Suicide Prevention.

Know the signs. Talk to a trusted adult. Ask for help. Visit www.knowtalkask.org for more information.

Suicide Prevention. Know the signs.

Suicide Prevention

Know the signs. Talk to a trusted adult. Ask for help. Visit www.knowtalkask.org for more information.

Suicide Prevention

Know the signs. Talk to a trusted adult. Ask for help. Visit www.knowtalkask.org for more information.

This toolkit assists high schools and school districts in designing and implementing strategies to prevent suicide and promote behavioral health. The toolkit includes tools to implement a multifaceted suicide prevention program that responds to the needs and cultures of students. Access the high school kit promotional flyer.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

Know the signs. Talk to a trusted adult. Ask for help. Visit www.knowtalkask.org for more information.

Schools are key settings for suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention. Most children and youth spend most of their day in school where caring and trained adults are available to help them. Teachers, mental health providers, and all other school personnel who interact with students can play an important role in keeping them safe (VDH, 2019). School personnel have a legal and ethical responsibility to recognize and respond to suicidal thinking and behavior, as well as other indicators of concern. Although many suicidal children and adolescents do not self-refer, most show some warning signs. Never ignore these signs. Schools must have clear policies and procedures for suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention, as well as trained school-employed mental health professionals and crisis response teams. Suicide prevention should be an integral component of a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary, and multi-tiered system of mental health and safety supports (National Association of School Psychologists, 2019).

Schools are key settings for suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention. Most children and youth spend most of their day in school where caring and trained adults are available to help them. Teachers, mental health providers, and all other school personnel who interact with students can play an important role in keeping them safe (VDH, 2019). School personnel have a legal and ethical responsibility to recognize and respond to suicidal thinking and behavior, as well as other indicators of concern. Although many suicidal children and adolescents do not self-refer, most show some warning signs. Never ignore these signs. Schools must have clear policies and procedures for suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention, as well as trained school-employed mental health professionals and crisis response teams.

Suicide Prevention

Ask for help.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused more than a year of loss, isolation, and uncertainty for many people, including students, across the country. For some students, these stressors may have caused a mental health disability to worsen. Others may be experiencing mental health disabilities for the first time. In some situations, there may be a risk that a student will engage in self-harm or consider suicide.