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Use the Resource Type filter on the left to find resources (e.g., tools, fact sheets, reports) developed by SPRC and other suicide prevention organizations.

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Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention for LGBTQIA2S+ Youth: A Resource Guide for Professionals, Families, and Communities

2023
This guide can help professionals, families, and communities support the mental well-being of LGBTQIA2S+ youth.
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...

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
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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
SPRC Fact Sheet

Preventing Suicide: The Role of High School Teachers

2019
This sheet provides information and resources on suicide prevention for high school teachers.
Website

YRBSS methods

2018

This website provides the latest CDC report describing the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Sys...

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...

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

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
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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.
Program/Practice

Suicide Prevention: A Gatekeeper Training for School Personnel

2015

Suicide Prevention: A Gatekeeper Training for School Personnel, developed by the ...

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...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Riverside Trauma Center postvention guidelines

2015

This document offers guidelines for schools, organizations, and communities to follow after a s...

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...

Program/Practice

PREPaRE School Crisis Prevention and Intervention Training Curriculum (2nd Edition)

2014

The PREPaRE School Crisis Prevention and Intervention Training Curriculum (2nd  E...

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

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...

Program/Practice , Toolkit

Just Talk About It: Suicide Prevention Toolkit

2013

Please note that the CONTACT Crisis Line ceased operation on 12/31/14. To our knowl...

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

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
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...

Toolkit
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Preventing suicide: A toolkit for high schools

2012

This toolkit provides information on how to reduce suicide risk among high school students.

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Article/Chapter

Barriers and facilitators to mental health help-seeking for young elite athletes: A qualitative study

2012

This study involved fifteen elite athletes aged 16–23 years who participated in one of three ...

Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

Suicide prevention: Facts for parents

2012

This brief sheet provides information for parents on suicide among high school students and how...

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...

Program/Practice

More Than Sad: Suicide Prevention Education for Teachers and Other School Personnel

2010
Developed by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, More Than Sad: Suicide Prevention Education for Teachers and Other School Personnel is...
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...
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

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...

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....

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...

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...

Program/Practice

PROSPECT (Prevention of Suicide in Primary Care Elderly: Collaborative Trial)

2007

Prevention of Suicide in Primary Care Elderly: Collaborative Trial (PROSPECT) aims to prevent s...

Program/Practice

CAST (Coping and Support Training)

2007

CAST (Coping and Support Training) is a school-based small group counseling program for at-risk...