Speaker(s):
Presentation: Assessing, Intervening, and Managing Suicide in Schools is a comprehensive program aimed at providing school districts with effective policies, protocols, and training to improve suicide risk responses within schools. The program includes the following: 1) assessment of current policies, procedures, and protocols to determine fit between district goals and best practice approaches, 2) technical assistance and advising on modifications to policies, procedures, and protocols to reflect best practices, help to implement a collaborative assessment procedure, and assistance to ensure protections for both districts and students, and 3) workforce development around understanding, assessing, intervening, and managing suicide risk in schools utilizing a collaborative response framework.
Objectives:
- Provide overview of the Assessing, Intervening, and Managing Suicide in Schools program
- Describe the iterative process that served as the basis for developing this program
- Report preliminary outcomes from pilot program