Suicide Prevention and Awareness Resources
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When you notice worrisome behavior in your students, and especially when there is concern about suicide risk, you need practical suggestions and specific advice. These resources will help you better understand the relationship between suicide and teens, risk factors, warning signs, and protective factors. Find information on the appropriate steps to take when you feel you have identified an at-risk student. Plus, learn how to assess your attitude towards suicide, and find out the truth behind suicide myths. |
Suicide Prevention: Educator ResourcesLearn more about the impact of suicide on today's youth with these statistics, provided by the Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide. Read some commonly asked questions and prevalent myths about teen suicide, explained by the Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide. Learn more about SPTS and their philosophy, and get general information about teen suicide prevention and the role of educators. Understand the importance of your role as an educator in identifying students at risk for suicide and utilizing specific intervention tools. Identifying your personal attitudes and values regarding suicide will help you to respond more effectively to at-risk students. This summary of the basic characteristics of teen suicide will help you gain a better understanding of why teens' problem-solving leads them to suicide. Find out more about suicide risk factors, so that you can recognize when students are at an elevated risk. Learn to identify the warning signs exhibited by students who are at a higher risk for suicide, and reinforce good classroom practice with these basic guidelines. Learn some basic techniques for talking to at-risk students about suicide. Read a series of important prevention and "postvention" suicide intervention strategies. Bolster your students' resiliency by fostering protective factors, behaviors, and characteristics that can help them form a barrier against suicide risk factors. Test your knowledge of suicide awareness and prevention, and find out if you know the facts behind common myths and misinformation about youth suicide. Learn how to help the exceptional child deal with the impact of death-related crises. Learn how to help students cope with death and the grieving process. | Suicide Prevention: Resources for ParentsIt's important to remember that parents need suicide information and awareness programs. Parents are often uninformed about the extent of suicide and suicide attempts in our youth. They may not even realize that a school has policies and procedures in place to address suicide, and/or staff who are trained to respond to a suicidal crisis. It's essential to provide them with guidelines for how to respond if they sense their child is troubled. Teen suicide is a topic that makes many parents feel at a loss. Help them become more aware and learn more about suicide prevention with this printable. Help parents talk to their children with this printable, which covers suicide warning signs and points to remember when discussing suicide with teens. Let parents of at-risk teens know that they are not alone. Share this message from a parent who lost a child to suicide and who wants to share what she learned from her experience. Suicide Prevention: Resources for StudentsThe vast majority of adolescents know someone who has committed or attempted to commit suicide. Prepare students for encounters they are likely to have by providing resources, teaching them about the warning signs, and showing them how to respond to troubled peers and get help for them. This message from a teen gives insight into suicide and depression. Reading it may help prepare your students for encounters they may have with other adolescents contemplating suicide. Additional Web Resources |
