Center for Suicide Awareness – Partnerships
Our partnerships allow us to expand wellness, awareness, and education through collaboration with trusted organizations. Together, we create meaningful opportunities for connection, resilience, and mental health support across diverse communities.
Community & Service Partners
Peaceful Purpose, Inc. is dedicated to helping individuals experiencing medical hair loss feel comfortable, confident, and cared for throughout their journey. Through personalized consultations, complimentary synthetic wigs, head coverings, head shavings, skincare support, and ongoing guidance, Peaceful Purpose provides compassionate services that address both the practical and emotional impacts of medical hair loss. Their mission is to create a safe, welcoming environment where individuals can explore solutions without pressure and receive support every step of the way.
The Center for Suicide Awareness partners with Peaceful Purpose to provide additional comfort and self-care resources to the women and girls they serve. Through this collaboration, CSA provides handcrafted soaps for inclusion in client gift bags, including our popular Strength & Courage Soap available in both lavender and peppermint varieties. CSA also provides educational resources on aromatherapy, including a rack card that highlights how certain essential oils may promote relaxation, comfort, and emotional wellbeing.
Together, Peaceful Purpose and the Center for Suicide Awareness are committed to providing compassionate support, comfort, and encouragement to individuals navigating difficult life challenges.
Northeast Wisconsin Grief Network (NEWGN)
Formerly the Fox Valley Grief Network, NEWGN connects bereavement and grief specialists across Northeast Wisconsin. Their site is a hub for local support groups, camps, counselors, and grief resources, serving grieving individuals, schools, medical facilities, and faith communities alike.
Brown County Volunteer Center
The Brown County Volunteer Center connects people who want to give back with local nonprofits that need their help. By strengthening volunteerism across the Green Bay area, they help build the kind of connected community where fewer people feel alone.
St. Paul's ElderCare
St. Paul's ElderCare in Kaukauna provides senior living and care services rooted in compassion and dignity. Their partnership helps us reach older adults and caregivers, a group whose mental health needs are too often overlooked.
St. Vincent de Paul - Kaukauna
The Kaukauna conference of St. Vincent de Paul offers neighbor-to-neighbor help to local residents facing hardship. Meeting basic needs like food, housing, and utilities eases the stress that can put people at risk, making their work a vital part of prevention.
Chamber & Business Community Partners
Fox West Chamber of Commerce
The Fox West Chamber of Commerce supports businesses and community growth in the Fox Valley's western communities. Together, we help employers see mental health as a workplace priority and give their teams the tools to support one another.
Heart of the Valley Chamber of Commerce
Serving Kaukauna, Little Chute, Kimberly, Combined Locks, and surrounding communities, the Heart of the Valley Chamber connects people and promotes local business. As our hometown chamber, they help us bring suicide prevention conversations directly into the workplaces of our neighbors.
Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce
The Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce is one of the region's leading voices for business and economic vitality. Their partnership helps us reach employers across the Fox Cities with training that protects both people and workplaces.
Wisconsin Tavern League
The Tavern League of Wisconsin represents thousands of bar and restaurant owners across the state. Together, we equip tavern staff and hospitality workers to recognize warning signs and connect patrons to help, because bartenders are often the first to hear when someone is struggling.
Education & Campus Wellness Partners
Medical College of Wisconsin
The Medical College of Wisconsin is a leading academic medical center dedicated to education, research, and improving community health. Their partnership brings research-informed insight to our prevention work across the state.
St. Norbert College – Health & Wellness / Wellness by Design
St. Norbert College's Wellness by Design program promotes whole-person well-being for students across campus. Together, we support students in building healthy habits and knowing where to turn when life gets heavy.
University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh
UW–Oshkosh serves thousands of students across the Fox Valley and beyond. Our partnership helps bring mental health awareness, training, and resources to college students during a critical time in their lives.
UW–Green Bay Suicide Summit
The UW–Green Bay Suicide Prevention Summit brings together professionals, advocates, and community members to share research and best practices. We're proud to support an event that keeps the region learning and working together on prevention.
First Responder Training & Wellness Partners
Ashwaubenon Public Safety
Ashwaubenon Public Safety serves its community with cross-trained officers handling police, fire, and EMS response. We partner with their team to support responder wellness and strengthen crisis response in the community they serve.
Breathwork//Tactics
Breathwork//Tactics teaches operational breathing and nervous system recovery skills to law enforcement, fire, EMS, dispatch, and military personnel. Co-founded by a 22-year law enforcement veteran, their program gives responders practical tools to regulate stress on shift and recover after critical incidents.
Kewaunee County Sheriff's Department
The Kewaunee County Sheriff's Department protects and serves residents across Kewaunee County. Our partnership supports deputies' mental wellness and helps strengthen how the community responds to people in crisis.
Menasha Police Department
The Menasha Police Department serves the City of Menasha with a commitment to community-focused policing. Together, we work to support officer wellness and prepare officers to respond with care when someone is in crisis.
Wisconsin Police Leadership Foundation
The Wisconsin Police Leadership Foundation supports the development of strong, ethical law enforcement leaders across the state. Our partnership helps advance officer wellness as a core part of effective police leadership.
Gaming & Digital Wellness Partners
Slick Mimics
Slick Mimics is a community-focused board and card game shop in Appleton that welcomes everyone from newcomers to seasoned players. Through weekly events and youth programming, they create the kind of welcoming space where people find connection and belonging.
SWORN.ai
SWORN.ai is a health and wellness platform designed specifically for public safety professionals, using real-time data and AI-driven insights to support resilience, readiness, and overall well-being.
