based suicide prevention derived from the review process.
Transforming communities to prevent suicide is one of three priority areas currently championed by the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention (Action Alliance), the public-private partnership that supports implementation of the National Strategy.** This priority area focuses on providing guidance to states and communities to support the implementation of community-based suicide prevention efforts
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