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Crisis Support

The 988 dialing code connects people via call, text, or chat, to the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (NSPL). Compassionate, accessible care and support are available for anyone experiencing mental health-related distress. Call services are available with interpretation services in over 150 languages.

Additional Crisis Support Lines

• • The Trevor Project Crisis Line: 1-866-488-7286
  • The Trevor Project Text Line: text START to 678678
• • Lifeline Options for Deaf + Hard of Hearing: or TTY users, use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 1-800-273-8255
• : 1-877-565-8860
• 1-206-461-3222
  • To learn more about crisis and stabilization services available to children and youth in King County, visit the . CCORS are first responders like police and fire who are not required to have memorandums of understanding (MOUs) before they can come provide their services.

Warning Signs

School staff have day-to-day contact with many young people, some of whom are experiencing mental distress or illness that could result in feelings of hopelessness that could lead to suicidal behavior. Those who work in schools are well-positioned to observe student behavior and act when they suspect that a student may be at risk of self- harm and/or suicide.

• Self-harm and Suicide Warning Signs
• Warning Sign Guidance in School

ESD Behavioral Health Navigators

funded Behavioral Health Coordinator/Navigator (BHN) positions in all nine of Washington's Educational Service Districts (ESDs) to provide a network of support for school districts to develop and implement comprehensive suicide prevention and behavioral health supports for students.

BHN Contact List

Resources

BHN Resources

• Behavioral Health Coordinator/Navigator Playbook
• Children¡¯s Regional Behavioral Health Pilot Full District Interview Report

Confident Action and Referral by Educators (CARE) Online Training

 

The CARE course is a free, research-backed, web-based course to provide educators and other school staff the tools and confidence to identify students who may be at risk for emotional or behavioral distress, including suicide, substance use, violence, and sexual abuse. CARE will help all school staff understand when and how to intervene and make referrals to counselors and mental health professionals, based on their district¡¯s policy and procedure.

Anyone can take this course. Counselors, psychologists, social workers, and nurses can take the course, but it does not meet the course requirement for certification or recertification. Those courses can be found on the .

NOTE: This online training is not the same as CARE: Suicide Prevention in Washington Schools, which is an ESD-facilitated training that does meet the PESB course requirement for certification or recertification.

requires educators receive training on how to recognize and respond to students experiencing emotional or behavioral distress.

Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Planning

The purpose of a prevention plan is to protect the health and well-being of all students by having procedures in place to prevent, assess the risk of, intervene in, and respond to students in crisis.

• º£½ÇÉçÇø: Model District Template: Student Social, Emotional and Behavioral, and Mental Health Recognition, Screening, and Response
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP):
• National Association of School Psychologists (NASP):
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA):

Guides & Examples

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA):
• Health Care Alliance for Response to Adolescent Depression (HEARD):

Student/Youth Mental Health Literacy Library

gives any teacher, school counselor or other staff member a comprehensive resource of professionally vetted curricula and school presentations to easily and quickly compare available programs at their fingertips. The site has three very important features. The University of Washington SMART Center has prepared an Implementation Guide Toolkit featured on the site that provides best practices for program implementation.

For Schools

Suicide Postvention

The grief associated with a death by suicide can be quite overwhelming. When a school community experiences a loss by suicide the effects can be felt on various levels. Using protocols that follow model guidance and knowing where to turn for help is critical.

• Suicide Postvention Guide for Schools in Washington State | Presentation slides
• Suicide Postvention in Schools Handout
• Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC):

Training for School Professionals

• The Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) maintains the required for school nurses, counselors, psychologists, and social workers.

Contact an ESD Prevention Director to find out about their training schedule or see the for other training options.

School-based Programming

• has a searchable database of evidence-based programs and practices for education, screening, treatment, and environmental change that can be filtered based on the intended population.

Fiscal

• Behavioral Health, Suicide Prevention, and Title IV Part A

Medicaid Billing Guide

Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA)

• Medicaid School-based Behavioral Health Billing Toolkit

COVID-19

• National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention (AASP):
• Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA):

For º£½ÇÉçÇø

• Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide (SPTS):
• Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC):
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