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Guidelines/Recommendations
A Model School Policy on Suicide Prevention: Model Language, Commentary and Resources
2019
This document was developed by ensuring that local policies are in line with the latest researc...
Report
Fostering Healthy Mental, Emotional and Behavioral Development in Children and Youth
2019
Healthy mental, emotional and behavioral development are protective against suicide. The public...
Toolkit
Preventing Suicide: A Community Engagement Toolkit
2019
This toolkit is a step-by-step guide for people who would like to initiate suicide prevention a...
Website
Adolescent connectedness has lasting effects
2019
Protective effects of connectedness have been shown to persist into adulthood among youth who feel engaged and supported at school, in their communities and at home.
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Preventing Suicide: The Role of High School Mental Health Providers
2019
This sheet provides information and resources on suicide prevention for high school mental health providers.
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Preventing Suicide: The Role of High School Teachers
2019
This sheet provides information and resources on suicide prevention for high school teachers.
Book
The practical playbook II: Building multisector partnerships that work
2019
This book expands upon work of the Institute of Medicine commissioned by the Centers for Diseas...
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
After a school tragedy: Readiness, response, recovery & resources
2019
This resource helps schools support students and families in the aftermath of violence and trau...
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Coping after suicide loss: Tips for grieving adults, children and schools
2019
This resource provides guidance on how to cope with one's own emotions after the suicide d...
Website
YRBSS methods
2018
This website provides the latest CDC report describing the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Sys...
Toolkit
After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools, Second Edition
2018
This toolkit is designed to assist schools in the aftermath of a suicide (or other death) in the school community.
Database
SAMHSA’s Evidence-based practices resource center
2018
This Resource Center contains a collection of science-based resources for a broad range of audiences and is especially useful for identifying resources relevant to the effective care and treatment of people with serious mental illness, a population at higher risk for suicide.
Report
The way forward: Federal action for a system that works for all people living with SMI and SED and their families and caregivers – Full report
2017
This federal Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee (ISMICC) report to...
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Making the connection: Suicidal thoughts and behaviors and academic grades
2017
Data from the 2015 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey indicates that students that student wit...
Resource List/Bibliography
Youth suicide and self-harm prevention: 2017 resource guide
2017
This guide divides selected resources into seven main sections: (1) Organizations, (2) Policy a...
Program/Practice
Problem-Solving Therapy (PST)
2017
PST is a brief psychosocial treatment that teaches skills for efficient problem-solving, coping, and managing distress, including depression and suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
Program/Practice
Good Behavior Game (GBG)
2017
GBG is a classroom behavior management game that helps elementary school teachers reduce aggression and other behavioral problems and create a positive and effective learning environment.
Program/Practice
SOS Signs of Suicide Middle School and High School Prevention Programs
2016
This universal depression education and suicide prevention program for middle or high school students teaches them how to address suicidal thoughts and behaviors in themselves or others.
Program/Practice
Friend2Friend
2016
Friend2Friend is a 25-minute, online, interactive training program for high schoo...
Program/Practice
Making Educators Partners in Youth Suicide Prevention: ACT on FACTS
2016
This two-hour online training helps educators and school staff understand their role in suicide prevention and covers strategies for school suicide prevention.
Toolkit
Tools from the CAPT: Increasing cultural competence to reduce behavioral health disparities
2016
These tools are for use by practitioners working across behavioral health sectors. They are intended to serve as a starting point for forging new partnerships, raising awareness, and developing and delivering the interventions needed to eliminate behavioral health disparities in our communities.
Program/Practice
Suicide Prevention: A Gatekeeper Training for School Personnel
2015
Suicide Prevention: A Gatekeeper Training for School Personnel, developed by the ...
Guidelines/Recommendations
Responding to Grief, Trauma, and Distress After a Suicide: U.S. National Guidelines
2015
These guidelines provide a unified, far-reaching blueprint for the development of suicide postv...
Article/Chapter
Healing of the canoe: Preliminary results of a culturally grounded intervention to prevent substance abuse and promote tribal identity for native youth in two Pacific Northwest tribes
2015
This article describes a culturally grounded social skills intervention to promote increased cu...
Screening/Assessing Students: Indicators and Tools
2015
This document provides information, resources, tools, and guidelines from federal agencies related to early identification through screening.
Toolkit
Coming together to care: A suicide prevention and postvention toolkit for Texas communities
2015
This 2015 update to the suicide prevention and postvention toolkit focuses on safe suicide care...
Guidelines/Recommendations
Riverside Trauma Center postvention guidelines
2015
This document offers guidelines for schools, organizations, and communities to follow after a s...
