This conference will bring together a diverse audience—including policymakers, educators, clinicians, youth and families—to better understand how we can best overcome cultural barriers to access in supporting the mental health needs of children, adolescents and young adults.

Register

The updated edition of ‘After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools’ features an in-depth resource designed to help schools respond in the aftermath of a suicide death. Produced in collaboration with the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, the toolkit provides information on how best to communicate and support the school community and manage the crisis response. Also found in the toolkit is information on helping students cope, communicating with parents, working with the community, and engaging external resources for support.

Learn More

Housed on the Suicide Prevention Resource Center website, this guide for college campuses offers information on planning effective communication and coordination efforts in the postvention process. Some guidelines are offered for forming committees and developing protocols best suited for each individual campus. Created by the Higher Education Mental Health Alliance (HEMHA), readers can expect to learn about how to respond appropriately to a suicide on campus.

Visit the Site

Please click the following link for a statement from the Stanford Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and talking points for engaging in conversation around the series.

Statement & Resources