Assignment 3 Suicide Prevention Program

Suicide Prevention
Program
Alana Hernandez & Samantha Hernandez
Introduction
Suicide affects people of all ages. Suicide was the second leading
cause of death for people ages 10-14 and 20-34 (Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention). This is a serious issue amongst
youth because the numbers keep increasing instead of declining.
Suicide rates per 100,000 adolescents has almost doubled over
the past 10 years
(Hoffmann and Duffy, 2021). Mental health is one of the
contributors that leads students to die of suicide. About 90% of
people who commit suicide have suffered from at least one
mental disorder (Bilsen, 2018). Mental ill-health affects the well
being of youth. It disrupts a range of milestones such as: identity
and relationship formation, education attainment, and achieving
autonomy (McGorry et al., 2022).
Planning Developing
Implementing Evaluating
Planning
Collecting Data
Survey for Teachers and Staff
Each survey will have questions on

Survey for Students mental health and suicide topics.
Survey for Parents

Needs Assessment
A needs assessment determines the need for crisis counseling, mental health and/or
substance misuse treatment, public education, and information dissemination.
(SAMHSA, 2022).
https://forms.gle/NztXLdyE5UmAejaS6
Legal and Ethical Responsibilities
School counselors are trained to identify students at risk for emotional issues and
possible suicidal ideation (Gallo, 2018). Counselors need to be prepared and know
what actions to take when they encounter a case involving suicide. It is a very sensitive
topic to discuss, but appropriate measures must be done in order to help the student
who is calling out for help.
School counselors now have a legal obligation and responsibility to try and prevent
suicide (Stone, 2017). The rate of suicide amongst adolescents has increased over the
years and it is our duty as school counselors to try to identify signs and pay close
attention to comments being made in regards to suicide in order to prevent a student
wanting to self-harm.
Developing
Research Options
Suicide Ideation vs. Self Harm Suicide Warning Signs Healthy coping skills
Resources available Suicide Risk Factors

Content
Early mental health programs can
positively affect and prevent the
onset of mental disorders (Sakellari
et al., 2021).
Mental
Most children and adolescents
Health Education attend school and described
schools and family as more
influential on children's
development than any other social
institution (Sakellari et al., 2021).
Implementing
Training in Suicide Prevention Is Crucial
We provide yearly trainings for school counselors and staff to

attend on the updated suicide risk assessment and prevention
protocols
We talk about “your role” as a school counselor, psychologist,
social worker, and any mandated reporter that would conduct
assessments and intervention
There are warning signs with students with suicidal ideation and
making sure that you are addressing fears and confidentiality as a
mandated reporter is important
We go through all the steps of suicide assessments and how to
implement district guidelines and initiatives
October For October the School Counselor/
Wellness Team will conduct
activities related to suicide
prevention
Lunch time workshop on
Monthly Initiative: knowing the warning signs of
Suicide Prevention suicide

Sending teachers, staff, and
parents resources about suicide
prevention
Incorporating our mental health
screening assessment district
wide
Overcoming Barriers
There are many different disproportionately impacted populations like:
Youths with disabilities 3-9% more likely to attempt suicide (Moses,
2018)
Homelessness 3 times more likely (National Health Care for the
Homeless Council, 2018)
LGBTQ+A 45% considered suicide in a year (Trevor Project n.d.)
Substance use/ mental health 90% of completed suicides had a
mental health condition (Esposito-Smythers, Goldston, 2008)
Youth bereaved by suicide 2x more likely (del Carpio et al., 2021)
We will check in on these populations and make sure they are receiving
necessary support
Evaluating
Pre and Post Data
In the beginning of the month of October, I will implement a pretest asking about suicide and
any suicide ideation. Some of the questions in the pre test include
Scaling questions 1-10 about suicide ideation- By the end of the year we want our school to
raise awareness of suicide ideation and have students know the warning signs
Survey for Teachers and Staff Survey for Students Survey for Parents
80% of teachers and staff 30% of students considered 50% of parents admitted to
wanted to know more about self harming/risky behavior their child having more than
suicide prevention at risk one warning sign
Method of Tracking Progress
Tracking data of Wellness Center

check in/ check outs
We will have counselors and school

office assistance immediately get
notified when a student takes a
Surveys students can complete about
pretest/post test that is flagged “at
what they learned/what they want to
risk” then we will check in on them
learn more about
and allow them to receive counseling
if they are struggling
Risk Assessment if students pose a

threat to themselves or others
Thank you!
References
Bilsen, J. (2018). Suicide and youth: risk factors. Frontiers in psychiatry, 540.
Campbell, C. A., & Brigman, G. (2005). Closing the achievement gap: A structured approach to
group counseling. The Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 30(1), 67-82.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). 10 Leading Causes of Death, United States.
Retrieved from https://wisqars.cdc.gov/cgi-bin/broker.exe (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
del Carpio, L., Paul, S., Paterson, A., & Rasmussen, S. (2021). A systematic review of controlled studies of suicidal and self-
harming behaviors in adolescents following bereavement by suicide. PLOS ONE, 16(7).
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254203
Esposito-Smythers C, Goldston DB. Challenges and opportunities in the treatment of adolescents with substance use disorder
and suicidal behavior. Subst Abus. 2008;29(2):5-17. doi: 10.1080/08897070802092835. PMID: 19042320; PMCID:
PMC2846603.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2846603/#:~:text=In%20youth%20receiving%20substanc
e%20abuse,in%20suicide%20attempts%20(5).
Gallo, L. L. (2018). The relationship between high school counselors’ self-efficacy and
conducting suicide risk assessments. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, 4(3), 209-225.
Hoffmann, J. A., & Duffy, S. J. (2021). Supporting youth mental health during the COVID‐19
pandemic. Academic emergency medicine, 28(12), 1485.
References cont.
McGorry, P. D., Mei, C., Chanen, A., Hodges, C., Alvarez‐Jimenez, M., & Killackey, E. (2022).
Designing and scaling up integrated youth mental health care. World Psychiatry, 21(1), 61-76
Moses, T. (2018). Suicide Attempts Among Adolescents with Self-Reported

Disabilities. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 49:420–433. DOI 10.1007/s10578-017-0761-9.
National Health Care for the Homeless Council . (2018, May). Suicide and Homelessness Data Trends in Suicide and Mental
Health Among Homeless Populations. https://nhchc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/suicide-fact-sheet.pdf
SAMHSA. (2022). Needs assessment. https://www.samhsa.gov/dtac/disaster-response-template-toolkit/needs-assessment
Sakellari, E., Notara, V., Lagiou, A., Fatkulina, N., Ivanova, S., Korhonen, J., Kregar Velikonja, N., Lalova, V., Laaksonen, C., Petrova,
G., & Lahti, M. (2021). Mental Health and Wellbeing at Schools: Health Promotion in Primary Schools with the Use of Digital
Methods. Children (Basel, Switzerland), 8(5), 345. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8050345
Stone, C. (2017). Ethics and Law. Alexandria, VA: American School Counselor Association. ISBN:
978-1-929289-50-9
Trevor Project. (n.d.). 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health. https://www.thetrevorproject.org/survey-2022/

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Survey for Teachers and Staff

Each survey will have questions on

Survey for Parents

Resources available Suicide Risk Factors

We provide yearly trainings for school counselors and staff to

Suicide Prevention suicide

Tracking data of Wellness Center

We will have counselors and school

Risk Assessment if students pose a

Moses, T. (2018). Suicide Attempts Among Adolescents with Self-Reported

SAMHSA. (2022). Needs assessment. https://www.samhsa.gov/dtac/disaster-response-template-toolkit/needs-assessment

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