Suicide Prevention Resources For Schools

The AFSP Interactive Screening Program

This is an anonymous screening tool, custom-designed for schools to provide mental health screening to select populations within their campus community. For more information contact:

Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for High Schools

This is a newly released document from SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) designed for high school staff.

QPR Training Programs

“QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — 3 simple steps that anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide.” This training is available for any student, staff or faculty member on a college campus, and is available as an online training course as gatekeeper training in less than one hour.

SPRC/AFSP add LifeSavers Training to Section III of the Best Practices Registry for Suicide Prevention.

“LifeSavers Training is a three-day suicide and crisis prevention program that trains high school and college-aged students to listen to peers compassionately and confidentially using specialized techniques designed to help them make healthier decisions.” For more information contact the LifeSavers Corporation. 

Well Aware

A comprehensive suicide prevention program developed by the PDV Foundation to promote the connection between a student’s emotional health and academic success.
 

School Suicide Prevention Accreditation Program

The statistics  for students between the ages of 10 and 25 are staggering. School professionals must assign a suicide prevention specialist as a resource for staff.