Associations between youth suicide rates and state school personnel suicide prevention training requirements

Objective As youth spend the majority of their time in school, school personnel suicide prevention training has gained support as an approach to mitigate rising youth suicide rates. This study examined associations between state school personnel suicide prevention training requirements (i.e., mandatory/non-mandatory and annual/not annual), year of legislation enactment (2013 or earlier/2014 or later), and […]

School personnel experiences in notifying parents about their child’s risk for suicide: Lessons learned

BACKGROUND—Schools across the nation are increasingly implementing suicide prevention programs that involve training school staff and connecting students and their families to appropriate services. However, little is known about how parents are engaged in such efforts. METHODS—This qualitative study examined school staff perspectives on parent involvement in the implementation of a district-wide suicide prevention program […]