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Coping after a suicide
URL: http://www.familyaware.org/coping_after_suicide.php
This brochure is developed to help family members and friends of a loved one who has died by suicide. Note: registration is required to gain access to a PDF file or request a hard copy of the brochure.
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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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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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Suicide contagion
URL: http://suicideandmentalhealthassociationinternational.org/suiconclust.html
This article defines the terminology of suicide contagion and answers basic questions about the phenomena of suicide clusters.
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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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