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Suicide Prevention
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Willamette ESD provides support in the following areas:
- Technical Assistance
- Consultation with the creation and implementation of Senate Bill 52 (Adi's Act) Plan.
- Lines for Life also provides direct consultation and guidance for Adi's Act through their School Suicide & Wellness Program
- Provide updated forms, procedures, and policies.
- Consultation with the creation and implementation of Senate Bill 52 (Adi's Act) Plan.
- Trainings
- Please visit our School Safety Training Calendar to view and sign-up for available suicide prevention trainings or Request a Training for your school district and/or building.
- Resources
- Step By Step guide to help you create a comprehensive approach in your school.
- See below for other available resources.
WESD Suicide Prevention Policy and Plan:
- Technical Assistance
Educators
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📌 Suicide Assessment Related Forms & Flowchart
Suicide:
- School-Based Suicide Intervention Process Flowchart
- Suicide Risk Assessment - Level 1 updated 2020 (fillable)
- Marion County Protocol: Scan & email (or fax) Level 1 to: schoolYFCS@co.marion.or.us to request a Level 2
- Student Coping Plan - Formally Student Safety Plan (Fillable) (English) (Spanish)
- Suicide Self Screening Tool
- Student Re-Entry Plan
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Senate Bill 52 (Adi's Act)
All school districts are required to have a suicide prevention, intervention, & postvention plan available to the school community.
Willamette ESD can support school districts in the creation and implementation of their Senate Bill 52, also known as Adi's ACt, Plans.
Please contact Nathan Shay or use the below resources as needed.
Senate Bill 52:
WESD Suicide Prevention Policy and Plan:
- WESD Suicide Prevention Policy
- WESD Suicide Prevention Plans for YCEP, JDEP, Quest, BIP/OASIS and WCA.
- Template of a Suicide Prevention Plan (schools are not required to use this template; it is a sample and may be edited for individual school use, if desired)
Local School District Suicide Prevention Policies/Plans:
- Mt. Angel School District Policy/Plan
- Gervais School District Policy & Annual Plan
- Cascade School District Annual Plan
- Forest Grove School District Policy & Annual Plan (outside the Willamette ESD's service area)
- Bend-La Pine School District Policy & Annual Plan (outside the Willamette ESD's service area)
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Training
Please access our School Safety Training Calendar to view and sign-up for any upcoming suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention trainings.
To request one of the trainings below for your school district and/or school building, please contact Nathan Shay nathan.shay@wesd.org
- ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)
- CALM - (Counseling on Access to Lethal Means) For more information and to register for a free 2-hour self-paced online training, click here
- Connect - Postvention - Helps educators respond in a coordinated and comprehensive way in the aftermath of a suicide or any sudden death.
- QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer)
- Sources of Strength
- Youth Mental Health First Aid
- YouthSAVE (Youth Suicide Assessment in Virtual Environments)
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Curriculum & Teaching Material
- Oregon Youthline Guest Presentations - free 45-90 minute interactive presentations on coping with stress, bullying, and suicide intervention
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Self-Injury
- Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) Protocol & Assessment (Fillable)
- Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) Student Questionnaire (Fillable)
- Student Self-Harm Coping Strategies & Resources handout (English) (Spanish)
- Parent Fact Sheet & Resources handout (English) (Spanish)
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Guidebooks
- Suicide Prevention, Intervention, & Postvention Step-by-Step
- School-Based Suicide Resource Guide
- Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools
- After A Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools
- A Journey Towards Health and Hope
- Self-Harm and Suicide Awareness and Prevention in Childhood and Early Adolescence - A Resource for Elementary School Educators and School Based Professionals
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Articles & Brochures
- Talking about Suicide and LGBT Populations
- The Role of High School Mental Health Providers in Preventing Suicide
- The Role of High School Teachers in Preventing Suicide
- Suicide Awareness in Elementary School
- Trauma Informed Return to School for Elementary Students and Staff
- What Every Teacher Should Know about Preventing Youth Suicide
- Suicide Screening and Assessment
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Media
Alone - This video is the product of the hard work and dedication of Central High School (Oregon) students in the Power Peers class, their teacher Roseanna Larson, Talewind Visuals, and the Mid-Valley Suicide Prevention Coalition. The students have spent the last year developing the messages that they wanted to share with their peers. All students who appear in the video are Central High School students.
