PROGRAM

Suicide Prevention and Risk Management

Tier 3

PROGRAM SNAPSHOT

We all play a role in suicide prevention. TRAILS Suicide Prevention and Risk Management is a comprehensive program that engages the whole school community, helping leadership build effective protocols, ensuring school mental health professionals are prepared, empowering staff and caregivers, and fostering partnerships with external care providers.

Trainings and tools designed to help schools reduce stigma, encourage help-seeking, and connect students at risk of suicide with appropriate care.

Program Details

  • Program Close-Up

    TRAILS Suicide Prevention and Risk Management

    A robust suite of offerings, customizable based on each school’s needs and existing services in place.

    • ROLE-SPECIFIC TRAININGS

      Includes trainings for district leadership and administrators, school mental health professionals, teachers and support staff, and caregivers and community members.

    • PROTOCOL AND POLICY RESOURCES

      Includes a customizable Student Suicide Risk Management Protocol tool, a comprehensive Suicide Prevention Guide, and a Suicide Prevention School Policy Model, among other resources.

    • INTERVENTION AND SAFETY PLANNING

      Equips school mental health professionals with suicide-specific brief intervention skills to collaboratively address suicidal risk with confidence.

    • ONGOING PARTNER SUPPORT

      Consists of workshops, technical support calls, Community Partnership Meeting facilitations, Suicide Prevention and Risk Management Newsletters, and TRAILS Postvention Services, which provides assistance navigating the aftermath of a death by suicide.

By the numbers

96.7%

of community members reported they
learned “a lot” or “a great deal” from training

TRAILS 2022-2023 Program Evaluation Data

+47.7%

increase in the percentage of administrators feeling
prepared to support students at risk of suicide

TRAILS 2022-2023 Program Evaluation Data

90.9%

of support staff reported they learned
“a lot” or “a great deal” in training

TRAILS 2022-2023 Program Evaluation Data

Get comprehensive training, materials, and support by becoming a partner school.

We’re accepting inquiries now from Colorado and Michigan. If you’re located elsewhere, reach out to us to register your interest in future opportunities.

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