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Don’t do it alone: A school system rises to the challenge of three student suicides
2015
Larry Berkowitz, EdD, director of Riverside Trauma Center, discusses developing a school postve...
Resource List/Bibliography
Resources for Suicide Postvention Planning
2015
This SPRC resource lists postvention resources, including information appropriate for particula...
Guidelines/Recommendations
CDC epi-aid report on youth suicide in Fairfax county
2015
Responding to a possible suicide cluster of youth suicides (7 deaths over 3 years) the CDC cond...
Report
Texas suicide safer schools
2015
This report is designed to assist Texas educators to know the incidence of youth suicide and to...
Other
KnowBullying: Put the power to prevent bullying in your hand
2014
Bullying is a risk factors for suicide ideation, suicidal behavior and suicide. This mobile app...
Program/Practice
PREPaRE School Crisis Prevention and Intervention Training Curriculum (2nd Edition)
2014
The PREPaRE School Crisis Prevention and Intervention Training Curriculum (2nd E...
Manual
The Way Forward: Pathways to hope, recovery, and wellness with insights from lived experience
2014
This guide offers information on how to create a sustainable program for survivors of suicide a...
Program/Practice
Networks for Life: An Educator's Role in Youth Suicide Prevention
2014
Networks for Life: An Educator’s Role in Youth Suicide Prevention is a 3-hour t...
Program/Practice
Suicide Prevention: Supporting Those At-Risk for Suicide
2014
Suicide Prevention: Supporting Those At-Risk for Suicide (formerly known as ...
Program/Practice
Umatter for Schools Youth Suicide Prevention
2014
Umatter for Schools Youth Suicide Prevention is a two-day training program that p...
Report
Leading change 2.0: Advancing the behavioral health of the nation, 2015–2018
2014
The strategic plan outlines six strategic initiatives for meeting SAMHSA's mission, new and exi...
Resource List/Bibliography
Suicide Postvention as Suicide Prevention
2014
This sheet contains resources from which you can learn more about how suicide postvention can b...
Manual
HIPAA privacy rule and sharing information related to mental health
2014
This guide addresses some of the more frequently asked questions about when it is appropriate u...
Manual
The relationship between bullying and suicide: What we know and what it means for schools
2014
The purpose of this document is to provide concrete, action-oriented information based on the l...
Report
Illinois gatekeeper evaluation reports
2014
These evaluation reports describe before and after survey results among K-12 staff and campus f...
Program/Practice
Creating Suicide Safety in Schools
2013
This one-day workshop for school-based teams prepares them to create realistic short-term plans for effective suicide prevention and response.
Program/Practice
Journey to Wellness
2013
Journey to Wellness (J2W) is an eight-week wellness program for American Indian y...
Program/Practice
The FIRE Within: Youth Entrepreneurs Preventing Suicide
2013
This 30-hour, classroom-based program for high school students prepares them to develop market-based strategies to prevent suicide in their communities.
Program/Practice
Step In, Speak Up!: Supporting LGBTQ Students
2013
Kognito Step In, Speak Up!:Supporting LGBTQ Students is a 25-minute, online, inte...
Program/Practice , Video/Audio Recording
Real Teenagers Talking about Depression: A Video-Based Study Guide
2013
Developed by Erika’s Lighthouse, Real Teenagers Talking about Depression: A Video-Ba...
Program/Practice
Trevor Lifeguard Workshop
2013
Trevor Lifeguard Workshop is a 1-hour interactive workshop for middle school, hig...
Website
Know the signs
2013
Know the Signs is a California-wide suicide prevention social marketing campaign built on three...
Manual
TAP 33: Systems-level implementation of screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT)
2013
Describes core elements of screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) pro...
Guidelines/Recommendations
Media guidelines for bullying prevention
2013
These guidelines for bullying prevention were developed in partnership with a wide range of beh...
Report
Trauma-informed approaches: Federal activities and initiatives
2013
This report documents the projects, programs, and initiatives of more than three dozen federal ...
Report
Sequestration: The impact on the most at-risk population – Native youth
2013
Describes the impact of cuts to federal programs serving native youth as a result of sequestra...
Guidelines/Recommendations
Cultural and linguistic competence toolkit
2013
This toolkit is based on a model of three interconnected arches: organizational structure, enga...
Program/Practice
At-Risk for Middle School Educators
2012
Kognito At-Risk for Middle School Educators is a 50-minute, online, interact...
Program/Practice
Break Free from Depression: A 4-Session Curriculum Addressing Adolescent Depression
2012
Developed at Boston Children’s Hospital, Break Free from Depression is a s...
