Documents and Forms

Comprehensive School Based Approach to Suicide

A Guide to Youth Suicide Prevention, Intervention and Postvention Procedures for School Districts in Deschutes County, Oregon.

About this Guide
In 2009, Deschutes County received a Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Youth Suicide Prevention Grant award from the Oregon Health Authority. The funding required the Deschutes County Children & Families Commission and Health Services to work in partnership with the community and four high schools to implement a comprehensive approach to suicide prevention in schools and to bring awareness to the community. This guide is the result of that partnership and can be applied to any school district seeking to proactively address suicide. Information for this guide was derived from resources that uphold evidence based approaches. For more information please contact, the Deschutes County Prevention Coordinator at 541-330-4632.


Acknowledgments
Several partners have made this guide possible. Considerable time was spent by staff from the following or-ganizations. Their time, commitment, passion and administrative support are of honorable mention. Bend-La Pine School District Citizen Community Advisors Deschutes County Behavioral Health Deschutes County Children & Families Commission Oregon Public Health Division Redmond School District Sisters School District

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Mental Health Assessments

Services begin with a screening and referral to the appropriate program, followed by an intake and evaluation process.  Treatment is considered a joint process, clients (and if applicable, their families) will be expected to actively work with their counselor to develop a treatment plan, which will include specific goals to be accomplished during treatment.

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Protocol

The SSA protocol is a procedural outline adopted by all member SSA districts and agencies. The protocol lists the parameters for removal of a student from school and the responsibilities of the school, law enforcement and mental health to assure that prudent measures are taken to protect the student, other students of the school from further violence.

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