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Scope note: Programs and strategies to be used in K-12 school settings.

Addressing self-injury in the school setting
URL: http://www.allenpress.com/pdf/scnu_24_305_124_130.pdf
Journal of School Nursing. 2008 Jun; 24(3): 124-30. A comprehensive plan for school nurses and guidance department staff. Discusses: the alarming increase of self-injurious behavior among adolescents; school nurses, educated about self-injury, as resources for other school staff members; prevention strategies for all adolescents and for at-risk adolescents; referral and early access to counseling; and educating staff members and parents. Includes "Self injury protocol", which offers different plans for three types of self-injurious behavior: when suicidal behavior is present; when suicidal thinking is present; and when low-lethality self-injury is present.
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An adolescent mental health & wellness curriculum: A starter kit for schools
URL: http://www.childrenshospital.org/clinicalservices/Site1584/Documents/D10_Adoles_Curriculum_2nd_Edition_2006_a.pdf
A manual for school leaders containing information directed at promoting wellness and facilitating resiliency of the adolescents in their school.
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C-Care/CAST (SPRC EBPP Fact Sheet)
URL: http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/bpr/ebpp_PDF/ccare_cast.pdf
A fact sheet that describes C-Care (Counselors Care) and C-CAST (Coping and Support Training), a school-based intervention for students at risk for suicide. It combines one-on-one counseling with a series of small-group training sessions. The fact sheet includes a description of the program, evaluation designs and outcomes, the intended audience, and targeted protective and risk factors.
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Colorado LINK: Teen suicide prevention initiative evaluation report
URL: http://cotr.vermilion.com/attachments/0000/2962/ColoradoLINKSummaryReport.pdf
This 14 page summary highlights findings from the OMNI Institute's independent evaluation of Colorado LINK, an effort to reduce teen suicide at two large Denver public high schools and at Urban Peak, a shelter for homeless youth. It is a targeted initiative that included screening.
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Columbia University TeenScreen Program (SPRC EBPP Fact Sheet)
URL: http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/bpr/ebpp_PDF/columbia-teenscreen.pdf
A fact sheet that describes Columbia University's TeenScreen Program. The purpose of the program is to identify youth who are at-risk for suicide and potentially suffering from mental illness and then ensure they receive a complete evaluation. The fact sheet includes a full description of the program, evaluation designs and outcomes, the intended audience, and targeted protective and risk factors.
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Creating competent communities for youth suicide prevention
URL: http://www.sprc.org/library/SPTSNJCreatCompetentCommYouthSuicidePrev.pdf
Presentation that reviews the benefits of a comprehensive school-based suicide prevention program (the "competent school community"); outlines specific program components; provides an example of faculty/staff intervention; and reviews a model for parent awareness training and student curriculum.
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Cultural and linguistic competence
URL: http://www.promoteprevent.org/Resources/clc/
This toolkit is based on a model of three interconnected arches: organizational structure, engagement, and services/activities/interventions. Together, the arches provide the support to create a solid foundation for the Safe Schools/Healthy Students (SS/HS) initiative.
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Finding help and working with schools: Tips for parents of teens with mental health problems
URL: http://www.disabilityrightsoregon.org/resources/6-useful-publications-from-other-organizations/finding-help-and-working-with-schools-tips-for-parents-of-teens-with-mental-health-problems/view?searchterm=None
A brochure primarily for parents about how to work with the school to help their teen who has a mental health problem.
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How do school staff benefit from gatekeeper training in suicide prevention?
URL: http://www.sprc.org/grantees/pdf/2006/Wyman_GatekeeperTraining.pdf
State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. December 12–14, 2006, North Bethesda, MD. This presentation by Peter Wyman describes study that tested gatekeeper training in 32 secondary schools. It discusses which staff benefit and how and different types of Gatekeeper training for different staff.
