Our Programs
Suicide Prevention Institute supports programs in communities across North Carolina. They provide resources and support for all people who are impacted by suicide.
- In all areas of the state
- Across all backgrounds
- In all age and socioeconomic groups
Clinical Support Program for Adult Suicide Risk in Primary Care
This team educates, trains, and supports primary care providers so they can identify people in their care who are at risk for suicide and get them help. Their work helps decrease suicide rates and improve mental health outcomes.
B.A.R.B.E.R.S.H.O.P.
This project leverages trusted community barber shops to create safe spaces and empower conversations around health. This approach reduces suicide rates and improves mental health outcomes in Black and Brown communities.
FAST-DE
The FAST-DE program equips primary care providers to identify and provide interventions for youth who experience disordered eating. The interventions reach youth across all backgrounds and are accessible, brief, effective, and affordable.
Mental Health First Aid
MHFA teaches teens and adults of all ages how to identify and respond to mental health and substance use concerns in others. It increases awareness and preparation, reduces stigma, enhances support, and improves crisis response.
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North Carolina Black Youth Suicide Prevention Leadership Team
This program reduces stigma by promoting and implementing culturally relevant crisis care and suicide prevention for Black youth. It focuses on how to build capacity, mobilize resources, expand outreach, and much more.
SPI Informatics Program
This is a dynamic team that dives deep into data, informatics and analysis. They use that knowledge to provide guidance, create interventions, and show the progress and impact of suicide prevention efforts.
Suicide Prevention Statewide Collaborative
This robust program supports suicide prevention efforts and a network of advocates across North Carolina. It fosters collaboration among a broad range of professionals and sectors to address mental health challenges and advance suicide prevention.
SPI Postdoctoral Fellowship
This program trains clinical and counseling psychologists to become suicidologists who have competency and confidence to assess, prevent, and intervene for suicide. They provide clinical care and conduct research to counter the mental health and suicide epidemics in North Carolina.
Tealeaf
Tealeaf embraces and implements the concept of community initiated care (CIC). It trains and empowers teachers to address youth mental health needs in real-world education settings.
