School-based Suicide Prevention: Promising Approaches and Opportunities for Research
Date: January 14, 2022
Location: Virtual
 In this NIMH-hosted webinar, presenters from Washtenaw County and Detroit, MI, Boston, MA and Baltimore, MD described innovative practices in school-based suicide prevention they are currently implementing, with a particular focus on risk identification, follow up, and referral for additional services for high-risk youth. In addition to describing the programs, presenters discussed preliminary research efforts and challenges, as well as ways to overcome common barriers to implementing suicide prevention in schools, including data collection and evaluation. |
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