Leaving a legacy: Sustaining change in your community

State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. December 12–14, 2006, North Bethesda, MD. Explains the “Legacy Wheel” model of program planning, implementation and evaluation.

Implementing school-based programs: Issues and strategies

State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. December 12–14, 2006, North Bethesda, MD. This presentation by John Kalfat discusses sustainability and community competence issues of program implementation. It also describes the Lifelines School-Based Suicide Response Program.

Strategies for working in foster care settings (Presentation)

State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. December 12–14, 2006, North Bethesda, MD. Discusses: why children and youth come into foster care; what unique mental health needs these children have; and working with the Child Welfare System.

Child and adolescent mental health toolkit

Includes: bilingual children’s mental health brochures and mini-posters; “Positive parenting” fact sheet; relevant state and national resources; materials for “Children’s mental health” presentation; “Working with the media to promote children’s mental health” tip sheet; and a radio Public Service Announcement (PSA) on the subject.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline wallet card: Suicide prevention: Learn the warning signs

Lists the warning signs of suicide and urges those who exhibit any of the signs to contact a mental health professional or call the suicide prevention hotline. Lists the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline toll-free number on the wallet card. Spanish version is located at the SAMHSA Store. NAMI NH also created a version in Nepali for the Bhutanese refugee community in NH (attached).

Fierce goodbye: A faith-based perspective on suicide

Fierce Goodbye provides information for pastors, counselors, and suicide survivors and their friends and family.
The site includes brief interviews with theologians, stories from survivors, information on how faith communities can
become involved in suicide prevention and supporting survivors, and links to resources. Fierce Goodbye has also
produced a DVD, study guide, and book on these issues, which are available at a cost through the website.

Safe and responsible use of the internet: A guide for educators

This guide for educators addresses the issues involved with the use of the Internet by youth, including harm that may come, such as online bullying or sexual harassment. The materials provide guidance for school districts in the development and implementation of a comprehensive education and supervision approach to assist students in gaining the knowledge, skills, and motivation to use the Internet in a safe and responsible manner. The guide is organized into 4 parts: Comprehensive Approach, Safe and Responsible Internet Use Plan, Legal Issues of Internet Use in Schools, and Planning and Implementing Documentation.