Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC): Strategic Planning for Suicide Prevention

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Strategic Planning for Suicide Prevention (SPSP)

Strategic Planning for Suicide Prevention: Core Competencies was developed by the American Association of Suicidology in partnership with the Suicide Prevention Resource Center. SPRC is now partnering with the Suicide Prevention Action Network (SPAN USA) to disseminate the course.

Overall Goal

Participants will enhance their leadership and collaboration skills, and in line with The National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, be able to collect and present suicide-related data and information; implement suicide prevention programs in their communities; and determine the effectiveness of programs they implement. Participants also will increase their comfort and ability to communicate effectively about suicide and suicide prevention.

Intended Audiences

Community:
The intended audiences are people who will provide leadership and promote collaboration in their respective communities to implement a suicide prevention program. These will usually be members of a suicide prevention task force, including members from a variety of community organizations and stakeholders.

State Planning Group:
State Planning Groups may use this course in order to:

Develop a shared understanding of agreed upon definitions and conceptual frameworks
Work together in community to develop fundamental skills related to planning and implementing comprehensive suicide prevention programs
Provide training and technical assistance, and to move forward with current or anticipated state and local suicide prevention efforts

Training Modules Index

Module 1: Scope of the Problem – Definitions and Data

GOAL: Participants will understand and be able to communicate about basic definitions, suicide-related data, and suicide-related risk and protective factors.

Module 2: Taking a Public Health Approach to Prevention

GOAL: Participants will understand the public health approach to prevention and basic prevention principles, which will guide them in developing comprehensive suicide prevention programs.

Module 3: Data and Decision-making

GOAL: Participants will be able to thoroughly understand and use suicide-related data to document the need for suicide prevention in their community, and motivate funding sources to provide resources.

Module 4: Doing What Works

GOAL: Participants will understand the recommendations of The National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, as well as examples of evidence-based practices and how they may be replicated or adapted for their communities.

Module 5: Creating a Logic Model and a Framework for Evaluation

GOAL: Participants will understand the importance of creating a logic model as a component of an overall framework for evaluation.

Module 6: Action Planning

GOAL: Participants will be able to create a vision and construct an action plan for implementing suicide prevention activities.

Module 7: Working Together and Building Partnerships

GOAL: Participants will be able to consider what type of suicide prevention partnerships may be appropriate for their community.

Module 8: Building and Maintaining a Coalition

GOAL: Participants will learn the steps necessary to build and maintain a coalition.

The SPRC is supported by a grant (1 U79 SM57392-05) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). No official endorsement by SAMHSA or DHHS for the information on this web site is intended or should be inferred.

Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) is a project in EDC’s Health and Human Development Division
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