Funder: SAMHSA (through Missouri Department of Mental Health)
Official Title: Missouri Suicide Prevention Project
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The Missouri Suicide Prevention Project (MSPP) is a joint project between the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH) and the MIMH. The MSPP primarily targets youth-serving organizations and at-risk youth and young adults ages 10 to 24. The project has sponsored training for more than 200 instructors for a variety of suicide prevention training programs. Instructors have trained more than 75,000 people across the state including school staff, students, mental health providers, first responders and other community members. In addition to gatekeeper training, MSPP has funded depression screenings, support groups for survivors of suicide loss, mini-grants to local youth-serving agencies and suicide prevention on college campuses. The MSPP has also sponsored and coordinated nine annual state conferences which have brought together national leaders in the field of suicide prevention. The MIMH is responsible for project management, training, technical assistance and evaluation.
Suicide prevention brief for veterans and their families. Brief includes information on risk factors, warnings signs, suggestions for identifying and assisting people with suicidal thoughts and national and Missouri veterans’ resources.
View ResourceSuicide warning signs flyer for gun retailers. Designed to inform gun retailers about signs of suicidal behavior among firearm purchasers.
View ResourceSupplemental materials for the Suicide Prevention Lifeguard app. Including a flyer, app wallet cards, and brochure with information on risk factors, warnings signs, suggestions for identifying and assisting people with suicidal thoughts and national and Missouri resources. Include information to download Suicide Lifeguard app for iPhone or Android.
View ResourceThe SPIRIT project is a school-based substance abuse prevention program sponsored by the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH). The Missouri Institute of Mental Health (MIMH) conducts an annual process and outcome evaluation of the SPIRIT program.
The goal of the project is to reduce the cost of emergency care, engage individuals with complicated challenges, and provide them with stabilizing evidenced-based interventions such as Motivational Interviewing and Critical Time Intervention.
MIMH, partnered with National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse (NCADA), under the leadership of the Missouri Department of Mental Health, is implementing and evaluating a SAMHSA-funded 5-year, $5 million grant to reduce opioid overdose events in the Eastern Region of the state.