New York State Suicide Prevention
Educate, Recognize, Act (ERA)
New York State recognizes suicide as a serious statewide public health problem and accordingly has established suicide prevention as a top priority.
Research has shown that suicide prevention and early intervention efforts are successful at saving lives. Our mission is to reduce the number of suicides in New York State through the dissemination of scientific knowledge to promote awareness of the risks and warning signs of suicide as well as effective means of intervention. The suicide prevention initiative, sponsored by New York State Office of Mental Health is multidimensional and seeks to involve stakeholders at all levels of government and every community within the State.
Suicide prevention is not only a mental health issue. The approach to prevent suicides must be collaborative in order to create supportive environments and strengthen community actions. We've reached a new era in suicide prevention.
The Suicide Prevention Center of New York (SPCNY) 
, with the help of the NYS Office of Mental Health, advances and supports state and local actions via education, training, consultation and coalition building to reduce suicide attempts and suicides in New York State, and to promote the recovery of persons affected by suicide.
Comments or questions about the information on this page can be directed to Suicide Prevention.