Suicide Staff Training Presentation

by Brianna Weimar, Nicole Kemp, MIssy Turtzo and Sam Shipley

Please finish the sentence please fill out your post it note and

stick it up on the chart.

Suicide is ___________ __________.

Interview with Scott Marcum• Use students

• Better to be hyper vigilant

• Support the students

• Be Prepared for different situations

• Permanent solution

Demographics

Why is this important?(Boisvert et al., 2011).

about

80% of the time, people

who kill themselves have given definite signals or talked

about suicide.

Suicide is preventable.

(Boisvert et al., 2011).

More youth Suicide statistics

• Females attempt more often

• 1 out of 10 students indicate an attempt

• 1 in 6 HS students report seriously considering

• On average 2 youth (10-24) die a week from suicide

resiliency

The ability to respond flexibly and positively in adverse situations • Sense of Community ◦ Before and after school programs ◦ Extracurricular activities ◦ Volunteer opportunities • Connections ◦ Family ◦ Friends ◦ Faculty & Staff • Coping strategies/Problem Solving skills • Structure & Consistency

Natural helpers

• Peer to peer program

• Natural Helpers elective class

• Learn what to look for 

• Learn what to do

• Organize school wide events

linking community members

• Collaborate with mental health professionals

• Opportunity to provide more counseling services

• Provide educational classes on suicide

prevention to parents 

• Increase overall community knowledge on

suicide prevention

(Baber & Bean, 2009)

parent meetings (Based off of the needs assessment administered to

parents at the beginning of the school year)

Parents felt that in addition to the online resources provided on our website, holding an evening meeting to discuss the specific risk

factors & fostering resiliency would be helpful.  We have tentatively scheduled that meeting and

we would love to have a faculty presence.

Risk Issues Involved • Screen students to find out who is at risk

• Some common factors that put students at risk for attempting

suicide

• Some common risk factors for students affected by a peer's

suicide

(Kerr, 2009) (Capuzzi & Gross, 2014)

warning signs

Previous suicide attempt Currently talking about suicide

Making a plan Giving away things Signs of depression

Increased drug or alcohol use Hinting at not being around

Recent breakup with boyfriend or girlfriend

(Boisvert et al., 2011).

What is my part?

• Be informed, know what to look for.

• Be observant

• Communicate with each other

• Talk to the counselors

Evaluation of program • Evaluation allows for improvement of the

program

• Shows how much knowledge staff has gained

due to the program

• Advocates for having this suicide prevention

program

(Gibbons & Studer, 2008)

What stuck with you today?please fill out your post it notes and

stick them up on the chart. This will be hung in the staff room!

You may choose to keep this anonymous.

What stuck with you today?

To help prevent suicide at

Interlake High School I will…. _______________ ______________.

Yspp.org (Youth Suicide Prevention Program)

1 (800) 273-8255 (National Suicide Prevention Lifeline)

Sprc.org (Suicide Prevention Resource Center)

SAVE.org (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education)

Afap.org (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention)

Intheforefront.org (Innovations in Suicide Prevention)

Resources

Baber, K., & Bean, G. (2009). Frameworks: A community-based approach to preventing youth suicide.

Journal of Community Psychology, 37, 684-696.

Boisvert, D., Eastgard, S., Haynes, V., LaMarr, J., Manheim, L., … Porter, L. (2011). Washington

state youth suicide prevention. Washington State Department of Health. 971-001.

Erickson, A. & Abel N.R., (2013). A high school counselor’s leadership in providing school-wide

screenings for depression and enhancing suicide awareness. Professional School

Counseling, 16(5), 283-289.

Gibbons, M. & Studer, J. (2008). Suicide awareness training for faculty and staff: A training

model for school counselors. Professional School Counseling,11(4), 272-275.

Interlake High School [Web Photo]. Retrieved from https://www.bsd405.org/interlake.aspx

Interlake Mascot [Web Photo]. Retrieved from https://www.bsd405.org/interlake/resources.aspx

Kerr, M. (2009). School crisis prevention and intervention. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

King, K.A. (2000). Preventing adolescent suicide: Do high school counselors know the risk

factors? Professional School Counseling, 3, 255-263.

Washington State Department of Health, Office of Community Health Systems, Injury and

Violence Prevention (2009 release, 2011 update). Available at: http://here.doh.wa.gov/

materials/washington-states-plan-for-youth-suicide-prevention-2009/33_SuicPlan_E11L.pdf.

references

Accessed May 7, 2015.