News and Information About Suicide Prevention
Serving Kentuckians Affected by Suicide.

We aim to serve the greater Kentucky region with information that promotes the discussion about suicide awareness and prevention. The following contains events and happenings on the horizon. We always encourage you to contact us with any questions or concerns you have. It's time, "Let's Talk."

NEWS INFORMATION AND PRESS RELEASES

• KSPG Members Get New School Legislation Passed —Senate Bill 65 was passed unanimously and signed by Governor Beshear on April 13th. Beginning this school year every principal, guidance counselor, and teacher will complete a minimum of two hours of instruction in suicide prevention.House Bill 51 also passed which requires every public middle and high school administrator to disseminate suicide prevention awareness information to all middle and high school students by September 1, 2010. Click here to read more.
  
  
• New Legislation —New Kentucky school-based suicide prevention laws; program and resource listing from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Click here to read more.
  
  
• Good Morning Kentuckiana Interview Jan Ulrich About the KY Suicide Prevention Campaign (8/30/08)—
  Jan Ulrich, Youth Suicide Prevention Marketing Specialist with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, speaks with WHAS-11 TV Good Morning Kentuckiana about the "Let's Talk: Kentuckians Affected by Suicide End the Silence" awareness campaign. - View WHAS-11 Interview.
  
  
• PRESS RELEASE: CHFS to Kick Off Suicide Prevention Campaign (8/22/08)—
  To help end the stigma and silence associated with suicide, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), the Kentucky Suicide Prevention Group (KSPG) and the Department for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Addiction Services are launching a public awareness campaign about one of the most preventable, yet common, forms of death. - View Press Release.
  
  
• Kentuckians Affected by Suicide End the Silence —
  "Let's Talk - Kentuckians Affected by Suicide" Campaign gets underway. - View Article.
  
  
• Kentucky Suicide Prevention Week, Sept. 7-13 — During the 2008 legislative session, due to the efforts of KSPG members, Sept. 7–13 was officially declared Kentucky Suicide Prevention Week by a unanimous vote. View Article.
  Click here to view all activities scheduled for Kentucky Suicide Prevention Week from Sept. 7 - 13.
  
  
• Three year SAMHSA Grant Awarded — In 2006, the Department for Mental Health was awarded a three year Garrett Lee Smith Memorial, SAMSHA Grant to help decrease suicide deaths and attempts across the Commonwealth through advocacy, education, training and evaluation. View Article.
  

DVD of "Let's Talk: Kentuckians Affected by Suicide" Video Campaign

• For a copy of the full-length "Let's Talk: Kentuckians Affected by Suicide End the Silence" video,
  which runs approximately 28 minutes, contact Jan Ulrich, staff support to the Kentucky Suicide Prevention
  Group to obtain this DVD.
  
  

NEWSLETTERS

• Summer 2008 Special Campaign Edition — Let's Talk; Kentuckians Affected by Suicide -
  Special inaugural campaign edition newsletter produced by KSPG. View PDF of Newsletter.
  
• February 2008, Issue 7 — Suicide Prevention: It's Everybody's Business -
  Informative newsletter produced by KSPG. View PDF of Newsletter.
  
• August 2007, Issue 5 — Suicide Prevention: It's Everybody's Business -
  Informative newsletter produced by KSPG. View PDF of Newsletter.
  
• November 2006, Issue 2 — Suicide Prevention: It's Everybody's Business -
  Informative newsletter produced by KSPG. View PDF of Newsletter.