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A public health model for Native American communities.

This manual describes the Adolescent Suicide Prevention Program, why the program was developed, how it was created, and how it was maintained for 16 years (from 1989 to 2005). Based on the principles of community involvement and ownership, as well as culturally framed and public health approaches, the Adolescent Suicide Prevention Program emphasized community, school, outreach, and surveillance, as well as innovative behavioral health programs, ongoing program evaluation, and sustainability.

This toolkit is designed to assist schools in the aftermath of a suicide (or other death) in the school community. It is meant to serve as a practical resource for schools facing real-time crises to help them determine what to do, when, and how. The toolkit reflects consensus recommendations developed in consultation with a diverse group of national experts, including school-based personnel, clinicians, researchers, and crisis response professionals. It incorporates relevant existing material and research findings as well as references, templates, and links to additional information and assistance.

These pages were created to help people recognize and respond to individuals who may be at risk for suicide. Each page was designed for persons in a particular social role (such as coworker) or occupation (such as school health provider or teacher) and includes information on the most likely suicide risk scenarios they may face in this role or occupation.

Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (PL 108-355) grantees are required to obtain active parent consent prior to allowing children to participate in grant-related programming. This requirement has been extended to Linking Adolescents at Risk to Mental Health Services (RFA No. SM-05-019) grantees. Active parent consent is commonly obtained by sending permission forms home with students. This paper provides practical and research-based recommendations to improving the return rates of parental consent forms.

This document provides recommendations for developing protocols designed to meet the immediate needs of adolescents and young adults who have expressed suicidal plans or have attempted suicide and guides youth-serving organizations in the development and implementation of a suicide prevention or postvention protocol, regardless of the availability of on-staff mental health professionals.

These recommendations were developed by the Lessons Learned Working Group (LLWG), a partnership of multiple agencies and key stakeholders in suicide prevention. Based on a review of available research literature, Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) program screening data, and the experiences of GLS grantees, the group created these recommendations for school-based suicide prevention screening. The recommendations stress early involvement of all stakeholders and that screening programs be developed in conjunction with a comprehensive strategic plan that assesses the local context and the available resources to address the problem.

These recommendations were developed for SAMHSA grantees and others interested in implementing community-based youth suicide prevention training. Recommendations are intended to specifically address gatekeeper training that is designed to equip members of the community to identify youth with an increased potential for suicide and refer them to appropriate sources of help.

This page, created for high school 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.

From the SPRC Customized Information Series. A page created for high school 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.

Information for teens on warning signs for suicide and how to help themselves as well as their peers.