title: The Preventing Suicide Network: Delivering online tailored resources to those who help others.
abstract: Concerned over the growing epidemic of death by suicide in the United States, the National Institute of Mental Health of the U.S. National Institutes of Health funded Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) projects using innovative web-based approaches to provide resources to professionals and the general public about suicide prevention. The Preventing Suicide Network (PSN) was funded (SBIR Contract #N44MH22044) and developed over a three and a half year period (2001-2005) as part of this initiative. The PSN provides intermediaries (those who participate in activities to prevent suicide) with an online community dedicated to timely access to authoritative and problem-specific tailored information.
authors.affiliation: The Ohio State University, College of Nursing, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA. elfrink.7@osu.edu
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Elfrink
authors.forename: Loretta
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schlachta-Fairchild
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szczur
authors.forename: Hua Florence
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Young-Weeden
authors.forename: Mitra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rocca
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D020407:Internet; D009315:National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.); D014481:United States; D000092864:Suicide Prevention