Crisis Intervention Hotline:
1-888-796-8226
Where to call information
Contact Information:
Georgianne Palaoro
Administrator, Child and Adolescent Services
1 Smithfield St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone: 412-350-4472
Web site: none
Suicide prevention task force: none
County Suicide Prevention Resources:
Training for school and law enforcement personnel
Parent education
Student education
Signs of Suicide (SOS) program
TeenScreen
Substance abuse prevention
County Screening for Suicide Risk Activities:
TeenScreen
Signs of Suicide (SOS)
Student Assistance Program (screening by mental health liaisons)
Community screening
Provided by most school districts in the county
County Mental Health Resources:
*Inpatient psychiatric units: Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC), Southwood Psychiatric Hospital, Allegheny General Hospital
*Outpatient mental health services for youth at risk for suicide: Western Psychiatrc Institute and Clinic (WPIC)
*School-based mental health services: various, including WPIC, Mercy Behavioral Health, Mon Yough Community Services, Turtle Creek Valley Mental Health/Mental Retardation, Chartiers Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, Staunton Clinic (Heritage Valley Health System), Family Links, Family Services of Western Pennsylvania, Allegheny Children's Initiative, Wesley Spectrum Services, Milestone Centers
*Private counseling: Intercare
*Support groups: Highmark Caring Place
The Pennsylvania Suicide Prevention Initiative is a Public/Private Ongoing Collaborative including: Survivors of Suicide, Statewide & Regional Representatives from Departments of Public Welfare, Health, Education, and Aging, Juvenile Court Judges’ Commission, County MH/MR Administrators Association and several county programs, County CASSP Coordinators, American Trauma Society, The STAR Center, PA Child Death Review Team, PA Protection and Advocacy, PA Psychiatric Society, PA Association of School Social Workers, NAMI of PA, Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Mental Health Association of PA, PIN of PA, PA Del Val NAPNAP, a County Medical Examiner, a City Health Bureau, a State University, a Behavioral Health MCO, Common Roads, Juvenile Detention Center Association of PA, Pennsylvania Community Providers Association, Pennsylvania Council on Children, Youth, and Family Services, Providers and Student Assistance Program Trainers, School Districts, Yellow Ribbon Chapters, Feeling Blue Suicide Prevention Council, multiple county task forces and other grassroots organizations.
