Suicide Prevention Services

The overall health and quality of life of Chickasaw citizens, families and communities is important to the Chickasaw Nation. The prevention services program works to support emotional well-being and mental wellness to reduce suicide risk through education.

Suicide prevention education and training is offered to the public upon request.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) — interactive two-day training. (14 hours)
• Depression — "More Than the Blues" (30 minutes to one hour)
• QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) — the three simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. (Two hours)
• SafeTALK — half-day suicide prevention training (Three hours)
• Talk Saves Lives — a community-based presentation that covers the general scope of suicide, the research on prevention and what people can do to fight suicide. Learn what suicide is, who it affects, what we know about it and what can be done to prevent it. (Two hours)

Find out about risk and protective factors
Many factors contribute to suicide risk. A combination of situations could lead someone to consider suicide. Risk factors increase the possibility of suicide, but might not be direct causes. To learn more, click below.