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Table 1 List of original sources for statements that were included in the Round 1 questionnaire

From: Re-development of mental health first aid guidelines for suicidal ideation and behaviour: a Delphi study

Websites (N = 66)

HelpGuide.org

http://www.helpguide.org/mental/suicide_prevention.htm

Stop A Suicide

http://www.stopasuicide.org/signs.html

MayoClinic

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/suicide/MH00058

ReachOut Australia

http://au.reachout.com/My-friend-is-suicidal

Suicide Prevention

http://www.suicideprevention.com.au/

Psych Central

http://psychcentral.com/lib/what-to-do-when-you-think-someone-is-suicidal/0007461

Better Health Victoria

http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Suicide_family_and_friends

NASP Resources

http://www.nasponline.org/resources/crisis_safety/suicideprevention.aspx

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/teen_suicide

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=help_crisis

Kids Help Line

http://www.kidshelp.com.au/teens/get-info/hot-topics/lets-talk-about-suicide.php

Befrienders Worldwide

http://www.befrienders.org/support/index.asp?PageURL=helpAfriend.php

Child and Youth Health South Australia

http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=240&np=29&&id=2061

University of Minnesota

http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/youthdevelopment/da2787.html

Lifeline

http://www.lifeline.org.au/Get-Help/Facts---Information/Preventing-Suicide/Preventing-Suicide

SANE

http://www.sane.org/information/factsheets-podcasts/434-sane-steps-how-to-help-when-someone-is-suicidal

Know the Signs

http://www.suicideispreventable.org/

University of Notre Dame Counselling Centre

http://ucc.nd.edu/self-help/depression-suicide/helping-someone-in-a-suicidal-crisis/

Survivors of Suicide

http://www.survivorsofsuicide.com/faq_suicide.shtml#7

Re Think

http://www.rethink.org/living_with_mental_illness/coping_in_a_crisis/suicide_self_harm/suicide/helping_a_suicidal_f.html

San Francisco Suicide Prevention

http://www.sfsuicide.org/prevention-strategies/how-to-help-someone/

U Matter

http://www.umatterucangethelp.com/

The University of North Carolina Campus Health Services

http://campushealth.unc.edu/services/counseling-and-psychological-services/how-support-student/concern-about-friend

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

http://www.afsp.org/

Gustavus Alophus College Suicide Prevention Information

https://gustavus.edu/counseling/suicide-prevention.php

Real Warriors Military Support

http://www.realwarriors.net/family/support/preventsuicide.php

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/Learn/WarningSigns

WikiHow

http://www.wikihow.com/Help-Someone-Who-Is-Thinking-About-Committing-Suicide

Suicide Call back Service

http://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/concerned-about-someone/index

WebMD

http://www.webmd.com/depression/depression-suicide-signs

University of Illinois Counselling Center

http://www.counselingcenter.illinois.edu/0000000000000page_id=148

Choices: National Health Service UK

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Suicide/Pages/helping-others.aspx

Quebec Health Portal

http://www.msss.gouv.qc.ca/sujets/prob_sante/sante_mentale/index.php?suicide_en

Mend a Friend

http://www.mend-a-friend.com/speaking-to-a-distressed-friend/types-of-questions/

Queensland Government

http://www.qld.gov.au/youth/health-looking-after-yourself/suicide/

Suicide: It’s no secret

http://nosecret.org.au/how_do_i_help_my_friends

World Suicide Prevention Day: Suicide Prevention Australia

http://wspd.org.au/help/

Schizophrenia Fellowship of New South Wales

http://www.sfnsw.org.au/Carer/FAQs/What-Should-I-do-If-Someone-Is-Suicidal/default.aspx

FNQ Suicide Prevention Taskforce

http://www.suicidepreventionfnq.org.au/prevention&intervention.html

Grapevine Group

http://www.grapevinegroup.org.au/help.php

Super Friend

http://www.superfriend.com.au/individuals/get-the-facts/suicide-and- bereavement/how-to-help-when-someone-is-suicidal

Queensland Government Health

http://access.health.qld.gov.au/hid/ChildHealth/MentalHealth/suicidePrevention_is.asp

Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide

http://www.sptsusa.org/parents/friend-of-child.html

Erase Bullying

http://www.erasebullying.ca/youth/youth-suicide-want.php

Crisis Centre

http://www.crisiscentre.bc.ca/get-help/understanding-and-recognizing-suicide/#responding

Here to Help

http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/factsheet/suicide

Health Link

http://www.healthlinkbc.ca/kb/content/symptom/suicd.html#hw111129

New Brunswick Canada Health

http://www.gnb.ca/0055/help-e.asp

Government of Alberta Information for teens

http://www.edmontonandareacfsa.gov.ab.ca/publish/551.cfm

Half of Us

http://www.halofus.com/learn-the-signs/

National Alliance on Mental Illness

http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=By_Illness&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=23041

Mental Health America

http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/suicide

The Kelty Foundation

http://www.thekeltyfoundation.org/resources.php

CHEO Health Center

http://www.cheo.on.ca/en/suicideinfo

Alberta Health Services

https://myhealth.alberta.ca/health/pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=suicd#hw111129

Western University Health and Wellness

http://www.shs.uwo.ca/mentalhealth/depression_other/suicide.html

C-Health

http://chealth.canoe.ca/channel_condition_info_details.asp?disease_id=135&channel_id=40&relation_id=55627

Faze Youth Magazine

http://www.faze.ca/issue03/preventing_suicide.html

Youth Services Jeunesse

http://www.ysb.on.ca/index.php?page=know-what-to-do-preventing-youth-suicide&hl=eng

Crisis Outreach and Support Team Hamilton

http://coasthamilton.ca/?page_id=100

Suicide Prevention Information New Zealand

http://www.spinz.org.nz/page/298-responding-to-people-at-risk+how-can-you-help-someone-who-is-at-risk

New Zealand Ministry of Health

http://www.health.govt.nz/yourhealth-topics/mental-health/suicide-prevention

Massey University New Zealand Health and Counselling Services

http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/student-life/services-and-resources/health-counselling-services/resources/self-injury--suicide/suicide.cfm

When Your Head Spins

http://www.wordworx.co.nz/help.html

Life

http://www.life.org.nz/suicide/suicidefaq/suicidefaq14/

Kids Help Phone

http://org.kidshelpphone.ca/en/suicide

Mental Health First Aid Australia

https://mhfa.com.au/cms/guidelines

Books (N = 5)

Hill K, Gorman J: How to help someone who is suicidal. Mind Publications 1995

Marcus, E: Why suicide? Questions and answers about suicide, suicide prevention, and coping with the suicide of someone you know. HarperCollins 2013

Gordon, S: When living hurts: What-to-do book for yourself or someone you care about who feels discouraged, sad, lonely, hopeless, angry or frustrated, unhappy, bored, depressed, suicidal. URJ Press 2004

Nelson, RE: The power to prevent suicide: A guide for teens helping teens. ReadHowYouWant.com 2009

Cook J: How to help someone who is depressed or suicidal: Practical suggestions from a survivor. Rubicon Press Inc. 1993

Suicide prevention course materials (N = 6)

ASIST (Livingworks)

SafeTalk (Livingworks)

Suicide Prevention Skills Training (Griffith University)

ACE (The US Military)

ASK about Suicide (The University of Texas)

QPR (The Salvation Army, Australia)

Journal articles (N = 4)

Barrero SA: Preventing suicide: A resource for the family. Annals of General Psychiatry 2008, 7:1

Deisenhammer EA, Ing CM, Strauss R, Kemmler G, Hartmann H, Weiss EM: The duration of the suicidal process: How much time is left for intervention between consideration and accomplishment of a suicide attempt? Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 2009, 70:1

Kelly CM, Jorm AF, Kitchener BA, Langlands RL: Development of mental health first aid guidelines for deliberate non-suicidal self-injury: A Delphi study. BMC Psychiatry 2008, 8:62

Norris D, Clark MS: Evaluation and treatment of the suicidal patient. American Family Physician 2012, 85:6