Stuck - This video is the product of the hard work and dedication of Dallas High School students, Talewind Visuals, and the Mid-Valley Suicide Prevention Coalition
Parents
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Media
- To view suicide prevention videos created by Mid-Valley Suicide Prevention Coalition, click here.
- Helpful Apps:
- Common Sense Media - age-based media reviews for families
- Protect Young Eyes - internet safety for families, schools, and churches
- NetSmartz - age-appropriate resources to help teach children how to be safer on and offline (created by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)
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Publications
- Worried about Suicide? Learn the FACTS
- Talking To Your Kids About Suicide
- I Am Worried About My Child (including What's The Next Step?)
- 12 Examples Validating Statements to Foster Empathy
- Postcards for Parents: Empathy and Validation
- Active Listening
- Advocate for your loved one during a crisis - A guide for parents while at the hospital emergency department (English) (Spanish)
- Our Children & Suicide Prevention - A Resource for Parents and Caregivers
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Screener/Provider Search
- Take a mental health screening (online)
- How to find a therapist (USA Today article)
- If you have private insurance, click here to find mental health professionals near you.
- If you have OHP insurance, click here for more information regarding mental health services in Marion and Polk counties.
- To search for Mental Health treatment centers by zip code, click on The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Behavioral Health Treatment Services locator
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Training
- CALM - Counseling on Access to Lethal Means. For more information and to register for a free 2-hour self-paced online training, click here
- For all other trainings, please contact Nathan Shay nathan.shay@wesd.org for more information.
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Student Support
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Line
- SafeOregon - Annomymouse safety tipline
- Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide
- The Trevor Project - Provides 24/7 crisis support services to LBGTQ+ young people
- Youth Era - Empowers young people to create change
- Youthline - Free, confidential teen crisis line
Resources
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Marion County
- Youth & Family Crisis Services
503.576.4673 - Psychiatric Crisis Center (PCC)
503.585.4949 - General Access
Salem
503.588.5351 - Woodburn
503.538.8970
- Youth & Family Crisis Services
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Polk County
- Crisis Line
- Days: 503.623.9289
After hours: 503.581.5535
- Days: 503.623.9289
- General Access
- Dallas 503.623.9289
- W Salem 503.585.3012
- Monmouth 503.400.3550
- Crisis Line
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Yamhill County
- Crisis Services
- Days: 503.434.7462
- After hours: 1.844.842.8200
- General Access
- McMinnville 503.434.7462
- Newberg 503.538.8970
- Crisis Services
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Regional & State
- Early Assessment & Support Alliance (EASA)
- Mid-Valley Resources
- Mid-Valley Suicide Prevention Coalition - Raising awarness about suicide through outreach and education
- Oregon Suicide Prevention
- Reach Out Oregon
- SafeOregon - Annomymouse safety tipline
- Youth Era - Empowers young people to create change
- Youthline - Free, confidential teen crisis line
- Willamette Valley Hospice - Provides support while caring or grieving a loved one
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National
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Line
- American Foundation for Suicide
- Sandy Hook Promise
- School Safety.gov
- Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide
- Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE)
- The Trevor Project - Provides 24/7 crisis support services to LBGTQ+ young people
- Zero Suicide - Committed to zero suicide
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Willamette ESD
Resources & Technical Assistance
Forms
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Suicide Prevention
Suicide Related Forms:
- School-Based Suicide Resource Guide
- School-Based Suicide Intervention Process Flowchart
- Suicide Risk Assessment - Level 1 updated 2020 (Fillable)
- Marion County Protocol: Scan & email (or fax) Level 1 to: schoolYFCS@co.marion.or.us to request a Level 2
- Student Coping Plan - Formally Student Safety Plan (Fillable) (English) (Spanish)
- Suicide Self Screening Tool
- Student Re-Entry Plan
Self-Injury:
- Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) Protocol & Assessment (Fillable)
- Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) Student Questionnaire (Fillable)
- Student Self-Harm Coping Strategies & Resources handout (English) (Spanish)
- Parent Fact Sheet & Resources handout (English) (Spanish)
WESD Suicide Prevention Policy and Plan:
Program Contact Information
- Marion Center
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