FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
Crisis Hotlines
Toll free in NH:
1-866-457-2910
Local:
603-357-5505
How to Contact the Samaritans
- Phone - 603-357-5510
- Email - [email protected]
- Facebook - The Samaritans NH
Other Resources for Support
www.afsp.org
Survivors of Suicide
www.survivorsofsuicide.com
National Institute for Mental Health (NAMI)
www.nami.org
Survivors of Loved Ones’ Suicide
www.1000deaths.com
Compassionate Friends
(grief support after the death of a child)
www.compassionatefriends.org
Friends for Survival
(a national outreach program for survivors of suicide loss)
1-800-646-7322
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5)
The DSM-5 proposes that Suicidal Behavior Disorder is its own illness, rather than a symptom of other illnesses. Criteria for a diagnosis includes having made a serious suicide attempt in the past 2 years, attempting suicide during a clear mental state (i.e. not under the influence of drugs or alcohol, not delirious or confused), and making a suicide attempt that is not ideologically-motivated (ex. religious or political motives).