Goal: Expand and sustain suicide prevention coalition capacity.

Objective: Provide statewide technical assistance, networking, and collaboration opportunities for local suicide prevention coalitions to support their communities.

Action Steps:

1. Align local work with state and national strategies for suicide prevention.

2. Recruit public and private partners into the coalition, including those who are not centered on suicide prevention.

3. Convene suicide prevention leaders for conferences and communities of practice to facilitate collaboration and knowledge-sharing across the state.

4. Increase funding for suicide prevention coalition staff time and activities.

5. Strengthen staff and volunteer capacity to carry out local suicide prevention activities.

• This could include sharing resources and professional development opportunities related to accessing and understanding suicide data, strategic planning, communications, grant writing, and evaluation.

6. Provide resources and technical assistance to support growth in partner organizations' structure, policies, and activities.

7. Conduct needs assessments at the local and state level to identify progress, strengths, and gaps in suicide prevention coalitions and programming.

8. Compile annual reports to uplift accomplishments in suicide prevention on the local and state level.