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This article is from the Suicide FAQ, by Graham Stoney greyham@research.canon.com.au with numerous contributions by others.

15.1 International Crisis Resources available via the Internet:

The Samaritans are a non-religious charity that have been offering
emotional support to the suicidal and despairing for over 40 years by
phone, visit and letter. Callers are guaranteed absolute confidentiality
and retain the right to make their own decisions including the decision to
end their life. The service is now available via E-mail, run from
Cheltenham, England, and can be reached from anywhere with Internet
access. Trained volunteers read and reply to mail once a day, every day of
the year.
E-mail: mailto:jo@samaritans.org
Anonymous E-mail: mailto:samaritans@anon.twwells.com

The Usenet news hierarchy soc.support.depression provides a number of
electronic support groups for people suffering depression or in other
crisis situations.

A number of electronic self-help groups exist under the alt.support
hierarchy addressing various problems that can contribute to people
feeling suicidal, and providing information about other resources.
alt.support.depression in particular contains a detailed and excellent
Frequently Asked Questions posting covering many facets of depression.
Note that not all sites carry alt groups.

The suicide-support mailing list provides an electronic support group
where people can discuss suicidal feelings, thoughts, intentions or
previous attempts in a safe, emotionally supportive environment.
Membership of the list is open to anyone seeking emotional support
regarding potentially self-destructive situations, and to people willing
to offer support in a non-judgemental manner. List members who offer
support do so in their spare time on an ad-hoc basis, and come from a
diverse variety of backgrounds and experiences. For more info, see:
http://www.onelist.com/group/suicide-support

SOLOS (Survivors of Loved Ones' Suicides) is an e-mail support group for
those who have lost someone they care about to suicide. Discussion
revolves around mutual grief support and suicide survivor issues.
A number of related support groups are available at:
http://www.1000deaths.com/lists.html

The "Emotional Support on the Internet" monthly posting by Steve Harris
<steveha@cix.compulink.co.uk> in news.answers lists various Internet
resources for people seeking emotional support on a wide range of issues.
The most up to date version is probably at:
http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/support/emotional/resources-list/faq.html

For more detailed information on other support groups, John M. Grohol
<grohol@alpha.acast.nova.edu> regularly posts to news.answers a
"Psychology & Support Groups Newsgroup Pointer" and a "Psychology &
Support Mailing-List Pointer", which are archived respectively as:
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/finding-groups/psychology-and-support
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/medicine/

The Suicidology mailing list exists to facilitate the exchange of
information and ideas among researchers, scholars, teachers, clinicians,
and others dedicated to expanding our understanding of suicide and
suicide-related behaviors and reducing their toll on society.
Communications appropriate for this list include but are not limited to
exchanges of theoretical views and research activities, as well as
information on clinical interventions, prevention strategies, and social
and political developments pertaining to the reduction of suicide and
suicide-related behaviors. To subscribe, mailto:listserv@lists.apa.org
a message containing:
SUBSCRIBE SUICIDOLOGY YourFirstName YourLastName

The GROHOL Mental Health Page is a comprehensive index for mental health,
psychology, and support resources on the Internet via the World Wide Web:
http://www.coil.com/~grohol/

A comprehensive international list of telephone Suicide Helplines
affiliated with Befrienders International is available online at:
http://www.suicide-helplines.org/

 

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• next: 15.2 Suicide Prevention: Australia: Australian phone books contain a Community Health & Welfare page in the front section which lists organisations and services which are available to help deal with a wide variety of problems including suicide. Most major cities have a number of local crisis counselling or referral services, many of which are available 24 hours. This page is probably the best list of your local resources you'll find. Lifeline is a 24 hour telephone crisis counselling service with 38 centres nation-wide. It is available for the cost of a local call from anywhere in Australia on the phone number 13 1114, with calls diverted to the nearest centre that is available. Lifeline handles problems such as suicide, depression, loneliness, relationship problems, drug and alcohol abuse, and so on in a caring, supporting, non-interventionist manner. Some centres can also offer face to face counselling if necessary, or else can refer to local counselling services, suicide survivor groups, self-help groups, or other agencies for longer term support. For more info, see: http://www.lifeline.org.au/ Kids Help Line is a 24 hour help line aimed at young people under 18 and available nationwide on freecall phone number 1800 55 1800. For more info, see the Kids Help Line pages under: http://www.boystown.org.au/boystown

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