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RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION

Suicide Prevention in Rhode Island

Feeling hopeless? Need to talk?

In Rhode Island If you or someone you know is at immediate risk of suicide, please call RI Emergency 911 immediately. Ask for advice.

Anywhere in the United States Call YOUR local 911 from your cell phone or landline and ask for advice. Your local 911 will be able to connect with other 911’s in the country.

Additional Help in Rhode Island:

Call the RI State Police (401)-444-1000 who can coordinate with RI E-911 and local municipalities.
Call your your Primary Care doctor and/or your behavioral health provider directly and ask for advice.
Contact Behavioral Health (BH) Link for a walk-in assessment, treatment or referral.
VISIT BHLink 24-Hour/7-Day Triage Center: 975 Waterman Ave., East Providence, RI
For confidential support and to get connected to care: Call: 401-414-5465 or for under 18 call 855-543-5465
Veterans Crisis Line at 1-800-273-8255
Beachwood Center for Wellbeing (Integrative Equine Therapy) Information Here, p: (401) 788-9110 e: info@beachwoodri.org

Helpful Resources and Printouts:

Self-Directed Violence Classification system nomenclature
Therapeutic Risk Management of the Suicidal Patient, support for managing both acute and chronic suicidality
How to Talk to a Child about a Suicide Attempt in Your Family (Free print version available in both English and Spanish, shared and recommended by Department of Education, American School Counselors Association and Suicide Prevention Resource Center)
Uniting for Suicide Postvention (healing following a suicide, with sections for providers, workplace and communities)
Suicide Risk Management Consultation Program (which offers free, expert consultation for any provider, including outside VA, working with a Veteran who may be at risk of suicide)
Free Webinar series (offering CEUs) for all providers on implementing CPGs for suicide prevention

No cost print versions of our resources are also publicly available here