Safe and Effective Suicide Prevention Messaging Training

Safe & Effective Messaging for Suicide Prevention was developed by DSAMH in collaboration with UDOH and NAMI UT. The goal of this training is to better support our partners, state- wide, in sharing suicide prevention messages that inspire hope and healing and empower community members to take positive actions to prevent suicide. How we message about suicide matters. Messaging can either increase risk for vulnerable individuals, or increase protective factors such as hope and help-seeking. The training covers safe and effective messaging for data communications, news reporting, postvention communication, public health messaging, and stories of lived experience.