Youth Suicide: Awareness, Prevention and Postvention
The goal of this course is to provide K-12 staff members with information that will help them reduce the likelihood of suicide among students. This course covers the scope of the problem of youth suicide, common risk factors related to youth suicide, successful strategies for youth suicide prevention, the immediate steps a staff member should take if they encounter a student who is threatening suicide, and best practices for intervention after a suicide (“postvention”).
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Learning Objectives
- Describe the facts about youth suicide
- Identify warning signs and potential risk factors in students
- Apply intervention strategies after identifying warning signs in a student
- Support healthy postvention practices after a student suicide death
Specs
| Intended Audience | K-12 Staff |
| Languages | English (US), Spanish (US), Spanish (European), Spanish (Mexican), French (Canada), French (European), Arabic, Chinese (Simplified Mandarin), Chinese (Traditional Mandarin), Filipino Tagalog, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (European), Russian, Thai, Vietnamese |
| Accessibility | Audio, Video, Interactive Transcript, Closed Captions |
| Course Features | Interactive Modules, Knowledge-Checks, Assessment |
Key Questions
Suicide is the third leading cause of death for middle-school, high-school, and college-aged young people in America.
Do people who die by suicide usually give warning signs?Yes, nearly 80 percent of people who die by suicide give some warning of their intentions or mention their feelings to someone they interact with regularly.
What are the top 3 warning signs of suicide that school staff should watch for?The top 3 warning signs of suicide to watch for are:
- Suicide threats or confiding suicidal thoughts to others.
- Sudden changes in behavior or personality, including withdrawal from activities.
- Preoccupation with death or suicide, such as researching suicide online or writing about it.
Sample Video Transcript
As school staff members, we spend most of our days with students. It’s our job to give students the opportunity for growth and personal achievement. It’s also our responsibility to protect their well-being and keep them safe. If a student approaches you about thoughts of suicide or know someone who might be contemplating suicide, would you know what to do for them? When do you intervene? How do you communicate?
The good news is we’re all in a position to identify and respond to suicidal behavior among our students. This course provides school staff members with an overview of youth suicide awareness and several strategies for effective suicide prevention. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to describe the facts about youth suicide, identify warning signs and potential risk factors in students, apply intervention strategies after identifying warning signs in a student, and support healthy postvention practices after a student’s suicide death.
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