After A Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools

Hear an overview of best practices in responding to suicide deaths in schools, using the After A Suicide Toolkit as a guiding document.  Walk away with information on how best to communicate and support the school community, manage the crisis response, support students and engage external resources for support. This newly updated resource was developed by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and the Suicide Prevention Resource Center. Learn about the recent updates to the toolkit, as well as an overview of AFSP resources for suicide postvention and school prevention. Download accompanying handout here.

Learning objectives:
After viewing this webinar, you should be able to:

1. Identify best practices for schools responding to a suicide death, as found in the toolkit
2. Summarize strategies and resources to support school communication following a suicide death
3. Share an overview of the After A Suicide Toolkit and recent revisions

Speaker: 
Doreen Marshal, Ph.D.

Original air date: Nov. 6, 2018