Screening for Mental Health – For The Public

Screening for Mental Health works with local organizations to provide screenings for depression, suicide, bipolar disorder, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, alcohol use disorders, and eating disorders. Check out our fact sheets for more information on depression and other mental health disorders. If you’re concerned about your drinking habits, or a loved one’s problems with alcohol, these additional resources may be helpful to you.

Worried about a friend, or family member? Download the Suicide Risk Questionnaire.

SURVIVING A SUICIDE

Despite the best efforts of friends, loved ones and professionals, suicides do occur. The family members and friends left behind after a suicide are known as “survivors.” If you are a suicide survivor, the resources below may be of interest to you.

• Learn how to channel your energy and passion for suicide prevention into action and advocacy with SPAN-USA
• The SOS Handbook: A Handbook for Survivors of Suicide (PDF)
• Friends and Families of Suicide Memorial Website
• SAVE: Coping with Loss
• Survivor support groups and locator
• AFSP: Surviving After Suicide
• Survivor Resources from the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)
• Online support groups offer help for those whose lives have been affected by suicide: Parents of Suicides