Protective Factors	AFSP	CDC	NAMI	NIMH	SPRC
Access to mental health care, and being proactive about mental health	x
Availability of physical and mental health care		x
Belief that happiness is an important part of life			x
Connections to friends, family, and community support		x
Connectedness to individuals, family, community, and social institutions					x
Coping and problem-solving skills		x
Cultural and religious beliefs that discourage suicide		x
Cultural and religious beliefs that discourage suicide and support instincts for self-preservation		x
Cultural, religious, or personal beliefs that discourage suicide					x
Cultural and religious beliefs that encourage connecting and help-seeking, discourage suicidal behavior, or create a strong sense of purpose or self-esteem	x
Easy access to a variety of clinical interventions and support for help seeking		x
Effective behavioral health care					x
Effective clinical care for mental, physical, and substance abuse disorders		x
Excitement about future plans			x
Family and community support (connectedness)		x
Feeling connected to family and community support	x
Having children
Life skills (including problem solving skills and coping skills, ability to adapt to change)					x
Limited access to lethal means	x
Limited access to lethal means among people at risk		x
Meaningful relationships with friends and family			x
Problem-solving and coping skills	x
Responsibilities towards others		x
Restricted access the lethal means
Self-esteem and a sense of purpose or meaning in life					x
Skills in problem solving, conflict resolution, and nonviolent ways of handling disputes		x
Social support
Support from ongoing medical and mental health care relationships		x
Supportive relationships with care providers		x
Survival instincts			x
Youth:
Strong, positive relationships with parents and guardians – feeling secure and supported						(5)
Connections to other non-parental adults						(5)
Closeness to caring friend						(5)
Academic achievement						(5)
School safety						(5)
Feeling a sense of belonging to something bigger than themselves – community, culture, religion, sports team						(5)
Neighbourhood safety						(5)
Awareness of and access to local health services overall resilience.						(5)
Gender conditioning from birth. Medical, cultural, educational, spiritual conditioning that encourages vulnerability, asking for help, and expressing all emotions safety, and much more See the list on the home page at menstuff.org
AFSP https://bit.ly/2QKNlFz CDC: https://bit.ly/3u9XJnT NAMI https://bit.ly/3bKLGHm SPRC https://bit.ly/2QKThOZ (5) Blue Beyond https://bit.ly/2RKpVR4