As part of the Bangor School Department’s commitment to student wellness and safety, the following suicide prevention resources are provided for students and parents:
- 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
- Acadia Hospital
Bangor: 1-800-640-1211 - American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
www.AFSP.org - Community Health and Counseling
Bangor: 207-947-0366
All locations: 1-800-924-0366 - Eastern Maine Medical Center
Bangor: 1-877-366-3662 - Maine Teen Suicide Prevention
www.maine.gov/suicide - National Institute of Mental Health
www.NIMH.NIH.gov/health/topics/suicide-prevention/index.shtml - National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
In Maine: 1-888-568-1112
If not in Maine: 1-800-273-8255 - Penobscot Community Health Care
Bangor: 207-404-8000 - Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide
http://www.sptsusa.org - St. Joseph Hospital
Bangor: 207-907-1000 - Suicide Prevention Resource Center
www.sprc.org - Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program
www.yellowribbon.org - Youth Crisis Stabilization Program – Ages 6-19
1-800-499-9130 - Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
- The Jed Foundation
- Maine Youth Suicide Prevention Program (PDF)
- SAMHSA_HS_Suicide_Prevention_Toolkit
- Talking_to_your_Kids_About_Suicide
- After A Suicide Toolkit for Schools
- Children, Teens and Suicide Loss
- Memorials_After_a_Suicide
- Model School District Policy on Suicide Prevention