Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention
If you become aware of a student struggling with emotional challenges, we invite families to connect with us. Our dedicated and trained school staff stand ready to promptly provide hope, encouragement, and support.
In addition, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is accessible via both calls and texts to 988. Offering round-the-clock, confidential assistance, this lifeline extends a helping hand to those in distress, delivering vital prevention and crisis resources at no cost.
Expressing thoughts of wanting to die or actively planning self-harm.
Communicating a sense of emptiness, hopelessness, or a lack of purpose in life.
Making concrete plans or seeking methods for self-harm, such as researching online or acquiring lethal items.
Voicing intense feelings of guilt or shame.
Conveying a sense of being trapped with no perceived solutions.
Describing unbearable physical or emotional pain.
Expressing feelings of being a burden to others.
Initiating or escalating substance use, particularly alcohol or drugs.
Displaying signs of anxiety or agitation.
Withdrawal from close relationships.
Changes in eating and/or sleeping patterns.
Exhibiting rage or expressing a desire for revenge.
Engaging in risky behaviors that could lead to harm, such as reckless driving.
Frequent discussions or thoughts about death.
Experiencing extreme mood swings, rapidly shifting from profound sadness to calmness or happiness.
Giving away significant belongings.
Saying goodbye to friends and family.
Sudden actions to organize personal affairs, including making a will.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or Text: 988
Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
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The Tulare County Suicide Prevention Task Force (SPTF) operates under full funding from the Tulare County Mental Health Services Act: Prevention and Early Intervention Plan. This task force serves as a dynamic, multi-disciplinary collaboration, uniting professionals from government, education, community-based service providers, and engaged community members. Extensive training, activities, and educational initiatives are disseminated across our community to enhance awareness regarding the signs and symptoms of suicide risk, alongside promoting best practices for prevention and early intervention.
The Fresno County Suicide Prevention Collaborative brings together a diverse array of groups with a shared objective: mitigating suicides in our community. Government agencies, community-based organizations, non-profits, and engaged community members join forces to deepen their understanding of suicide, assess prevention initiatives, and establish a cohesive system to address suicide across Fresno County.
Dinuba Children Services Crisis: 559-591-6680
Tulare County Mental Health Crisis: 1-800-320-1616
Tulare County Warm line: 1-800-306-2413