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Implementing school-based programs: Issues and strategies
URL: http://www.sprc.org/grantees/pdf/2006/Kalafat_schoolbasedprograms.pdf
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.
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Lifelines (SPRC EBPP Fact Sheet)
URL: http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/bpr/ebpp_PDF/lifelines.pdf
This fact sheet describes Lifelines, a school-based suicide prevention curriculum comprised of four 45-minute lessons. Ot also includes a description of the program, evaluation designs and outcomes, the intended audience, and targeted protective and risk factors.
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Maine’s approach to school-based suicide prevention
URL: http://www.sprc.org/grantees/statetribe/2009/PDF/4CCantyBrooksDiCara.pdf
Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting, January 5-9, 2009, Phoenix, AZ. This presentation describes how the Maine Youth Suicide Prevention Program combines universal, selective and indicated approaches to suicide prevention.
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Managing school crises: More than just response
URL: http://www.nasponline.org/resources/principals/School%20Crisis%20NASSP%20May%202008.pdf
These recommendations provide a brief overview of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)'s PREPaRE: School Crisis Prevention and Intervention Training Curriculum (PREPaRE), which provides local-level training to school districts and responders across the country and is consistent with guidance from other well established experts (e.g. U.S. Department of Education)
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Managing sudden traumatic loss in the schools
URL: http://www.psybc.com/pdfs/Loss_article.pdf
This is is an excerpt from "Managing sudden traumatic loss in the schools" article by Maureen Underwood and Karen Dunne-Maxim. It was written for school staff to facilitate their understandings of the complexities of grief that might be observed in school populations, which is why clinical language has been omitted.
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Media guidelines for school administrators who may interact with reporters about youth suicide
URL: http://www.maine.gov/suicide/professionals/program/mediaschool.htm
This brief manual explores how media accounts can actually serve as a suicide prevention tool by: assisting news professionals to report responsibly and accurately; using a media request for information as an opportunity to influence the contents of the story; emphasizing the importance of listing available community resources for individuals at-risk and describing what is being done to promote safety for vulnerable individuals in the aftermath of a suicide; and warning against the aspects of news coverage that may promote copycat suicides.
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No longer alone: A resource manual for rural sexual minority youth and the adults who serve them
URL: http://www.nyacyouth.org/docs/ruralyouth/NoLongerAlone.pdf
This resource manual assists concerned adults in creating safe environments for rural gay youth. Includes information for students, teachers, and social service providers. Offers a comprehensive list of resources.
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Parental consent act of 2005
URL: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=109_cong_bills&docid=f:h181ih.txt.pdf
This bill, H.R. 181 (109) introduced in January 2005 by Congressman Ron Paul of Texas to prohibit the use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program. To follow this bill through the legislative process, please see: http://capwiz.com/moaa/issues/bills/?billnum=H.R.181&congress=109&size=full
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Postvention standards manual: A guide for a school's response in the aftermath of a sudden death
URL: http://www.starcenter.pitt.edu/Manuals/6/Default.aspx
STAR-Center recommends that school districts, working closely with their community resources, prepare for tragedies by developing policies and procedures that may be activated on very short notice. This manual is intended to help school personnel prepare for the possibility of a tragedy, including suicide, within the school community.
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Preventing depression: A toolkit for schools
URL: http://www.childrenshospital.org/clinicalservices/Site1584/mainpageS1584P9sublevel20.html
This manual focuses on the implementation of a program specifically designed to address depression prevention for students in grades 7-12. It is available for purchase at the link listed with this record.
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Preventing teen suicide: A review of school-based strategies
URL: http://www.sprc.org/grantees/statetribe/2009/PDF/TuesdaySchoolBasedPlenaryGould.pdf
Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting, January 5-9, 2009, Phoenix, AZ. This presentation by Madelyn Gould describes school-based suicide prevention strategies: curriculum, screening, gatekeeper training, and others.