Through this partnership, the Center for Suicide Awareness is expanding access to life-saving support by contributing CSA mental health and suicide prevention literature to the SWORN.ai Resource Library.
When appropriate, users within the SWORN platform will also be guided to the HOPELINE as a trusted, immediate support option-ensuring individuals have direct access to a human connection during moments of need.
Together, this collaboration helps bridge technology and human care, meeting first responders and public safety professionals where they are with tools, education, and pathways to support.
This partnership supports:
- Integration of CSA suicide prevention literature into the SWORN.ai resource ecosystem
- Visibility of the HOPELINE as a recommended support option within the app when individuals may need help
- Increased access to mental wellness tools for first responders and public safety professionals
- A shared commitment to proactive, prevention-focused care and resilience building
Advocacy & Collaboration Partners
Brown County Coalition for Suicide Prevention
The Brown County Coalition for Suicide Prevention is a collaborative group of community organizations, healthcare professionals, educators, advocates, and individuals with lived experience dedicated to reducing suicide through awareness, education, prevention, intervention, and postvention efforts throughout Brown County and Northeast Wisconsin.
Through this partnership, the Center for Suicide Awareness works alongside coalition members to strengthen suicide prevention initiatives, share resources, participate in community education efforts, and support regional strategies that promote hope, resilience, and help-seeking behaviors.
Together, we are building a stronger network of support and working toward a future where every individual has access to the resources and connections they need before a crisis occurs.
This partnership supports:
- Regional suicide prevention collaboration
- Community education and awareness initiatives
- Resource sharing among partner organizations
- Promotion of evidence-informed prevention strategies
- Increased access to support, training, and outreach opportunities
New Mental Health Connection
New Mental Health Connection is a Wisconsin-based collaborative network dedicated to improving mental health awareness, reducing stigma, and increasing access to resources through education, advocacy, and community partnerships.
Through this partnership, the Center for Suicide Awareness works alongside New Mental Health Connection and other community organizations to promote mental wellness, share resources, support public awareness initiatives, and strengthen connections between individuals seeking help and the organizations that serve them.
Together, we are helping create a more connected mental health ecosystem where individuals, families, and communities can access support, information, and hope.
This partnership supports:
- Community collaboration and resource sharing
- Mental health awareness and stigma reduction efforts
- Increased visibility of available support services
- Opportunities for education and outreach initiatives
- Strengthening connections between mental health organizations across Wisconsin
National Suicide Prevention Advocacy Network (NSPAN)
Voices for Non-Opioid Choices is a national coalition dedicated to expanding access to evidence-based, non-opioid pain management while advocating for policies that help prevent opioid addiction before it begins.
Through this partnership, the Center for Suicide Awareness joins organizations from across the country to share best practices, strengthen suicide prevention initiatives, participate in national conversations, and support advocacy efforts that improve access to mental health and suicide prevention resources.
Together, CSA and NSPAN are working to amplify community voices, strengthen prevention efforts, and build a more connected network of support for individuals and families affected by suicide.
This partnership supports:
- National collaboration among suicide prevention organizations
- Sharing of best practices and innovative approaches
- Advocacy efforts that strengthen suicide prevention resources and services
- Increased awareness of community-based suicide prevention programs
- Opportunities to expand collective impact through collaboration
Voices for Non-Opioid Choices
Voices for Non-Opioid Choices is a national coalition dedicated to expanding access to evidence-based, non-opioid pain management while advocating for policies that help prevent opioid addiction before it begins.
The coalition brings together healthcare professionals, patient advocates, veterans, researchers, nonprofit organizations, and policymakers to advance prevention-focused solutions that improve patient care and increase access to effective treatment options.
The Center for Suicide Awareness proudly partners with Voices for Non-Opioid Choices through national advocacy, education, and public policy initiatives that recognize the important connection between chronic pain, mental health, resilience, and suicide prevention.
In 2025, the Center for Suicide Awareness participated in the Voices for Non-Opioid Solutions Summit in Washington, D.C., meeting with members of Congress and congressional staff to advocate for prevention-focused healthcare policies and increased access to evidence-based, non-opioid treatment options.
These conversations emphasized that supporting emotional wellness and reducing suicide risk often begins long before a crisis occurs. Addressing chronic pain, expanding treatment choices, and improving access to comprehensive care are all important parts of building resilience and improving quality of life.
Together, Voices for Non-Opioid Choices and the Center for Suicide Awareness are helping elevate the national conversation around prevention, patient choice, and whole-person wellness.
This partnership supports:
- Congressional advocacy and public policy initiatives
- Prevention-focused pain management education
- Increased awareness of evidence-based non-opioid treatment options
- Veteran and first responder wellness initiatives
- Education on the relationship between chronic pain and mental health
- Whole-person wellness and resilience
- National collaboration to reduce opioid dependence before addiction begins
Funding Partners
Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin
The Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment invests in research and community partnerships to improve health across the state. Their support helps make our prevention programs possible.
Greater Green Bay Community Foundation
The Greater Green Bay Community Foundation connects donors with causes that strengthen Northeast Wisconsin. Their generous support helps us bring hope, help, and resources to more people in our communities.
Join Us in Partnership
Together, we are building pathways to hope and resilience. Whether through movement, education, or outreach, each partnership strengthens our collective mission: to promote awareness, prevent suicide, and create lasting change.
If you’re an organization looking to collaborate or learn more about our partnership programs, contact us at:
📍 316 E. 14th Street, Kaukauna, WI 54130
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info@centerforsuicideawareness.org
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