Suicide Awareness & Prevention Training
Provide teams with the knowledge & skills to prevent youth suicide.
Reduce the stigma of mental illness on your campus and improve the effectiveness of student well-being programs by providing school staff with this expert-authored curriculum. Built in partnership with Dr. Scott Poland, an international expert on youth suicide prevention, this evidence based training is flexible and comprehensive.
Get ready to turn awareness into action with Navigate360 Suicide Awareness Training.
Designed for a Digital World
In this online training, your staff will receive an in-depth presentation on youth suicide prevention. Learners work independently at their own pace and on their own schedule to complete seven modules, each one introduced by Dr. Poland.
During suicide awareness training, participants will:
- Gain understanding of suicide risk factors, warning signs, and legal requirements.
- Describe the process of intervention, referral, re-entry, and post-vention.
- Apply knowledge to create or enhance school’s suicide prevention efforts.
- Support students throughout the prevention process.
Increase Staff Knowledge & Confidence
Equip staff with expert-taught knowledge of suicide prevention strategies, giving them a greater level of confidence in their ability to help students who may be headed down a path of suicide or self-harm.
Support Student Well-Being
Provide the training necessary for teams to learn how to conduct a suicide risk assessment and know the appropriate actions to take to help ensure the physical and emotional safety of students and meet all legal requirements.
Implement Post-Vention Strategies
Death by suicide can have a ripple effect throughout a school community. Prepare staff to implement post-vention strategies that facilitate healing and prevention schoolwide.
Suicide prevention training that equips your staff to support student well-being.
Suicide is the second leading cause of death among school-age students. It’s imperative that schools move beyond awareness and into lifesaving action for those at risk of suicide.
Turn awareness into action.
Discover how you can use Suicide Awareness & Prevention Training to improve the effectiveness of student well-being programs. Connect with a Navigate360 safety and well-being expert today.
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