The Teen Suicide Prevention Society was created to provide stigma-free, pure-prevention programs, books, and products designed to help you easily start "suicide proofing" your friends, family, team, and yourself.

Our goal is to put a buffer between them and the edge, so you never have to talk them off the ledge.

We started with a simple idea: What if, instead of teaching you what signs to look for and ways to intervene, we simply gave you ways to start talking about suicide in a way that didn't assume someone was "at risk?"

You asked for ways to break the silence, and we gathered your inspiring stories into a book designed to help break the silence. It became an instant bestseller and then languished.

We sensed that you needed more support, so we built a program designed to make you a more effective advocate for your teen's mental health. The program won awards but didn't attract many students.

We knew we didn't know enough, so we started interviewing experts on teen suicide intervention, mental health, and every aspect of what makes us all happier, healthier, wealthier, better parents, better partners, and better friends, especially with ourselves.

We recorded the interviews live. We received tons of "Thank You" comments, and we had no idea if the interviews help you break the silence . . .

Then, we spotted the "Elephant."

The Elephant's name is "Guilty Fear"

Guilty Fear is "The Elephant in the Room" when it comes to breaking the silence and talking about suicide. Guilty Fear comes from Myth Island.

"I am scared of putting the idea into her head."

"When I heard myself say these words, I realized that if I was scared of this myth, then probably many other parents are, too."
- Jackie Simmons, Director, Teen Suicide Prevention Society

Taming the elephant, Guilty Fear, turned into a year-long project that took Jackie onto the TEDx TenayaPaseo stage in Las Vegas and launched the mission to make teen suicide a thing of the past.

And now you're here!

Are you riding an "Elephant" too?
["Elephants" are the limiting beliefs that keep us from confidently talking about what's most important to us.]

Here at the Teen Suicide Prevention Society ("TSPS") we believe that the fastest way to tame an "Elephant" is to talk about it.

So, if you're ready for honest conversations, guidebooks that make it easy to hear what's really being said, and tools that boost your emotional intelligence, and increase your fun, you're in the right place.