Suicide Prevention Resources: Schools

 

School/Parent

Times of Tragedy: Preventing Suicide in Troubled Children and Youth, Part I

Tips for Parents and Schools on the warning signs of youth suicide.

http://counseling.copperhillshigh.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/times-of-tragedy.pdf

 

School

S.O.S High School Suicide Prevention Program

Providing tools for educators to help youth identify the signs and symptoms of depression, suicidality, and self-injury in themselves and their peers

https://mentalhealthscreening.org/programs/youth/

 

School

Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for High Schools

Assists high schools and school districts in designing and implementing strategies to prevent suicide and promote behavioral health. Includes tools to implement a multi-faceted suicide prevention program that responds to the needs and cultures of students.

http://store.samhsa.gov/product/Preventing-Suicide-A-Toolkit-for-High-Schools/SMA12-4669

 

School

National- After a Suicide: Toolkit for Schools

Copy of American Association of Suicidology Guidelines for Schools:

www.suicidology.org

http://www.sprc.org/library/AfteraSuicideToolkitforSchools.pdf

 

School

The Role of High School Teachers in Preventing Suicide

Key Steps to Reduce Suicide Risk among Students

http://www.sprc.org/sites/sprc.org/files/Teachers.pdf

 

School

Early Warning Data System Tool, SEDL

Developed by the National High School Center at the American Institutes for Research to calculate automatically the high-yield indicators related to dropout.

http://txcc.sedl.org/resources/ewds/

 

School

School Suicide Prevention Accreditation, American Association of Suicidology

Provides a variety of opportunities, including the AAS Annual Conference, accessing the premier journal in the field (Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior), collaborating with researchers and clinicians on projects, and networking with other students.

https://suicidology.org/school-resources/

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School

Youth Suicide Prevention – School based Guide 2012 Update, University of S. Florida    

Provides a framework for schools to assess their existing or proposed suicide prevention efforts and provides resources and information that school administrators can use to enhance or add to their existing program.

http://theguide.fmhi.usf.edu

 

School

Suicide Prevention Resource Center Resources: The Role of High School Mental Health Providers in Preventing Suicide

This page, created for high school mental health providers, contains information on recognizing and responding to warning signs, resource materials about suicide prevention, including programs, as well as other suicide prevention information relevant to school health providers.

http://www.sprc.org/library_resources/items/role-high-school-mental-health-providers-preventing-suicide-sprc-customized-