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Resources regarding suicide postvention are critical for school staff to know what to do following a suicide death to help students and staff cope with the loss and prevent additional tragedies that may occur.
After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools, developed by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, is a valuable guide to help school personnel prepare for the tumultuous and stressful aftermath of a student suicide and to help prevent future tragedies.
Texas Suicide Safer Schools toolkit, developed in partnership between the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and the Texas Suicide Prevention Council, provides schools in Texas with best practice information and practical steps they can take to increase suicide awareness among students and staff, reduce
The Suicide Care in Texas Toolkit is designed to support Texas’ goal of reducing suicides to zero. The toolkit gives an overview of each element of the Zero Suicide
a suicide prevention and intervention plan in schools. These include attention to messaging, development of supportive community frameworks, and composition of crisis response teams.
These guidelines may be used by school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to independently review online suicide prevention training materials to be used for suicide prevention training required by Texas Education Code §21.451.
Reassure your student by saying things such as, “I care about you and I am here for you.”. If your youth is safe and needs support, call the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. You will be connected to a trained person who can help you find resources in your area.
