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If you or someone you know is in immediate danger of harming themselves, please call 911.
If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts, call the U.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or text “WYO” to 741-741 for the Crisis Text Line. People call/text to talk about lots of things: financial troubles, relationships, sexual identity, depression, illness, and loneliness, to name a few. Talking with someone about your thoughts and feelings can save your life.
The U.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and the Crisis Text Line operate 24/7 and offer free support to anyone. Your county Community Mental Health Center can also provide help for mental health crises.
Find Local Support
2019 Wyoming Suicide Prevention Symposium
The Wyoming Suicide Prevention Symposium will be hosted on September 5, 2019, at the Little America Hotel in Cheyenne, Wyoming. This conference is targeted toward providers, therapists, physicians, military professionals, health educators, public health professionals, and anyone interested in expanding their knowledge of suicide prevention.
Please contact Lindsay Martin with any questions at 307-777-8034 or lindsay.martin@wyo.gov.
Community Prevention
For more information about community level prevention and to find your county’s CPS, please visit the website below:
https://health.wyo.gov/publichealth/prevention/community-prevention/
Do you know of a suicide prevention resource not shown on the map? Let us know by filling out this form!
Please note: The Wyoming Injury & Violence Prevention Program does not offer crisis counseling or emergency services.
Suicide Prevention Training
Suicide prevention training helps save lives. A brief description of some key suicide prevention trainings offered in Wyoming is available on our suicide prevention training page.
There are also a number of suicide prevention trainers in Wyoming. WDH publishes the Wyoming Suicide Prevention Trainers Network as a public resource.
To find out more about suicide prevention trainings or Wyoming’s suicide prevention trainer network, contact Sarah Spafford at 307-777-2923 or sarah.spafford@wyo.gov.
Upcoming Trainings
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
WDH is currently offering several free Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Trainings (ASIST) across Wyoming. For more information on ASIST, please visit our suicide prevention training page. Below is a list of scheduled ASIST trainings. We will be adding to this list regularly.
Evanston, WY – May 29-30, 2019 (FULL, waitlist available)
Douglas, WY – June 11-12, 2019
Jackson, WY – July 11-12, 2019
Cody, WY – July 23-24, 2019
Question, Persuade, Refer
WDH is now offering monthly Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) training in Cheyenne, Wyoming (see dates below). For more information on QPR, please visit our suicide prevention training page. If you would like to host a QPR for your community or organization, please contact Sarah Spafford at sarah.spafford@wyo.gov or 307-777-2923.
Check back later for future training dates.
Suicide in Wyoming
Suicide is a leading cause of preventable death in Wyoming with negative impacts that are felt by individuals, families, and communities throughout the state. The Wyoming suicide rate is consistently higher than the US. In 2016, the Wyoming suicide rate was 24.2 per 100,000 compared to the national rate of 13.9 per 100,000.
The 2017-2021 Wyoming State Suicide Prevention Plan provides an overview of suicide death in Wyoming, a historical perspective of suicide prevention efforts within the state, and current and planned goals and objectives for suicide prevention initiatives to be implemented. The goals and objectives have been closely aligned with the 2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action, a report from the U.S. Surgeon General and the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention.
For more publications and data on suicide, please see our Publications and Resources page.
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