Community-Led Suicide Prevention helps communities come together to create and reach their suicide prevention goals.
EDC provides step-by-step information, how-to tools, interactive training, and tailored coaching to support communities using the Community-Led Suicide Prevention (CLSP) framework for achieving comprehensive suicide prevention.
Services
Community-Led Suicide Prevention Toolkit
The CLSP Toolkit was inspired by the report Transforming Communities: Key Elements for the Implementation of Comprehensive Community-Based Suicide Prevention, developed by the Transforming Communities Priority Group of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention—the nation’s public-private partnership for suicide prevention, operated and managed by EDC.
Seven Elements of Community-Led Suicide Prevention
- Unity: How to Develop Broad-Based Support for a Shared Vision
- Data: How to Use Data to Guide Action and Improve Efforts
- Planning: How to Use a Strategic Planning Process
- Fit: How to Align Activities with Community Culture and Needs
- Integration: How to Use Multiple, Complementary Approaches
- Communication: How to Communicate Clearly, Safely, and Consistently
- Sustainability: How to Create Long-Lasting Change
Funding
Applying for a Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) grant? Learn how to write CLSP services into your grant application.
2026 EDC Solutions Guide for GLS Grants
“EDC’s support is really helpful. Our coalition is diving into the Community-Led Suicide Prevention model with them, and I’m excited by this fresh way of looking at suicide prevention after twenty years in the field.”