About

The Texas Suicide Prevention Council is a group of local suicide prevention coalitions and statewide agencies that have joined together to implement the Texas Suicide Prevention Plan.


Organizational Members of the Texas Suicide Prevention Council:

Local:

Austin/Travis County Suicide Prevention Coalition
Bastrop Suicide Prevention Coalition
Southeast Texas Suicide Prevention Coalition (Beaumont)
Brazoria County Suicide Prevention Coalition
Dallas Area Suicide Prevention Coalition
I Am H.E.R.E., Dallas Youth Suicide Prevention Coalition
East Texas Suicide Prevention Coalition (Tyler)
Fort Worth/Tarrant County Suicide Prevention Coalition
Houston/Harris County Suicide Prevention Coalition
Highland Lakes Suicide Prevention Coalition (Llano/Marble Falls)
Panhandle Suicide Prevention Coalition (Amarillo)
San Antonio Suicide Prevention Coalition
Heart of Texas Suicide Prevention Coalition (Waco/Temple)
Hill Country Suicide Prevention Coalition (Fredericksburg/Kerrville)
San Marcos Suicide Prevention Coalition
University of Texas at Austin Suicide Prevention Coalition


Statewide:

Advocacy, Inc.
American Association of University Women
Depression Bipolar Support Alliance - Texas
Governor's Trauma and EMS Advisory Council
Grant Halliburton Foundation
The Jason Foundation
Mental Health America of Texas
Montrose Counseling Center (statewide representative for gay, lesbian,
bisexual and transgender community)
National Alliance on Mental Illness - Texas
National Association of Social Workers-Texas
Texas Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
Texas Council of Community MHMR Centers
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Texas Department of State Health Services
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Texas Juvenile Probation Commission
Texas Psychological Association
Texas PTA

The Texas Suicide Prevention Council partners with Mental Health America of Texas (formerly Mental Health Association in Texas,) and the Texas Department of State Health Services to implement the Texas Youth Suicide Prevention Project, which is funded by a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA).

Activities of the Texas Youth Suicide Prevention Project include:
- website development - www.TexasSuicidePrevention.org
- QPR (Question/Persuade/Refer) suicide prevention trainings
- suicide prevention toolkit
- annual suicide prevention conference
- bilingual brochures
- public awareness
- coordination of the work of the Texas Suicide Prevention Council and its committees.
For more information about the Texas Suicide Prevention Council or the Youth
Suicide Prevention Project contact Mary Ellen Nudd, menudd@mhatexas.org or
Merily Keller, mhkeller@onr.com.