Program/Practice
Connect Youth Leaders: Partnering with Adults in Youth Suicide Prevention
2012
Developed by NAMI NH, Youth Leaders is a two-day training for youth leaders ...
Program/Practice
QPR Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention
2012
This brief in-person or online educational program is designed to teach diverse audiences to recognize and refer someone at risk of suicide.
Program/Practice
Kognito At-Risk for High School Educators
2012
This 1-hour, online, interactive gatekeeper training program teaches high school educators to recognize and respond to signs of psychological distress in students.
Program/Practice
LEADS: For Youth (Linking Education and Awareness of Depression and Suicide)
2012
This high school curriculum is designed to increase knowledge of depression and suicide and related resources and to improve intentions to engage in help-seeking behaviors.
Toolkit
Youth Suicide Prevention Referral and Tracking Toolkit
2012
This toolkit can help school personnel track youth referred for suicide risk and use this information to inform suicide prevention practice.
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Putting knowledge into action to prevent violence
2012
One of a series of actionable knowledge briefs to help integrate research into suicide preventi...
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Suicide prevention: A public health issue
2012
One of a series of actionable knowledge briefs to help integrate research into suicide preventi...
Toolkit
Preventing suicide: A toolkit for high schools
2012
This toolkit provides information on how to reduce suicide risk among high school students.
...Webinar/Presentation
Understanding and overcoming the challenges faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and intersex youth
2012
Presenters discuss the importance of changing perceptions, practices, and culture to address th...
Program/Practice
THRIVE media campaign suicide prevention materials
2012
The THRIVE media campaign provides free suicide prevention posters and a fact sheet geared towa...
Webinar/Presentation
Understanding and overcoming the challenges faced by LGBTQI youth in schools and communities
2012
This webinar presents an overview of the challenges that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Q...
Recommendations for School-Based Suicide Prevention Screening
2012
These recommendations for school-based screening are based on a literature review and the experience of Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) grantees.
Program/Practice
LifeSavers Training
2011
LifeSavers Training is a three-day suicide and crisis prevention program that tra...
Program/Practice
Sources of Strength
2011
Sources of Strength, a universal suicide prevention program, is designed to build protective in...
Program/Practice
How Not To Keep A Secret
2011
Developed by Youth Health Connection (YHC), How Not To Keep A Secret (HNTKAS...
Program/Practice
Teens for Life Program: Youth Curriculum
2011
Teens for Life Program: Youth Curriculum is an interactive classroom-based suicid...
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Memorials: Special considerations when memorializing an incident
2011
This fact sheet was adapted from Memorial activities at school: A list of “do’s” and ...
Article/Chapter
Bullying and youth suicide: Breaking the connection
2011
This article in the publication, Principal Leadership, discusses the link between bullying and ...
Webinar/Presentation
Suicide in the U.S.: Finding pathways to prevention
2011
This videocast of a discussion panel convened by the National Institute of Mental Health in obs...
Resource List/Bibliography
Measuring bullying victimization, perpetration, and bystander experiences: A compendium of assessment tools
2011
This compendium provides researchers, prevention specialists, and health educators with tools t...
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Helping children and youth who have experienced traumatic events: Mental Health Awareness Day, May 3, 2011
2011
This fact sheet explains how traumatic events can affect children’s well-being and behavior a...
Program/Practice
School Suicide Prevention Accreditation
2010
Developed by the American Association for Suicidology, the School Suicide Prevention Accreditation Program is a self-study course for school...
Program/Practice
Gryphon Place Gatekeeper Suicide Prevention Program-A Middle School Curriculum
2010
The Gryphon Place Gatekeeper Suicide Prevention Program: A Middle School Curriculum is a universal prevention program for Grades 7-8, developed by...
Article/Chapter
Postvention standards manual: A guide for a school's response in the aftermath of a sudden death
2010
The following manuals are undergoing revisions and will be made available as soon as they h...
Other
The Wisconsin components of school-based suicide prevention, intervention and postvention model
2010
Outlines essential components, and provides guidelines and procedures for schools to follow for...
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
When a student seems dangerous to self or others
2010
This one-page information sheet provides specific guidance to schools on how to respond when a ...
Other
Save a Friend: Tips for Teens to Prevent Suicide
2010
This webpage discusses risk factors related to traumatic events, warning signs for suicide amon...
Guidelines/Recommendations
Preventing suicidal behavior among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth: Developing LGBT cultural competence
2010
Lists criteria for agencies, schools and the individuals who work for them to assess LGBT cultu...
Manual
Lifelines postvention: Responding to suicide and other traumatic death
2010
Lifelines postvention: Responding to suicide and other traumatic death is a 170-page m...
