Statewide Office of Suicide Prevention

On May 22, 2007, Florida Governor Charlie Crist passed a law that creates the Statewide Office of Suicide Prevention. This office is a unit within the Florida Office of Drug Control under the Executive Office of the Governor. The law provides $150,000 for one year, for two employees to coordinate suicide prevention efforts statewide.

Upcoming Events and Meetings

Suicide Prevention Coordinating Council

The Suicide Prevention Coordinating Council has a legislative mandate to advise the Office of Suicide Prevention regarding suicide prevention programs and activities. This recommendation form is an avenue through which to provide those recommendations on an ongoing basis. Please return recommendation forms to Erin MacInnes at Erin.MacInnes@MyFlorida.com.
Recommendation Form pdf
Recommendation Form word document

Suicide Prevention Strategy

The Florida Suicide Prevention Strategy calls for an integrated and long-term approach to lowering the state’s current suicide rate. It offers a comprehensive framework for what needs to be done in order to decrease suicide rate in the state. The Florida Suicide Prevention Strategy is designed to add depth and momentum to the efforts consolidated and recharged in the first few years of this century. Its purpose is to serve as both a guide and an action agenda for preventing suicide in Florida, to have a lasting impact in bringing suicide to the forefront as a public issue, and over time to save thousands of lives that would otherwise be taken by their own hands.
Florida Suicide Prevention Strategy pdf

Well Aware

Well AwareTM is a national multi-faceted program to inform education leaders of the link between emotional well-being and academic achievement. It includes a quarterly policy bulletin for school administrators with research-based content and best practices in the national prevention arena that can be utilized in school settings.

The goal of Well Aware? To better engage education leadership in proactively addressing teen suicide rates.

Well Aware Florida is a collaborative effort between the Statewide Office of Suicide Prevention and the Florida Department of Education.
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