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Article: SAMHSA Awards 37 Grants Totaling $9.7 Million for Suicide Prevention; WESTERN STATES RECEIVE MORE THAN $2 MILLION.
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- September 20, 2005
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced 37 grants with a first year total of $9.7 million to support national suicide prevention efforts. These grants will support a suicide prevention resource center, suicide prevention efforts on college campus, and state and tribal youth suicide prevention and early intervention programs across the country.
"The need for these new programs is great. Last year alone approximately 900,000 youth had made plans to commit suicide during their worst or most recent episode of major depression, and 712,000 attempted suicide during such an episode of ...