Part I: Administrative Policies and Procedures (IN: Lifelines: a School Based Adolescent Suicide Response Program, 2nd Edition, by J Kalafat & M Underwood)

This chapter is part 1 – Administrative Policies and Procedures – of a school based program for dealing with suicide. The first section deals with responding to at-risk students by developing policies and procedures designed to help schools quickly mobilize a coordinated support system. Also included is a section on postvention and how to deal with completed suicide. Sample policies are appended.