PAGE CONTENTS
(1) Crisis hotlines
(2) Local emergency care services (Corvallis)
(3) Sources for authoritative information
(4) Selected articles for people with suicidal thoughts
(5) Selected articles for concerned others (e.g., family, friends)
(6) Psychiatric inpatient services
(7) Helping someone with a mental illness
(1) Crisis hotlines
Updated phone numbers are published in local phone directories and online.
National Suicide Prevention LifeLine is available at 1-800-273-8255.
Benton County Mental Health crisis line: 1-888-232-7192
Linn County Mental Health crisis line: 1-800-304-7468.
For Linn, Marion, Polk, and Yamhill counties - Northwest Human Services hotline: 503-581-5535 or 1-800-560-5535.
(2) Local emergency care services (Corvallis)
Good Samaritan Regional Hospital – Corvallis. Operator: 541-768-5111. Inpatient Unit: 541-768-5144
(3) Sources for authoritative information
American Association of Suicidology
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
HelpGuide - Suicide Prevention
National Institute for Mental Health Suicide Prevention
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)
Department of Defense Suicide Prevention
Speaking of Suicide (by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW)
(4) Selected articles for people with suicidal thoughts
Suicide Help - Dealing with suicidal thoughts and feelings (from HelpGuide.org)
Coping with suicidal thoughts [PDF] (from CARMHA)
(5) Selected articles for concerned others (e.g., family, friends)
Suicide Prevention - How to help someone who is suicidal (from HelpGuide.org)
What to do when someone is suicidal (from the Mayo Clinic)
After an Attempt (PDF) – Guide for taking care of a family member following a suicide attempt and treatment in an emergency room. (from the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline)
Understanding Suicidal Thinking – Learn how to fight suicidal thoughts, help someone else who is suicidal, and respond to an emergency situation. (Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance)
If You Suspect a Friend or Loved One is Thinking of Suicide (by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW)
(6) Psychiatric inpatient services
Samaritan Inpatient Mental Health: 3509 NW Samaritan Drive, Suite 100, Corvallis, Oregon 97330; 541-768-5144. www.samhealth.org/find-a-location/s/samaritan-mental-health-corvallis
Cedar Hills Hospital: Portland, Oregon; (503) 944-5000; cedarhillshospital.com
Marion County Psychiatric Crisis Center (PCC): 1118 Oak St. SE, Salem, OR, 97301; Ph: (503) 585-4949 Fax: (503) 585-4965. www.co.marion.or.us/HLT/MH/pcc. The Psychiatric Crisis Center (PCC) provides crisis intervention services seven days a week, twenty four hours a day for residents of the Mid-Willamette Valley, particularly Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties. It is located on the campus of Salem Hospital.
Peace Health - Sacred Heart Medical Center: Behavioral Health Services - Inpatient Unit. Eugene, OR; 458-205-7000; www.peacehealth.org/sacred-heart-university-district/behavioral-health-services
Providence: Portland Medical Center & Saint Vincent Medical Center (Portland); (503) 216-1111; oregon.providence.org
(7) Helping someone with a mental illness
See my webpage on helping someone with a mental illness
(8) Resources for professionals