Workshops, Resources, & Support Groups
- Recognize the warning signs of suicide
- Ask tough questions and offer hope
- Get help and save a life
- Tuesday, May 11 at 6:00 pm - Register in advance here.
- Monday, May 24 at 10:30 am - Register in advance here.
- Saturday, June 5 at 9:30 am - Register in advance here.
- Helen, TC Williams High School, Alexandria, Virginia
- Meghna, Rock Ridge High School, Ashburn, Virginia
- Allen Lomax, Chair, Partnership for a Healthier Alexandria and
- Member, SPAN Leadership Council
- Pastor Gustavo Pacheco, McLean Bible Church, McLean, Virginia
Behavioral health – which includes mental health, substance use, and more – is a key part of your overall well-being. Brief screenings are the quickest way to determine if you or someone you care about should connect with a behavioral health professional. Think of these as a checkup from your neck up. This program is completely anonymous and confidential, and immediately following the brief questionnaire you will see your results, recommendations, and key resources.
How does it work?
- Select the statement that fits how you have been thinking or behaving.
- Answer the brief set of questions about yourself and how you are feeling.
- Understand - Get comprehensive explanations about your moods and behaviors.
- Explore - Access informational materials about what you can do to help yourself.
Lock & Talk Virginia
Lock & Talk is a statewide program in Virginia to restrict lethal means such as medications and guns to prevent suicide. For someone in crisis, research shows buying time can be key. Hours count. Minutes count.
Providing locking medication boxes for prescription medicines and locks for guns is an evidence-based strategy for restricting access to these often lethal means of suicide. Lock & Talk not only provides locking med boxes and gun locks, it also gives people the knowledge and tools to talk about safety with those in crisis or in need of support.
Claim Your Free Medication Lock Box or Trigger Lock
Suicide Prevention Alliance of Northern Virginia
SPAN develops regional approaches to suicide prevention. With our partners, we convene, host, coordinate, and inform youth, adults, and professionals to build our community’s capacity to prevent suicide. Our mission is to prevent suicide in Northern Virginia. Sign up for their monthly newsletter to learn more about upcoming events, panel discussions, resources, and more created to prevent suicide across the lifespan.
Question. Persuade. Refer
Register for a QPR training today at no cost to you.
Local Support and Resources
ACTS Helpline: 703-368-4141
- Serving Greater Prince William Residents
- Hours: Available 24 hours.
- Learn more
Children’s Regional Crisis Response (CR2)
- 24-hour rapid response
- Call 844-627-4747 or 571-364-7390
- Serves all youth (21 and younger) facing a mental health and/or substance use crisis.
- Learn more
David J Cobb Foundation
- Contact: Kimberly Fleming
- Info@djcfoundation.org
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (8255)
- or text “START” to 741-741
- Hours: Available 24 hours.
- Languages: English, Spanish
Connor Strong Foundation
Crisis Lines
- The Trevor Project – LGBTQ Crisis Hotline
- Call 1-866-488-7386
- Hopeline
- Call 1-800-Suicida for Spanish speakers
- Call 1-877-YOUTHLINE for teen-to-teen counseling
- I’m Alive – an Online Crisis Network Chat