Program/Practice
LOOK LISTEN LINK: A Health Curriculum for Middle School
2009
Developed in Washington State, LOOK LISTEN LINK is a curriculum designed for middle school-aged...
Program/Practice
Reconnecting Youth: A Peer Group Approach to Building Life Skills
2009
Reconnecting Youth: A Peer Group Approach to Building Life Skills (RY) is a school-based preven...
Program/Practice
EndingSuicide.com
2009
Developed by mental health professionals and educators with funding from the National Institute...
Program/Practice
Lifelines Curriculum
2009
The Lifelines Prevention student curriculum (formerly known as the Lifelines Curri...
Program/Practice
Ask 4 Help Suicide Prevention for Youth
2009
Developed by Yellow Ribbon, Ask 4 Help! is a one-hour high school-based curriculum tha...
Program/Practice
Helping Every Living Person (HELP) Depression and Suicide Prevention Curriculum
2009
Developed by Washington State, the Helping Every Living Person: Depression and Suicide Prev...
Webinar/Presentation
Suicide postvention in the school community
2009
These 51 slides discuss considerations for postvention that involve all school personnel. Topic...
Other
School-based suicide prevention: A matter of life and death
2009
This video is a helpful tool to use with school decision makers regarding the need for school-b...
Article/Chapter
Suicide clusters and contagion: Recognizing and addressing suicide contagion are essential to successful suicide postvention efforts
2009
This article describes the problem of contagion and the ways that administrators can act to pre...
Other
Call to action to prevent youth suicide
2009
This webpage describes the problem of suicide in youth and the leadership role school psycholog...
Guidelines/Recommendations
Youth suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention guidelines: A resource for school personnel
2009
This guide describes the components of a comprehensive school-based suicide prevention program....
Other
Preventing teen suicide: A review of school-based strategies
2009
Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting, January 5-9, 2009, Phoenix, AZ. This pres...
Other
Maine's approach to school-based suicide prevention
2009
Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting, January 5-9, 2009, Phoenix, AZ. This pres...
Other
Creating competent communities for youth suicide prevention
2009
Presentation that reviews the benefits of a comprehensive school-based suicide prevention progr...
Program/Practice
Healthy Education for Life Program (HELP)
2008
Developed by HeartLine, Inc., HELP is a suicide awareness program that targets youth 10 to 24 y...
Program/Practice
Multisystemic Therapy With Psychiatric Supports (MST-Psychiatric)
2008
Multisystemic Therapy with Psychiatric Supports (MST-Psychiatric) is a psychological treatment ...
Program/Practice
Connect Suicide Postvention Training
2008
Developed by NAMI New Hampshire, the Connect Suicide Postvention program inc...
Guidelines/Recommendations
No longer alone: A resource manual for rural sexual minority youth and the adults who serve them
2008
This resource manual assists concerned adults in creating safe environments for rural gay youth...
Article/Chapter
Addressing self-injury in the school setting
2008
Journal of School Nursing. 2008 Jun; 24(3): 124-30. A comprehensive plan for school nurses and ...
Article/Chapter
Managing school crises: More than just response
2008
These recommendations provide a brief overview of the National Association of School Psychologi...
Other
Responding to crisis at a school
2008
This extensive (161 pages) resource aid provides guidance on crisis planning and response as we...
Article/Chapter
Suicide awareness training for faculty and staff: A training model for school counselors
2008
This article provides a step-by-step model for mental health professionals to use and adapt for...
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Tips for teachers: Teen depression and suicide
2008
This sample tip sheet provides guidance on how teachers can recognize depression or risk of sui...
Program/Practice
High School Gatekeeper Curriculum
2007
Developed by Gryphon Place, the Gatekeeper Suicide Prevention Program: A High School C...
Program/Practice
Response: A Comprehensive High School-based Suicide Awareness Program (2nd Edition)
2007
RESPONSE is a comprehensive high school-based program that increases awareness ab...
Program/Practice
American Indian Life Skills (AILS)
2007
American Indian Life Skills (AILS) is a universal, school-based, culturally grounded, life-skil...
Program/Practice
Connect Suicide Prevention/Intervention Training
2007
Developed by NAMI New Hampshire, Connect Suicide Prevention/Intervention pro...
Report
School mental health: Role of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and factors affecting service provision
2007
This report describes: SAMHSA’s coordination with other federal departments and agencies to s...
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Suicide prevention: School Health Policies and Programs Study
2007
School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) is a national survey periodically conducted t...
Program/Practice
CAST (Coping and Support Training)
2007
CAST (Coping and Support Training) is a school-based small group counseling program for at-risk...
