Suicide Prevention
Military-connected adolescents may be at greater risk for feeling sad, hopeless, or depressed and experiencing suicidal ideation (Cederbaum et. al., 2014). This series, Suicide Prevention, is a collection of 42 mini-trainings, each focusing on a specific skill that will help school personnel prepare for, screen for, identify, and respond to suicidality in students. These trainings summarize research about student suicide, provide opportunities to practice developing skills, and include take-home resources to help school personnel apply the content from each training.
Reference(s):
Cederbaum, J. A., Gilreath, T. D., Benbenishty, R., Astor, R. A., Pineda, D., DePedro, K. T., Esqueda, M. C., & Atuel, H. (2014). Well-being and suicidal ideation of secondary school students from military families. Journal of Adolescent Health, 54(6), 672–677. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.09.006
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Online learning modules are available at no cost, and they provide school personnel with knowledge, strategies, and resources, so these professionals can better support military-connected students. To browse the available trainings, use the search bar below, or filter by category and/or audience. When you identify a training you are interested in, click the “View” button to learn more about that training and access it.
Order | Title | Topic | Subtopic | Audiences | Grade Levels | Tiers | hf:tax:taxonomy_modules_category_sub | hf:tax:taxonomy_modules_audience | hf:tax:taxonomy_modules_grade | hf:tax:taxonomy_modules_tier | |
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1 | Readiness to Prevent Student Suicide | Suicide Prevention | Readiness | School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | readiness | school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
10 | Risk Factors of Student Suicide | Suicide Prevention | Screening | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | screening | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
11 | Warning Signs and Stressful Precipitating Events of Student Suicide | Suicide Prevention | Screening | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted) | View | screening | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 tier-2 |
13 | Reflective Listening in Times of Crisis | Suicide Prevention | Screening | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | screening | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 tier-2 tier-3 |
2 | Personal Beliefs Related to Suicide | Suicide Prevention | Readiness | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | readiness | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
16 | Brief Suicidal Risk Screening Tools | Suicide Prevention | Screening | School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | screening | school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-2 tier-3 |
17 | Full Suicidal Risk Screening Tool | Suicide Prevention | Screening | School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 3 (intensive) | View | screening | school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-3 |
3 | Crisis Management Processes | Suicide Prevention | Readiness | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | readiness | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
7 | Best Practices to Promote a Safe School Climate | Suicide Prevention | Prevention | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | prevention | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
32 | Psychological First Aid | Suicide Prevention | Postvention | School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | postvention | school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-2 tier-3 |
8 | Programs to Improve School Climate | Suicide Prevention | Prevention | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | prevention | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
9 | Programs to Prevent Student Suicide | Suicide Prevention | Prevention | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | View | prevention | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | ||||
15 | Protocol for Handling Suspected Suicide Risk | Suicide Prevention | Screening | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 2 (targeted) | View | screening | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-2 |
12 | Suicide Risk Assessment Best Practices | Suicide Prevention | Screening | School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | screening | school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 tier-2 tier-3 |
18 | Suicidal Risk Screening Outcomes | Suicide Prevention | Screening | School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 3 (intensive) | View | screening | school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-3 |
19 | Suicide Screening Process Documentation | Suicide Prevention | Screening | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | screening | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 tier-2 tier-3 |
20 | Interventions by Suicide Risk Screening Outcomes | Suicide Prevention | Intervention | School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | intervention | school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-2 tier-3 |
24 | Safety Plans to Prevent Student Suicide | Suicide Prevention | Intervention | School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | intervention | school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-2 tier-3 |
25 | Programs and Counseling Treatments for At-Risk Students | Suicide Prevention | Intervention | School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | intervention | school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-2 tier-3 |
30 | Crisis Team Response to a Completed Suicide | Suicide Prevention | Postvention | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | postvention | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-2 tier-3 |
4 | Readiness to Respond to a Completed Student Suicide | Suicide Prevention | Readiness | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | readiness | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
33 | Suicide Contagion and Suicide on School Property | Suicide Prevention | Postvention | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | postvention | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-2 tier-3 |
34 | Universal Supports After a Student Suicide (Tier I Response) | Suicide Prevention | Postvention | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | postvention | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
35 | Students that Require Some Additional Support After a Student Suicide (Tier II Response) | Suicide Prevention | Postvention | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | postvention | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-2 tier-3 |
36 | Students that Require Extensive Support After a Student Suicide (Tier III Response) | Suicide Prevention | Postvention | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 3 (intensive) | View | postvention | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-3 |
31 | Student Grief Processes | Suicide Prevention | Postvention | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | postvention | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 tier-2 tier-3 |
37 | Memorials, Anniversaries, and the New Normal | Suicide Prevention | Postvention | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | postvention | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
38 | Signs and Symptoms of Burnout | Suicide Prevention | Self-Care | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | self-care | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
39 | Contributing Factors to Burnout | Suicide Prevention | Self-Care | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | self-care | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
40 | Responding to Feelings of Burnout | Suicide Prevention | Self-Care | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | self-care | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
41 | Self-Care | Suicide Prevention | Self-Care | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | self-care | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
42 | Maintaining Wellness | Suicide Prevention | Self-Care | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | self-care | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
5 | Legal Issues Related to Student Suicide for Schools | Suicide Prevention | Readiness | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | readiness | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
29 | Documentation of Suicide Prevention Efforts | Suicide Prevention | Intervention | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | intervention | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-2 tier-3 |
6 | Ethical Issues for School Mental Health Personnel | Suicide Prevention | Readiness | School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | readiness | school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
14 | Student Confidentiality and Parental Rights | Suicide Prevention | Screening | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | screening | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 tier-2 tier-3 |
21 | Parent Notification Following a Suicide Risk Assessment | Suicide Prevention | Intervention | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | intervention | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-2 tier-3 |
22 | Transfer of Responsibilities for a Student | Suicide Prevention | Intervention | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | intervention | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-2 tier-3 |
23 | Suicidal Ideation and Mandated Reporting | Suicide Prevention | Intervention | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | intervention | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 tier-2 tier-3 |
26 | Outside Referral for Student Mental Health Services | Suicide Prevention | Intervention | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | intervention | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-2 tier-3 |
27 | Re-entry and Management Following Student Absence | Suicide Prevention | Intervention | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 2 (targeted) | View | intervention | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-2 |
28 | Continued Monitoring of Student Suicide Risk | Suicide Prevention | Intervention | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | intervention | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-2 tier-3 |