Prentice Chandler Chandler

A Culture of Caring

A Suicide Prevention Guide for Schools (K-12)

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Produktbeschreibung

A Culture of Caring is a handbook written for educators to help them understand the causes of youth suicide and take steps to prevent it. It includes information on prevention, intervention, and postvention, with an emphasis on the importance of creating an environment where help-seeking is encouraged and supported.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 166
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Februar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 403g
• ISBN-13: 9781475844481
• ISBN-10: 1475844484
• Artikelnr.: 58016129

Autorenporträt

Theodora Schiro was a teacher and school administrator for over 36 years, and now works to increase awareness of depression and other mental health disorders by educating school personnel in suicide prevention. She is also a freelance writer for non-profits and businesses that provide educational products and services.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Foreword Preface: The Story of Joss Introduction Chapter
1. A Brief History of Suicide Prevention The Stigma of Suicide Emergence of
Suicide Prevention Active Prevention Efforts The Action Alliance Progress
and Problems Facts and Figures Chapter 2. The Current State of Suicide
Prevention in Schools We Can Prevent Suicide Expert Commentary: Nicole
Gibson, Director of State Policy and Grassroots Advocacy, American
Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) The Current State of Suicide
Prevention in Schools Shortage of Sustainable Funding Access to Mental
Health Care Capacity What Does the Most Effective State Statute for Suicide
Prevention in Schools Look Like? Evaluating Suicide Prevention Methods in
Schools Effective Prevention Models Recommendations for Initiating a
Suicide Prevention Program in a School or District Basic Components of a
Suicide Prevention Model for Schools A Tragic Scenario Legislating to
Prevent Suicide Where to Find Suicide Prevention Training Suicide
Prevention Training Programs and Resources for Schools Why Schools Don't
Address Suicide Prevention Just Do It Beyond Policies and Procedures The
Future of Suicide Prevention in Schools Prevention vs. Crisis Intervention
Chapter 3. Changing the Mindset Expert Commentary: Leo Hart, School
Counselor, Valley High School, Sunny Valley, Arizona Postvention Leads to
Prevention Getting Buy-in from Staff Getting Buy-in from Students Getting
Buy-in from Parents School Counselors Help Support Student Mental Health
Advice on Starting a Suicide Prevention Program Get the Conversation
Started Stop the Stigma Knowledge is Power The Mindset at our School is
Positive so there is No Need to Change It How a Culture of Caring Led to
Crisis Support School Website Resources Firearms and Suicide Who Are
Suicide Prevention Advocates? We Are All Responsible Chapter 4. Prevention
Expert Commentary: Jill Cook, Assistant Director, American School Counselor
Association The Critical Need for School-based Mental Health Professionals
Evolution of the School Counselor's Role Focus on Prevention Training for
School Personnel Why Every School Needs a Policy on Suicide Prevention
Overview of the Model District Policy on Suicide Prevention Advocating for
a School District Suicide Prevention Policy Getting Started Prevention
Warning Signs Risk Factors Protective Factors Mental Disorders Youth with
Complex Risk Factors Bullying Intervention- Assess and Refer At-risk
Student In-school Suicide Attempts Out-of-school Suicide Attempts Parental
Notification and Involvement Re-entry after an Attempt Postvention- After a
Suicide Action Plan Communication Plan Let the Students in on the Plan
Avoid Suicide Contagion or "Copycat Suicides" State Laws and Their Effect
on Risk Factors Barriers to Suicide Prevention in Schools Awareness Time
Money Stigma Chapter 5. Intervention How to Help a Suicidal Student Expert
Commentary: Kelly Vaillancourt Strohbach, Director of Policy and Advocacy,
National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Schools Need Access to
Mental Health Services The Real Role of a School Psychologist Viable
Options for Schools with Limited Resources Advocate for Mental Health
Professionals Ongoing Professional Learning Boston Public Schools
Comprehensive Behavioral Health Model Turn a Vision into Reality Parents
Have the Right to Know Intervention Plans Based on Risk Assessment Results
No Risk Low Risk Moderate Risk High Risk Protective Factors Connectedness
Life Skills and Resilience Effective Mental Health Care Peer-based
Intervention Groups at Higher Risk Creating a Safety Plan What Not to Do
What to Do Resistance Author's Note: I Wish I Had Known Then What I Know
Now Chapter 6. Postvention After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools Crisis
Response Crisis Team Action Plan Communication Safety Support for Students
and Staff Community Liaisons Funeral Media Relations Social Media Help
Students and Staff Cope with Grief and Loss Coping Strategies and
Counseling Include Parents in the Conversation Work Together with Community
Partners How Memorialization Can Lead to Suicide Contagion Request Outside
Help Moving Forward Chapter 7. Engaging the School Community in Suicide
Prevention Expert Commentary: Sandra McNally, Prevention Manager at EMPACT
(Emergency Mobile Pediatric and Adolescent Crisis Team) - Suicide
Prevention Center (SPC) in Tempe, Arizona Suicide Prevention in Schools
Evolve Barriers That Get in the Way How to Face Fear What an Effective
Model for Suicide Prevention Education Looks Like in Schools Getting Buy-in
from Principals, Counselors, and Teachers How to Initiate a Suicide
Prevention Program at Your School or District Obstacles Preventing
Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Plans How to Get Buy-in for Suicide
Prevention Programs School Connectedness One Step at a Time Keep the
Momentum Going Students Administrators Teachers Parents Community Partners
Copy from Others Don't Reinvent the Wheel Take Pride in Caring Chapter 8.
Success Stories We Know Suicide is Preventable Introduction to AFSP Expert
Commentary: John Madigan, Senior Vice President and Chief Public Policy
Officer, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Actionable Data
Collection Public Safety Funding for Research Grassroots Advocacy Lack of
Funds Healthcare Urgency Stories of Success Successful Interventions
Actionable Data and Research Advocacy Education Language Conclusion Chapter
9. What the Future Will Be Expert Commentary: Doreen Marshall, Vice
President of Programs at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
(AFSP) Suicide Prevention in Schools It's Safe to Talk about Mental Health
and Suicide Components of an Effective Suicide Prevention Model for Schools
Help-seeking Behavior is Key Social-emotional Learning and Mental Health
Education Advances in Suicide Prevention How to Initiate a Suicide
Prevention Program in Your School or District Hope for the Future Chapter
10. Resources Prevention: Guidebooks and Toolkits School Programs Crisis
Services for Students Suicide Prevention Organizations and Programs
Relevant Research and Resources Working with the Media Intervention:
Recommended Resources Postvention: Recommended Resources Engaging the
School Community: Connectedness About the Author