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Promising Practices to Prevent Adolescent Suicide: What We Can Learn from New Jersey
URL: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/publications/suicidepreventionNJ.pdf
This report provides an in-depth examination of New Jersey’s policies and practices targeting teen suicide as well as a literature review of suicide prevention strategies nationwide that have shown the most promise for school programs, communities, and health care partners.
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Reconnecting Youth Class (SPRC EBPP Fact Sheet)
URL: http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/bpr/ebpp_PDF/reconnecting_youth.pdf
This fact sheet describes the Reconnecting Youth Class, a school-based selective/indicated prevention program that targets young people in grades 9–12 who show signs of poor school achievement, potential for school dropout, and other at-risk behaviors including suicide-risk behaviors. RY teaches skills to build resiliency with respect to risk factors and to moderate early signs of substance abuse, and depression/aggression. The factsheet includes a description of the program, evaluation designs and outcomes, the intended audience, and targeted protective and risk factors.
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A resource aid packet on responding to a crisis at a school
URL: http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/crisis/crisis.pdf
This packet is divided into the following sections: a) school based intervention, b) some basic concerns for effectively responding to crisis in schools, c)a few strategic guides for responding to a crisis, d) organizing and training a school-based crisis team, e) crisis response and prevention intervention outcomes, f) addressing specific areas of concerns [includes suicidal crisis], and g) a few resources to responding to crisis at school.
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Response: A comprehensive high school-based suicide awareness program. (Fact sheet)
URL: http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/bpr/PDF/RESPONSE_FactSheet.pdf
A fact sheet describing RESPONSE, a comprehensive high school-based youth suicide prevention program that includes a concise implementation manual as well as a student, staff and parent component. The program addresses: attitudes and behaviors; risk factors; helping guidelines; and skills practice. Program includes suicide awareness film series "Never Enough" created by OutreachArts.
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Safe and Responsible Use of the Internet: A Guide for Educators
URL: http://csriu.org/onlinedocs/pdf/srui/sruilisting.html
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.
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School health and mental health providers (SPRC Customized Information Series)
URL: http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/customized/school_mentalhealth.asp
This page, created for school health and 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.
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School mental health: Role of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and factors affecting service provision
URL: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0819r.pdf
This report describes: SAMHSA’s coordination with other federal departments and agencies to support mental health services in schools; how SAMHSA identifies and supports evidence-based school mental health services; and factors that affect the provision of mental health services in schools.
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School-associated suicides - United States, 1994--1999
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5322a4.htm
MMWR, June 11, 2004; 53(22):476-78. To describe the psychosocial and behavioral characteristics of school-associated suicide victims, CDC analyzed data from school and police officials. The results indicated that, among the 126 students who carried out school-associated homicides or suicides, 28 (22%) died by suicide, including eight who intentionally injured others immediately before killing themselves. Potential indicators of suicide risk such as expressions of suicidal thoughts, recent social stressors, and substance use were common among the victims. These findings underscore the need for school staff to recognize risk factors for suicide.
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School-based programs
URL: http://www.sprc.org/grantees/pdf/2006/InmanSchoolBasedPrograms.pdf
State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. December 12–14, 2006, North Bethesda, MD. This presentation by Jeff Inman describes the school suicide prevention work of Prevention/Intervention Center of Cobb County (GA).
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Screening as an approach to suicide prevention in adolescents
URL: http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/trainingandevents/conferences/pa/pdf/ScreeningApproachSuicidePrevention.pdf
From SPRC’s Suicide Prevention Regional Planning Conference- Regions 3 & 5, May 2005. This presentation by Jvan Pena and Eric Caine describes terminology, methods, and tools for adolescent suicide screening as well discusses feasibility, effectiveness and considerations for implanting a screening program.