Manual
The hexagon tool
2007
This tool can help you select evidence-based programs by reviewing six broad factors related to...
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
School awareness series: The role of the school board in suicide prevention
2007
This one-page fact sheet provides guidance to school board members on how they can ensure that ...
Other
Suicide prevention (Quick training aids)
2007
This quick training aid provides a brief overview and fact sheets on suicide rates and methods ...
Brochure/Booklet
Finding help and working with schools: Tips for parents of teens with mental health problems
2007
A brochure primarily for parents about how to work with the school to help their teen who has a...
Webinar/Presentation
How do school staff benefit from gatekeeper training in suicide prevention?
2006
State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. Decem...
Other
Implementing school-based programs: Issues and strategies
2006
State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. Decem...
Webinar/Presentation
School-based programs
2006
State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. Decem...
Training
An adolescent mental health & wellness curriculum: A starter kit for schools
2006
A manual for school leaders containing information directed at promoting wellness and facilitat...
Guidelines/Recommendations
Research-based guidelines and practices for school-based suicide prevention
2006
This document summarizes federal (and California) activity to prevent student suicide and provi...
Article/Chapter
Suicide prevention and intervention
2006
This article provides guidance to administrators on the problem of student suicide; warning sig...
Guidelines/Recommendations
Sudden death-suicide-critical incident: Crisis response for principals and student services staff
2005
Geared primarily toward principals, this guide lists specific procedures for coordinating a sch...
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Considerations for school settings
2005
This information sheet describes appropriate after-care for students, staff, and parents after ...
Article/Chapter
Parental consent act of 2009
2005
This bill, H.R. 2218 (111) introduced in April 2009 by Congressman Ron Paul of Texas to prohibi...
Report
Youth suicide prevention: Strengthening state policies and school-based strategies
2005
This issue brief by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices discusses what...
Report
Colorado LINK: Teen suicide prevention initiative evaluation report
2004
This 14 page summary highlights findings from the OMNI Institute's independent evaluation of Co...
Report
Colorado LINK: Teen suicide prevention initiative evaluation report
2004
This 14 page summary highlights findings from the OMNI Institute's independent evaluation of Co...
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Depression in children and adolescents: Information for parents and educators
2004
This handout describes the problem of depression, symptoms, risk factors, ways to determine if ...
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
School memorials after suicide: Helpful or harmful?
2004
This issue brief draws from the research to provide guidance for responding to suicide in a man...
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Psychotropic drugs and children: Use, trends, and implications for schools
2004
This fact sheet discusses emotional and behavioral health problems in children and youth and th...
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Helping students cope with suicide
2004
Short fact sheet providing five guidelines on responding to students after a suicide in the sch...
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Culturally Competent Crisis Response: Information for School Psychologists and Crisis Teams
2004
This information sheet, using vignettes on suicide among minority students, discusses crisis re...
Article/Chapter
Understanding and responding to students who self-mutilate
2004
This article discusses characteristics of Repetitive Self-Mutilation Syndrome (RSM) in students...
Article/Chapter
Dealing with death at school
2004
This article in Principal Leadership discusses appropriate ways school leadership should respon...
Article/Chapter
Suicide: Postvention strategies for school personnel
2004
This handout is designed to help guide the implementation of postvention services. It reviews b...
Guidelines/Recommendations
Suicide prevention strategies- Schools
2004
From "Health, mental health and safety guidelines for schools". This guideline states that scho...
Report
School-associated suicides - United States, 1994--1999
2004
MMWR, June 11, 2004; 53(22):476-78. To describe the psychosocial and behavioral characteristics...
Report
Technical assistance sampler: School interventions to prevent youth suicide
2003
This report provides basic statistical info on youth suicide and an overview on the topics of s...
Other
Safe and responsible use of the internet: A guide for educators
2003
This guide for educators addresses the issues involved with the use of the Internet by youth, i...
Article/Chapter
Suicide in youth- American Behavioral Scientist Issue
2003
[Journal Issue] American Behavioral Scientist, Volume 46, Number 9, May 2003 Click on the link ...
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Times of tragedy: Preventing suicide in troubled children and youth, Part I, Tips for parents and schools
2001
This brief discusses the risk factors related to traumatic events, warning signs for suicide a...
Brochure/Booklet
What every teacher should know
2000
This brochure, available in both English and Spanish, discusses the scope of youth suicide in O...
Manual
Preventing suicide: A resource for teachers and other school staff
2000
This 18-page guide briefly describes suicidal behavior in adolescence and risk and protective f...
Article/Chapter
Teacher guidelines for crisis response
1999
This manual is reprinted from "A practical guide to crisis response in our schools" (1999). It ...