September is suicide prevention month. Idaho has the 8th highest rate of suicide in this country. Help is only a phone call away with the Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline.

Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline
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#1-800-273-TALK

  • Enough Idahoans are lost to suicide annually to fill a commercial jet airplane.
  • Idaho has the eighth-highest suicide rate in the U.S.
  • Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for adolescents and young adults in Idaho.
  • Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline (1-800-273-TALK) is the state’s only nationally certified suicide prevention hotline. All calls are confidential and anonymous
  • The Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline provides crisis intervention, emotional support, problem solving and referrals to local resources for persons at risk for suicide and for those concerned about them.
  • All volunteers for the Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline are trained in the ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) model.

#1-800-273-TALK

If you need help, call. Share this number with those who need help. The more people that have this information, the better our chances are of lowering the suicide rate in Idaho and getting help to those who need it.

#1-800-273-TALK

 

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