Resources for Addressing a Suicide Crisis

Call 911 if lethal means are present or if the person leaves and you are concerned about risk, otherwise use the resources below:

• Maine Crisis Line 1-888-568-1112 (call and text)

• What Happens When You Call or Text the Maine Crisis Line

• Maine Crisis Services including Crisis Stabilization Units and Mobile Crisis Interventions

Suicide Prevention Resources

In collaboration with the Maine Suicide Prevention Program and NAMI Maine, the Maine Medical Association offers these resources for physicians and medical practices.  The resources on this page are elements supporting a Zero Suicide framework which is a system-wide, organizational commitment to safer suicide care in health and behavioral health care systems.  Here is a link to a quick guide on Zero Suicide.

Resources for Assessment and Management of Suicide Risk in Practice

• C-SSRS Assessment Screener
• Safety Planning Guide and Sample Safety Plan
• Safety Planning App
• NAMI Maine's Suicide Prevention in Healthcare Trainings: includes NAMI Maine's Collaborative Safety Planning Training and Suicide Assessment for Clinicians Training

Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Resources for Patients

• Maine Crisis Line 1-888-568-1112 (call and text)
• NAMI Maine Handout for Patients: When you call or text the Maine Crisis Line, with more local and national resources
• NAMI Maine's Support Groups
• NAMI Maine's Peer Center is a community where participants can feel accepted, uplifted, and empowered.
• NAMI Maine's Family to Family Class
• NAMI Maine's Basics Class
• Cornell Research Program for Self-Injury Recovery - information for family members and professionals on a wide range of self-injury topics.
• Surviving a Suicide Attempt - Suicide Attempt Survivors and Handbook for Recovery after a Suicide Attempt
• The Trevor Project - leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning youth.
• Maine TransNet - facilitates peer support groups for trans people and allies, as well as provides avenues for social networking and public dialogue.

Support for Suicide Loss Survivors  
Suicide Prevention Lifeline

For technical assistance and guidance for dealing with a suicide loss, contact NAMI Maine at (800) 464-5767 ext 2318 or at mspp@namimaine.org. 

NAMI Maine's resource hub includes a regularly updated list of grief support groups in Maine.

Physician Wellness

Medical Professionals Health Program (MPHP) The MPHP supports the wellness of Maine's healthcare professionals by providing monitoring, advocacy, treatment resources, referrals, outreach and education.  The MPHP is a program of the Maine Medical Association.

Additional Resources

• Suicide Prevention Resource Center's Suicide Prevention Toolkit for Primary Care Practices
• NAMI Maine's Crisis Intervention Team Program
• Protective Custody Law
• 211 Maine

Last updated May 11, 2023