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Chester County

Crisis Intervention Hotline

County Lifeline: 1-877-918-2100

Teen Talk & Text Lines

Available Mon – Fri, 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Talk: 855-852-TEEN (8336)

Text: 484-362-9515

 

County Suicide Prevention Taskforce

Amanda Blue, Chair

P. O. Box 315

Exton, PA 19341

Email: ccsptaskforce@gmail.com

Task Force Website

The Chester County Suicide Prevention Task Force is a volunteer organization that works to prevent suicide through education and increased awareness. By sponsoring events and programs that inform and reduce stigma, the Task Force empowers community members to become knowledgeable partners in the fight to prevent suicide and inspire conversation.

Provides free suicide prevention programming, including QPR training for community groups and awareness events.

 

County Suicide Prevention Resources

Training for school, medical, law enforcement and corrections personnel
Parent education
Student education
Yellow Ribbon Campaign

Signs of Suicide (SOS) Program
TeenScreen
Substance abuse prevention
Gatekeeper training program

County Screening for Suicide Prevention

TeenScreen
Signs of Suicide (SOS) Program

Student Assistance Program (screening by mental health liaisons)

County Mental Health Resources

Inpatient psychiatric unit: Devereux Children’s Behavioral Health
Outpatient services for youth at risk for suicide: Child Guidance Resource Centers, Community Services of Devereux,Holcomb Behavioral Health Services, Human Services, Inc. (Downingtown with satellites in Coatesville and Oxford)

School-based mental health services: Coatesville School District (outpatient satellite sites in all buildings)
Private counseling services for youth at risk for suicide
Support groups: NAMI, SOS

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Contact

Name of Chapter: Greater Philadelphia Chapter

Contact Name: Catherine Siciliano

Contact Number: 267-678-3327

Contact Email: csiciliano@afsp.org

Support Group Information

Paoli Memorial Hospital

Route 30 (Lancaster Pike)

Paoli, PA 19301

1-215-545-2242

phillysos@hotmail.com

http://www.sosphilly.org

Contact Person : Georgia Prevail

Leader Type : PEER

Meetings/Month : 2nd Wednesday of each month 7:30pm

Charge : NO

Newsletter : NO

Additional Information : Meets in the Willistown Room of the Paoli Medical Building; Twitter handle @PhillySOS

Support Group Information

Thomas Jefferson University

53 Harrison Road East

West Chester, PA 19380-6748

1-215-955-6593

Leader Type : PEER

Charge : NO

Newsletter : NO