• Georgia Suicide & Crisis Hotline
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK / Lifeline Chat

• https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/wellbeing/get-help
• https://www.betterhelp.com/nomv/
• https://visp.caresforyou.org/welcome.cfm
• https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions
• https://www.verywellmind.com/best-mental-health-apps-4692902

Question-Persuade-Refer Training

This one-hour training, free for GVMA members, teaches how to recognize the signs that someone may be contemplating suicide, how to talk to them if you are concerned, and how best to get them help. Click Here to Learn More.

We chose this career because we are compassionate, caring people. Unfortunately, that also makes us more susceptible to compassion fatigue. If we had no compassion, we would not have to worry about the fatigue. The first step is to understand and accept the emotional strain that is part of our career. We must recognize the toll it takes on us daily, yet also recognize our great potential to overcome or minimize its effects.

Learn more.

• “What we have learned through research of suicides” by The American Foundation For Suicide Prevention: https://afsp.org/what-we-ve-learned-through-research
• Various information, including: Post-suicide support for the Veterinary team; Self-Care & Emotional Wellbeing; Compassion fatigue; Professional Quality of Life Assessment information: https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/wellbeing
• Counseling article on factors that make veterinary medecine a high risk group: https://ct.counseling.org/2020/01/when-the-caring-is-too-much/#
• Not One More Vet offers resources as well as anonymous support through its network: https://www.nomv.org/
• Time article about Veterinary suicide: https://time.com/5670965/veterinarian-suicide-help/
• Article on awareness of suicide & emotional well being: “Life Without Hope” by Simon R. Platt
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• VETgirl Webinar about suicide awareness in veterinary medicine after Dr. Sophia Yin’s suicide. https://vetgirlontherun.com/suicide-awareness-dr-sophia-yin/

• Today’s Veterinary Nurse – Suicide in the Veterinary Profession: Warning Signs and Prevention Tips
• Facts on Suicide Prevention 
• Warning Signs of Suicide (Indicate Immediate Danger)
• Suicide Prevention: Signs & symptoms; Risk Factors; Actions Steps To Help someone in Crisis.
• Four Reasons Why Substance Use Prevention is Suicide Prevention

• Resources for intervention in a variety of Crisis situations
• How to help someone in crisis.
• Restricting access to lethal means during a crisis.
• Means Matter Campaign (Firearm restriction)

• • Suicide Attempt Survivors Resource List

• • • Suggestions on how to support someone that has experienced a suicide loss.
    • Guidelines for responding after a suicide.
    • Recommendations for reporting / Sharing information about a suicide.
    • Aimed towards colleges to deal with student suicide, but more useful tips.
    • Postvention recommendations for religious & memorial services.
    • This guide can help you travel through the grief of a loved one and offers tips and resources for support during this painful time.
    • Guidelines for forming a Suicide Postvention Protocol
    • A Managers Guide to Postvention in the Workplace- 10 Action Steps for Dealing With the Aftermath of a Suicide
    • Postvention Guide for Communities and schools (Applicable information for workplace as well).
    • Language for referring to & discussing suicide.
    • AVMA resource for clinics dealing with a suicide loss.
    • Immediate and Long-Term Postvention
    • Postvention Resources List