Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program®
 Yellow Ribbon supports and follows  the 
National Strategy for Suicide Prevention

NSSP

Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program®

1.  Promote Awareness

 1.  Nation-wide distribution of literature, YR cards and 
     training materials. YR uses mediums that appeal to the
     mainstream public: 
        Chicken Soup /Soul  l#3    Chicken Soup - Teen Soul
        People Magazine   Family Circle
        Woman’s World    Teen People
        Oprah Winfrey Show       Women's Day
        Good Morning America     The Today Show

2.  Develop collaborative efforts

2.  YR collaborations exist world-wide: All 50 states, provinces of Canada 
     and 47 countries
     YR does not displace or replace existing professionals and/or 
            organizations,  rather it collaborates and partners with them
       YR works to empower the mainstream public to understand, aid 
            and assist in a suicidal crisis using YR's Be-A-Linktm protocol.
3.  Reduce stigma of mental 
     health & suicide prevention 
     services 		3.  Clearly our message is that suicide is not about 
     failing, simply being human and that "It is "Ok to 
     Ask 4 Help!"®
4.  Develop and implement 
     suicide prevention program 		4.   Have developed a comprehensive community-based program.
5.   Reduce access to lethal 
      means 		5.  YR curriculum and program teaches that reducing access to lethal 
     means is vital.
6.   Implement training programs 6.  Developed curriculum for 
      Elementary-age through the Elderly
       YR has spoken, and taught to over 200,000 people community, 
           schools, colleges and universities.
7.   Infuse curriculum into 
      professional education 		7.  Partnering with American Osteopathic Association  
     to develop and implement curriculum into all 
     Osteopathic training institutions, colleges, universities, hospitals and 
     primary care offices.
8.   Promote & improve access 
     and community links/mental 
     health and substance abuse 
     services 		8.  Works with communities and community members to help the 
     community to improve access to help.  Example: Colorado LINK program 
     partnered with Mental Health Association of Colorado
9.   Improve reporting in the 
     media and entertainment 		9.  Using the Anneberg report as well as AAS guidelines with all media   
     to promote responsible reporting. YR works directly with media to 
     help them find ways for them to be gatekeepers through their reporting.
10. Promote and support 
     research on suicide and 
     suicide prevention 		10. Yellow Ribbon works with academic institutions and other professional 
      organizations to promote and support such research to show the current 
      true profile of suicide and suicide prevention in the United States
11. Expand surveillance systems 
     (track trends and identify new 
     problems) 		11. The YR international database (in Colorado) holds over 46,000 entries 
      containing suicide profiles. YR feels it is very important to be involved 
      with the collection of data that will track trends, identify new problems, 
      thus our databases (int'l office as well as chapter/program sites) are
      offered to assist in that surveillance project, while protecting
      confidentiality.

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