Mission Statement

"To work toward the prevention of suicide through community education and intervention services to people in crisis and post crisis care"

The Pueblo Suicide Prevention Center was incorporated in March 1968 for the purpose of establishing a 24 hour emergency suicide intervention hotline. The organization was started by 23 prominent citizens, comprised of Colorado State Hospital doctors and community leaders. It was established in response to need, identified through the State Hospital, to offer an intervention system that would defuse potential high risk crisis in an immediate and easily accessible method. This was seen as a direct prevention measure to decease suicide attempts and actual suicides.

Statement of Organizational Philosophy

The Pueblo Suicide Prevention Center’s purpose is to reduce the number of suicides and suicide attempts in Pueblo County and Southeastern Colorado. Pueblo Suicide Prevention Center works in three (3) main areas. The first is Prevention. This includes Public Speaking, Workshops, Training Sessions, Preparation and Dissemination of literature.

The second area of services is Crisis Intervention. The 24 hour HELP LINE and TEEN LINE are staffed with trained volunteers to handle calls. A Resource and Referral network is used as is appropriate with callers. One to one in office counseling by appointment is also available.

A support group for those survivors of friends and relatives of suicide is our third area of service. This is called Postvention. Included in this area is our victim, grief and trauma counseling.

We are dedicated to reducing the incidence of suicide, increasing public awareness of suicide issues, provide training to both the community and professionals and to the pursuit of  research endeavors to increase the body of suicide knowledge.

Our programs targets the high risk populations such as teens, elderly and victims of crime and sudden trauma.

We are committed to offer these services through the maximum use of volunteers and self help activities.

We pledge to work directly with individuals, groups, professionals, business and community organizations; seeks coordination of services related to suicide issues with community, state and national organizations; and develop and maintain resources, both human and financial, to fulfill our basic purpose.