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Suicide
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Each year an
estimated 775,000 family members are
impacted by the suicide attempt or death of a loved
one. Countless others are concerned about
friends. Young adults aged 18-24 have the highest
incidence of reported suicide ideation. One fourth
of all persons aged 18-24 years in the U.S. are
either full- or part-time college students.
According to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, suicide is the second
leading cause of death for Kentuckians 15-34 years
old. From the National Institute of Mental Health,
"suicide is the second leading cause of
death among college students in the U.S."
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Kentucky Center for
School Safety's New Emergency Management Resource
Guide has a section on
Suicide
Hinting, writing, or talking about suicide is a
call for help and must be taken seriously. When
confronted with a situation in which
life-threatening behavior is present, immediate
mobilization of all appropriate resources is
paramount. Under such conditions, commitment to
student confidentiality is superseded by the need to
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Preparing for and Responding to a
Death by Suicide (The
Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute at
the University of South Florida)
Sample
Forms for Schools
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Announcements for Students, Faculty, and Staff
• Notification Letter to Parents Following a Suicide
• Formal Statement to Notify Media of Suicide
• Sample Response Form for Incoming Calls from the
Media |
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QPR Training
The Kentucky Center for
School Safety has partnered with the Kentucky
Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Services and the Ky Suicide Prevention Group to
provide
QPR training
that is being implemented as the state model for
suicide prevention. QPR is an acronym for Question,
Persuade, & Refer. This model teaches persons to
recognize the risk factors, protective factors, and
warning signs associated with depression, suicidal
ideation and suicidal behavior. Follow link for more
information on
QPR Training.
The training will
teach individuals:
Quality suicide prevention
training to diverse audiences, The four fundamental
components of suicidal communication,
The three simple steps to help
prevent a death by suicide (Question, Persuade,
Refer), The role of
depression and mental illness,
How to replace fear with
positive action, How to
talk about suicide,
How to
locate available resources and support. You can obtain additional information about
the model and training at
www.qprinstitute.com or at the Kentucky Suicide Prevention Group
website.
(Kentucky Center for School Safety) |
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The
Kentucky Center for School
Safety has trained educators that can provide
the QPR Gatekeeper training, at no cost to your
school district. There is a 15 person minimum and 30
person maximum requirement for each training to
occur. This training can teach anyone, regardless of
your role, suicide warning signs and basic
intervention steps to help save a student's life
from suicide.
The training has been
approved for EILA credit and can be scheduled
with your school and/or school district by
completing the
technical assistance training application and
fax to LeeAnn Morrison at 502-695-0823 or email to
leeann.morrison@ksba.org |
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New!
Kentucky Child Now Launches SOS--Signs of Suicide
Website...As part of a federal youth
suicide prevention grant, Kentucky Child Now in
collaboration with the Kentucky Cabinet for Health
and Family Services is offering free of charge Signs
of Suicide (SOS) program toolkits for middle and
high schools in Kentucky. The SOS program is a
nationally recognized school-based suicide
prevention initiative designed for tweens and
teens. It aims to teach students how to address
issues related to depression by identifying symptoms
within themselves and among their friends. http://www.kychildnow.org/index.php/traininginstitute/sos
For more information about the SOS program and
obtaining a toolkit please visit the Training
Institute on the Kentucky Child Now Website at
www.kychildnow.org or call Karen E. Napier,
Mental Health Project Specialist at 502-227-7722.
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The
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
hosted a webpage dedicated to suicide prevention,
statistics, strategies and research. This site
also includes podcasts on suicide prevention.
(Department of Health and
Human Resources) |
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Suicide Prevention: Facts,
Signs and Intervention -
There are a number of
reasons why children, like adults, may find
themselves thinking the unthinkable. Alarmingly, in
recent years, suicide has increased dramatically
and, sadly, more and more of our children are
choosing to end their lives rather than face the
hardships the world hurls at them. This brochure
provides suicide facts, signs you must not ignore,
and intervention techniques....
(KidsPeace
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The National Center for Kids Overcoming Crisis) |
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