How to Bring SOS to Your School

If you need help bringing SOS to your school or district, we work with a large network of community organizations that deliver our suicide prevention programs to schools across the country.

To find a provider in your area, please select a state from the list below and reach out to these organizations directly. 

SOS Providers by State

 If your state is not listed or you need help, fill out our contact form to connect directly with our team.

California

Marin County Office of Education

San Rafael, CA

Kara Connors, Senior Program Manager for Suicide Prevention

marinschools.org/

Connecticut

Amplify 

Glastonbury, CT

Allyson Nadeau, Executive Director

amplifyct.org 

 

Southeastern Regional Action Council (SERAC)

Norwich, CT

Dani Amaral, Suicide Prevention Program Lead

seracct.org/

Delaware

Delaware Division of Prevention and Behavioral Health Services

Wilmington, DE

Shelly Lazorchak, Director of Prevention and Early Intervention Services

Division of Prevention and Behavioral Health Services - DSCYF - State of Delaware

 

Georgia

Safe Kids Northeast Georgia

Gainesville, GA

Sarah Pedraza, Coordinator, Trauma Services

nghs.com/safekids

Illinois

Elyssa's Mission

Northbrook, IL

Valerie Wyant, LCSW, Suicide Prevention Specialist

elyssasmission.org

 

Midwest Asian Health Association

Chicago, IL

Mimi Tsang, Program Manager

maha-us.org/

 

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development

Carbondale, IL

Kristen Matthews, Program Coordinator

siumed.edu/center-rural-health-and-social-service-development

 

 

Indiana

Geminus Corporation

Merrillville, IN

Shairay Jones, Prevention Assistant

geminus.care

 

Hamilton Center, Inc

Terre Haute, IN

Erika McKinney, Executive Director

hamiltoncenter.org

 

Youth First

Evansville, IN

Laura Keys, Vice President of Social Work and Programs

youthfirstinc.org

 

Kansas

DCCCA

Lawrence, KS

Lydia Fuqua

dccca.org/

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Department of Public Health

This funder generously provides SOS Signs of Suicide licenses for students to every school who wishes to use the program. License requests will be granted depending upon funding availability. To apply for your SOS program, please click here. 

 

The Makayla Fund

This funder generously provides SOS Signs of Suicide licenses for students to every school who wishes to use the program. To apply for your SOS program, please click here. 

Maryland

Calvert County Health Department

Prince Frederick, MD

Chelsea Simms, Prevention Coordinator

calverthealth.org

 

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD

Carol Vidal, Assistant Professor

hopkinsmedicine.org

Michigan

Henry Ford School Based Health Centers

Oak Park, MI

Christopher Cox, Behavioral Health Counselor

henryford.com/services/pediatrics/community/school-based/centers

 

Child Advocacy

Alma, MI

Emily Rayburn, Program Director

childadvocacy.net

 

St. Clair County Teen Health Center

Port Huron, MI

Sandy Mangan, Nursing Supervisor

stclaircounty.org/PageBuilder/scchd/Offices/538

Missouri

CHADS Coalition for Mental Health

St. Louis, MO

Colleen Suber, Chief Program Officer

chadscoalition.org

 

Missouri Department of Mental Health

MO

Jennifer DeLett-Snyder, Program Specialist

dmh.mo.gov

Montana

Lewis and Clark Public Health

Helena, MT

Rachel Jeffries, Suicide Prevention Coordinator

lccountymt.gov/Home

 

Nate Chute Foundation

Kalispell, MT

Meghan Voss, School Education Manager

natechutefoundation.org/

Nevada

Healthy Communities Coalition

Dayton, NV

Wendy Madson, Executive Director

healthycomm.org

New Hampshire

Connor's Climb Foundation

Exeter, NH

Sarah Gould, Training & Program Manager

connorsclimb.org

New Jersey

Passaic County NJ4S

Paterson, NJ

Kathy Barreto, Director

njcdc.org/youth-development-1/nj4s-passaic-county-hub

Ohio

1N5

Cincinnati, OH

Christine Browner, Program Director

1n5.org

 

Appleseed Community Mental Health Center

Ashland, OH

Stacy Merryweather, Clinical Director

appleseedmentalhealth.com/

 

Goodwill Easterseals Miami Valley

Dayton, OH

Gail Dafler, Prevention Specialist

https://gesmv.org/

 

Helpline of Delaware and Morrow Counties, Inc.

Delaware, OH

Susan Hanson, Suicide Prevention Educator

helplinedelmor.org

 

Lake County ADAMHS Board

Mentor, OH

Sandra Tenkku, Community Outreach Specialist

helpthatworks.us/about-us/

 

LifeAct

Chagrin Falls, OH

Anna Love, Program Director

lifeact.org

 

Marion Crawford Prevention Programs

Marion, OH

Jodi Galloway, Director

marioncrawfordti.org

 

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, OH

Amberle Prater, Clinical Lead Supervisor

nationwidechildrens.org/research/areas-of-research/institute-for-mental-and-behavioral-health-research/suicide-prevention-and-research

 

Necco

Cincinnati, OH

Liz Stirn

https://www.necco.org/

 

OhioGuidestone

Berea, OH

Amanda Wattenberg, Vice President of Regional Operations

ohioguidestone.org

Pennsylvania

Bradford/Sullivan SCA, Drug & Alcohol

Towanda, PA

Talia Booth, School-Based Outreach / Mental Health SAP Liaison Program Supervisor

bradfordcountypa.org/bradfordsullivan-drug-alcohol-single-county-authority/

 

Center for Humanistic Change

Allentown, PA

Stephanie Dorney, Manager of Program & Data Integrity

https://www.thechc.org/  

 

Eluna

Philadelphia, PA

Latoya Ford, Assistant Director of Addiction, Prevention, & Mentoring Programs

elunanetwork.org

 

Montgomery County Department of Mental Health

Norristown, PA

Charlene Artillio, Children’s Clinical Services Manager

montgomerycountypa.gov/1219/Mental-Health

 

Montgomery County Intermediate Unit

Norristown, PA

Pia Houseal, Project AWARE Program Administrator

mciu.org

 

NAMI Central PA

Harrisburg, PA

April Downing, Executive Director

nami.org/affiliate/pennsylvania/nami-central-pa/

Rhode Island

Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute, Brown University School of Public Health

Providence, RI

Tracy Gladstone, Associate Professor

hassenfeld.brown.edu

West Virginia

Westbrook Health Services

Parkersburg, WV

Jennifer Cleveland, Youth Interventionist

westbrookhealth.org/

 

Youth Health Service

Elkins, WV

Peggy Johnson, Trauma Center Director

youth-health.org

Wisconsin

Elyssa's Mission

Northbrook, IL (now also serving Wisconsin)

Valerie Wyant, LCSW, Suicide Prevention Specialist

elyssasmission.org