[Counselor_Educ] FW: After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools, Second Edition

[Bhat, Christine]

Please see below for a valuable resource.
School counseling interns, please share with your site supervisors.

Dr. Bhat
From: zerosuicide <zerosuicide-bounces at mailman.edc.org<mailto:zerosuicide-bounces at mailman.edc.org>> On Behalf Of Gass, Jesse
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 9:43 AM
To: zerosuicide at mailman.edc.org<mailto:zerosuicide at mailman.edc.org>
Subject: [zerosuicide] After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools, Second Edition

Dear Colleagues,

The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.sprc.org&c=E,1,7UsoB81pIxzlW8G7fAUDx0jKgYf3s1wjbpZxSBJ88jS5jqmX1U9maMTai65Js3TA61zZfIoerZS22b3A1ke0FZ8tKNwQ9FjCNO143_M4EfWPa9Jl&typo=1>) is pleased to announce the release of the second edition of After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.sprc.org%2fresources-programs%2fafter-suicide-toolkit-schools&c=E,1,TXG5sKbjyiaVezXJeaDYI84qE-aoHuYLgD-DkNF6OevWOf_-YAjY5_o1l9JEPjx4Te6MSz3QiSD6zID9ew9WjZykSqen3MFukqlkPYGw_PIm7yVVqey2Mj6L&typo=1>. Developed in collaboration with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.afsp.org%2f&c=E,1,RAH3KpylLoJdS3Ho0xv9mLk439oDkMiQnkLTD7ycZN_WiQsQrB3WSvbV_dyAQkikb3ia404NchnR-1GV_nxgx4TW1FjqJLPWsniVtCWtqmXXZ0iibmHR2uz_&typo=1>) and in consultation with other national experts, this toolkit assists schools in implementing a coordinated response to the suicide death of a student. It includes new information and tools that middle and high schools can use to help the school community cope and reduce suicide risk. The toolkit was developed primarily for school administrators and staff but can also be useful for parents and communities.

Highlights of the second edition include:

*       Updated information on topics such as memorialization, social media, and contagion

*       Updated resource lists

*       A new tool to help with decision-making about memorials

*       New examples of how different communities have addressed specific issues in responding to a suicide death

Please share this important resource with your staff and colleagues, including the following suggested social media posts:

Check out the new edition of the After a #Suicide toolkit for schools just released by @SPRCtweets and @afspnational! https://go.edc.org/school-toolkit<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fgo.edc.org%2fschool-toolkit&c=E,1,dLseEgYRQUGcFQ4NLfhQ0z9loaSRMTvVmp3OQCLUpjcbrm7u2r17o48vyXqPGiNTWYBr4Q0EujaAK1EUU2ug9WZZ8n3IpY9ZyYbZPaEc8A,,&typo=1>

This newly revised toolkit from @SPRCtweets and @afspnational can help #schools respond to a student #suicide death: https://go.edc.org/school-toolkit<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fgo.edc.org%2fschool-toolkit&c=E,1,b75GFOtUf2dq5-Jc4w1IOlsU_7If9ZbkIv9y4e1iwrdP2DfzHGctDLPxrJj6gisWiSAeM6olszA03L2tajwO9yxkhptyX1z8vY2vod8ef4_gQeXaZT5pjceghE2W&typo=1>

Best wishes,
Jesse

Jesse Danielle Gass, MPH
Senior Writer/Editor
Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)
Education Development Center (EDC)
43 Foundry Avenue
Waltham, MA 02453-8313
617-618-2457
http://www.sprc.org<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.sprc.org&c=E,1,xlyOp4WDxNUJZ3tUvE5S-5BqK1DvAbdS3ZcvAAgu7pL-tBULTxQxF5TvDHfNaO3l1l3e40xTcGtVT9EsKpAEaKrQH62AZGd5QobJ-PyP&typo=1>

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