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SOS: Signs of Suicide (SPRC EBPP Fact Sheet)
URL: http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/bpr/ebpp_PDF/sos.pdf
A fact sheet that describes SOS: Signs of Suicide. SOS incorporates two prominent suicide prevention strategies into a single program, combining a curriculum that aims to raise awareness of suicide and its related issues with a brief screening for depression and other risk factors associated with suicidal behavior. Includes a description of the program, evaluation designs and outcomes, the intended audience, and targeted protective and risk factors.
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Suicide prevention strategies- Schools
URL: http://www.nationalguidelines.org/guideline.cfm?guideNum=7-04&pageRefresh=true
From "Health, mental health and safety guidelines for schools". This guideline states that schools are to " actively prevent suicidal behavior by training staff and having programs that identify high-risk students and then link them to therapeutic and preventive community services".
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Suicide prevention: School Health Policies and Programs Study
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/shpps/2006/factsheets/pdf/FS_SuicidePrevention_SHPPS2006.pdf
School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) is a national survey periodically conducted to assess school health policies and programs at the state, district, school, and classroom levels. This fact sheet describes results from SHPPS 2006 regarding the role of suicide prevention in: school health education; school health, mental health and social services; and school policies.
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Suicide: Postvention strategies for school personnel
URL: http://www.nasponline.org/resources/intonline/HCHS2_weekley.pdf
This handout is designed to help guide the implementation of postvention services. It reviews basic facts about suicide victims and suicide survivors, describes the goals of suicide postvention, and reviews specific postvention procedures.
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Teacher guidelines for crisis response
URL: http://www.sprc.org/library/teacherguidelinesforcrisisresponse.pdf
This manual is reprinted from "A practical guide to crisis response in our schools" (1999). It describes: behavioral reactions of children ages 1 to 18 after a crisis; personal reactions by teachers; classroom strategies for teachers during a crisis; and when to refer students for individualized assessment and intervention.
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Teachers [SPRC Customized Information Page]
URL: http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/customized/teachers.asp
From the SPRC Customized Information Series. A page created for teachers that 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 teachers.
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Technical assistance sampler: School interventions to prevent youth suicide
URL: http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/Sampler/Suicide/suicide.pdf
This report provides basic statistical info on youth suicide and an overview on the topics of suicide risk assessment, prevention, and aftermath assistance. Lists key references and major websites.
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The Wisconsin components of school-based suicide prevention, intervention and postvention model
URL: http://www.mhawisconsin.org/content/schoolbasedmodel.asp
School-based model of suicide prevention, intervention and postvention for Wisconsin.
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Youth and young adults suicide prevention checklist
URL: http://www.rochesterpreventsuicide.org/checklist.html
This checklist of the elements needed for a successful prevention effort was created at the Youth and Young Adults conference, which was held as part of the Preventing Suicide: A Scientific Consensus process developed by the University of Rochester Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide. The checklist emphasizes prevention efforts in youth, but can be used as a checklist for prevention efforts with any population.
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The youth suicide prevention school-based guide
URL: http://theguide.fmhi.usf.edu
A tool that provides a framework for schools to assess their existing or proposed suicide prevention efforts (through a series of checklists) and provides resources and information that school administrators can use to enhance or add to their existing program. Funded by the Institute of Child Health Policy at NOVA Southeastern University through a Florida Drug Free Communities Program Award.
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Youth suicide prevention, intervention & postvention guidelines: A resource for school personnel
URL: http://www.maine.gov/suicide/docs/Guidelines%2010-2009--w%20discl.pdf
The intent of this document is to: a) understand the nature of youth suicide; risk and protective factors; warning signs and clues; and appropriate intervention steps; b) establish school-based protocols for suicide prevention, crisis intervention and postvention; c) build connections within a community and among regional support services; and d) educate school personnel, parents and students about effective suicide prevention and intervention.
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Youth suicide prevention: Strengthening state policies and school-based strategies
URL: http://www.nga.org/cda/files/0504suicideprevention.pdf
This issue brief by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices discusses what actions schools, governors, and state policymakers can take to strengthen statewide youth suicide prevention efforts.
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