American Association of Suicidology
www.suicidology.org
4201 Connecticut Ave., NW #310
Washington, D.C. 20008
phone: 202-237-2280
fax: 202-237-2282
Dedicated to the understanding and prevention of suicide. AAS promotes research, public awareness programs, education and training for professionals and volunteers, and serves as a national clearinghouse for information on suicide.

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
www.afsp.org
120 Wall Street, 22nd Floor
New York, New York 10005
phone: 888-333-AFSP, 212-363-3500
fax: 212-363-6237
Funds research, education and treatment aimed at the prevention of suicide. Maintains a national directory of survivor support groups.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/suifacts.htm
Mailstop K65
4770 Buford Highway, NE
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
phone: 770-488-1506
fax: 770-488-1667
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) is working to raise awareness of suicide as a serious public health problem, and is focusing on science-based prevention strategies to reduce injuries and deaths due to suicide.

American Psychological Association
www.apa.org
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
phone: 202-336-5500
fax: 202-336-5501
The largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States and the world's largest association of psychologists, APA works to advance psychology as a science, as a profession, and as a means of promoting human welfare.


National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
www.nimh.nih.gov/research/suicide
6001 Executive Boulevard, Rm. 8184 MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
phone: 301-443-8410
fax: 301-443-4279
The NIMH Suicide Research Consortium is comprised primarily of NIMH scientists across the Institute who also administer research grants. The Consortium coordinates program development in suicide research across the Institute, identifies gaps in the scientific knowledge base on suicide across the life span, stimulates and monitors extramural research on suicide, keeps abreast of scientific developments in suicidology and public policy issues related to suicide surveillance, prevention and treatment, and disseminates science-based information on suicidology to the public, media, and policy makers.


Suicide Information and Education Centre
www.siec.ca/information.html
201, 1615 - 10th Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T3C 0J7
phone: 403-245-3900
fax: 403-245-029
Maintains a resource library with extensive information on suicide prevention, postvention, and intervention efforts and trends, and can provide information to develop successful suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention programs, including statistics, resource people, computer literature searches, and document delivery.

Suicide Prevention Advocacy Network (SPAN)
www.spanusa.org
5034 Odin’s Way
Marieta, GA 30068
phone: 888-649-1366
fax: 770-642-1419
A national grassroots, non-profit organization bridging all suicide prevention efforts to lower suicide rates (especially among young people) in the United States and worldwide. In October of 1998, SPAN hosted a National Planning Summit to develop a National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.

www.suicide-parasuicide.rumos.com
This is a rather nice web site maintained by Mário Proença in Portugal.

http://Auseinet.flinders.edu.au/journal/newindex.html

Australian electronic Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health