Suicide Prevention

Suicide affects us all at times: knowledge and feeling prepared takes away some of the fear of not knowing what do if you or someone else, is experiencing suicidal thoughts or feelings.  

What are the danger signs for suicide?

If you need help for yourself or someone else:

• Talk with your family doctor, a mental health professional, or a spiritual leader
• Contact a support/crisis service:
  • North Range Behavioral Health Crisis Line: (970) 347-2120 / 1-800-784-2423
  • Suicide Education and Support Services (SESS): (970) 313-1089
  • National Suicide Hotline: 1-800-784-2433 (1-800-SUICIDE)
  • National Suicide Prevention Line: 1-800-273-8255 (1-800-273-TALK)
  • Veterans Suicide Prevention Line: 1-800-273-8255
  • www.endsuicide.org
• Call to request a welfare check on someone else. Law enforcement can assess if a person is safe or needs to be brought to the hospital for further evaluation and/or treatment.  The dispatcher will ask you who you are, your relation to the person, information about them, and why you are concerned.  You can call local dispatch and they will help alert authorities in another town/area if needed.
  • Weld County Dispatch (law enforcement, ambulance, fire department)  (970) 356-1212 or 911
• Go to your nearest emergency room or call 911 (for yourself or someone else)
• Contact NCMC Behavioral Health for a non-emergency, no-cost assessment:
  • NCMC Behavioral Health, (970) 336-4900 or 1-800-882-8297

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