A comprehensive set of resources for youth suicide awareness and prevention is accessible through the Department at www.education.pa.
Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative - http://payspi.org/
Oct. 2014 Dear Colleague Letter related to peer harassment of students with disabilities: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/publications.html#Section504
Suicide Prevention Resource Center - http://www.sprc.org/
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - http://www.afsp.org/
References: School Code – 24 P.S. Sec. 1526
State Board of Education Regulations – 22 PA Code Sec. 12.12
2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action
Additional Resources:
National:
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or visit http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
- Crisis Text Line: TEXT 741-741 or visit http://www.crisistextline.org/
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for High Schoolshttps://store.samhsa.gov/product/Preventing-Suicide-A-Toolkit-for-High-Schools/SMA12-4669
Pennsylvania:
- List of Crisis Intervention contact information by county
- List of County CASSP and Children’s Behavioral Health Contact Persons
- County Task Force Resources: By county, available contact information is provided for crisis, the Suicide Prevention Task Force, local chapter of AFSP, and other local mental health/suicide prevention resources
National and State Organizations
National:
- American Association of Suicidology (AAS): http://www.suicidology.org/
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP): https://www.afsp.org/
- Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC): http://www.sprc.org/
Pennsylvania:
- Prevent Suicide PA: http://www.preventsuicidepa.org/
- Jana Marie Foundation: http://www.janamariefoundation.org/
- Aevidum: http://aevidum.com/cms/
- Services for Teens at Risk (STAR-Center)https://www.starcenter.pitt.edu/STAR-Center-Home/1/Default.aspx
- Pennsylvania Department of Education www.education.state.pa.us