Suicide Prevention and Awareness Resources
Connection is a solution.
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988.
Videos above are courtesy of SAMHSA.
Suicide greatly impacts young men living in Alaska.
However, connections to their ancestors and traditions can help guide them to overcome their pain, silence, the stigma and to seek help. Heart of the Land, produced in coordination with a Native Alaskan production company, includes location shooting from the Alaskan cities of Juneau, Kotzebue, and Anchorage. In addition, representation in the video includes the Inupiaq, Tlingit, Tshimshian, Unangan, Athabascan, Aleut and Yupik Tribes.
If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide know that you are not alone,
and you can reach out for support. Visit samhsa.gov/suicide or contact 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
Call or text 988.
Suicide Prevention Resources
These resources can help you or a loved one develop coping strategies, create a safety plan, reach out to mental health professionals, and most importantly, show you that you are important. A printable list of these resources can be found here.
Alaska Native and American Indian Resources
- Southcentral Foundation Crisis Line (Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.)
- (907) 729-2500
- Alaska Native Medical Center Emergency Department
- (907) 729-1729
- Benteh Nuutah Valley Native Primary Care Center
- (907) 631-7800
- Depression and Suicide Prevention Resources (provided by Indian Health Service)
- Intervention Resources (provided by We R Native)
- Native American Suicide Prevention Resources (provided by Suicide Prevention Lifeline)
Domestic Violence Crisis Support
- Abused Women’s Aid in Crisis
- 24-Hour Hotline: (907) 272-0100
- National Domestic Violence Hotline
- 24-Hour Hotline: (800) 799-7233 (SAFE)
- Standing Together Against Rape
- 24-Hour Hotline: (800) 478-8999 / (907) 276-7273
- Victims for Justice
- Mainline: (907) 278-0977
Helping Friends and Family
- How to Offer Help to a Friend or Family Member (provided by Active Minds)
LGBTQ+ Resources
- LGBTQ Youth Suicide Prevention and Crisis Intervention (provided by The Trevor Project)
- 24-Hour Hotline: (866) 488-7386
- LGBTQ 25 and Under Suicide Prevention and Crisis Intervention (provided by You Matter, a project of the Suicide Prevention Lifeline)
- 24-Hour Hotline: (800) 273-8255
National and Statewide Crisis Support Resources
- 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
- 24-Hour Call or Text Hotline: 988
- Anchorage Police Department
- Emergency: 911
- Non-emergency: 311, (907) 786-8900, press #2
- Alaska Psychiatric Institute
- (907) 269-7100
- Alaska Regional Hospital Emergency Room
- (907) 276-1131
- Providence Alaska Medical Center Crisis Line
- (907) 563-3200
- Crisis Text Line (for immediate help, call 911)
- Texting Hotline: Text “home” to 741741.
- Careline AK Helpline
- 24-Hour Hotline: (877) 266-4357
- Texting Hotline: “4help” to 839863.
- Available Tues.-Sat., 3 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- Mental Health America
- Mainline: (800) 969-6642
- National Alliance for Mental Illness
- HelpLine
- Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., ET.
Call 1 (800) 950-NAMI (6264), text “HelpLine” to 62640 or email us at helpline@nami.org.
- Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., ET.
- HelpLine
- North Star Behavioral Health
- (907) 258-7575
- State of Alaska Suicide Prevention Council
- Providence Crisis Recovery Center
- 24-Hour Hotline: (907) 563-5006
- Providence Psychiatric Emergency Department
- Mainline: (907) 212-2800
- Providence Adult Inpatient Mental Health Unit
- Mainline: (907) 212-3040
- University of Alaska Anchorage Psychological Services Center
- Mainline: (907) 786-1795
Social Services and Other Resources
- Alaska Adult Protective Services
- Mainline: (907) 269-3666
- Alaska Mental Health Consumer Web
- Mainline: (907) 222-2980.
- Available Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., and Sat., 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Mainline: (907) 222-2980.
- Alaska State Troopers
- Anchorage Post: (907) 269-5511
- Anchorage Community Mental Health Services
- Adults: (907) 762-8667
- Child and Family: (907) 563-1000
- Anchorage Police Department
- For emergencies, dial 911.
- For non-emergencies, dial 311 or (907) 786-8900
- Brother Frances Shelter
- Mainline: (907) 277-1731
- Covenant House Alaska
- Mainline: (907) 272-1255
- Depression Resources (provided by National Institute for Mental Health)
- Mental Health Screening Tools (provided by Mental Health America)
- Suicide Prevention Advocacy (provided by American Association of Suicidology
- Suicide Prevention in Alaska Resources (provided by Suicide Prevention Resource Center)
Resources for Teens and College Students
- Teens and College Students Resources (provided by the Anxiety and Depression Association of America)
Resources for Youth
- Youth Suicide Prevention Resources (provided by the Suicide Prevention Lifeline)
- Starting the Conversations with our Children and How to Talk to Your Kids about Mental Health (provided by Nationwide Children’s)
Self-Care How-Tos
- Self-Care and Distraction Methods and Signs and Symptoms (provided by Active Minds)
Substance Abuse and Sobriety Resources
- Promoting Reasons for Life and Sobriety in Yup’ik (provided by the Suicide Prevention Lifeline)
- Suicide Prevention Resources (provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
Suicide Prevention Trainings
Click the image below to see the dates for the workshops.
