Resources
In order to get you started here are some relevant resources for youth suicide prevention:
- Jason Flatt Foundation: http://jasonfoundation.com/
- Kansas Suicide Prevention Resource Center: http://www.kansassuicideprevention.org/
- National Suicide Prevention Life Line: http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
- SAMHSA Suicide Prevention Page: http://www.samhsa.gov/suicide-prevention
- Suicide Prevention Resource Center: http://www.sprc.org/
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention- Kansas Chapter: https://www.afsp.org/local-chapters/find-your-local-chapter/afsp-greater-kansas
- Kansas Suicide Hotlines: http://www.suicide.org/hotlines/kansas-suicide-hotlines.html
- Center for Disease Control (Suicide): http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/suicide/
- Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention: http://yellowribbon.org/about/
- American Association of Suicidology: http://www.suicidology.org/
- Headquarters Counseling Center: http://www.headquarterscounselingcenter.org/
- Johnson County Suicide Prevention: http://www.jocogov.org/dept/mental-health/suicide-prevention
- Sedgewick County Suicide Prevention: http://www.sedgwickcounty.org/comcare/suicide_prevention.asp
- Greater Kansas American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/AFSPGreaterKC/
- The Trevor Project (for LBGTQ students) http://www.thetrevorproject.org/?gclid=CK2-2aeGlsoCFZODaQod-zoOzg
- Kansas Adjutant General’s Suicide Prevention Program (designed for the military): http://www.kansastag.gov/NGUARD.asp?PageID=506
- Spring Hill USD Suicide Prevention Page: http://www.usd230.org/shhs/studentsparents/student_safety/suicide_prevention/
- Chisolm Trail (Olathe) Middle School Student Support Services: http://schools.olatheschools.com/buildings/chisholmtrail/parent-info/student-support/
- HelpGuide.org: http://www.helpguide.org/home-pages/suicide-prevention.htm
- SafeSchools: www.safeschools.com
External Resources
- National – After a Suicide: Toolkit for Schools: http://www.sprc.org/library/AfteraSuicideToolkitforSchools.pdf
- Copy of American Association of Suicidology Guidelines for Schools: www.suicidology.org
- Early Warning Data System Tool, SEDL: http://txcc.sedl.org/resources/ewst/
- Youth Suicide Prevention – School based Guide Checklists, University of South Florida: http://SPRC.ORG/sites/sprc.org/files/bpr/YouthSuicidePreventionSchoolbasedGuideChecklists.pdf
- Youth Suicide Prevention, Intervention and Postvention Guidelines, a Resource for School Personnel: http://SPRC.ORG/sites/sprc.org/files/bpr/Maine_BPR_FactSheet.pdf
- Suicide Prevention Resource Center Resources: