This section includes documents regarding the promotion of mental wellbeing, suicidal crisis intervention, and school community support after a suicidal loss. These resources include fact sheets, tables, charts, protocols, checklists, guidelines, and handouts, as well as sample letters, scripts, and announcements for use during postvention support.
Toolkit PDFs
General Information
- Mental Health Resources (Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, CA)
- School Mental Health & Suicide Prevention Trainings/Programs for School Communities
- Types of Student Programs Information Sheet
- Risk Factors for Youth Suicide
- Protective Factors Against Youth Suicide
- Recognizing and Responding to Warning Signs of Suicide
- General Guidelines for Teachers and Staff
- Youth Suicide Prevention Policy Model for California
- Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
- Approaches to Promoting SEL
- SEL Resources List
- HIPAA/FERPA and California Minor Consent Law: A Brief Overview
- Mental Health Information for Students
- When Your Child Expresses Suicidal Thoughts or Behaviors (Trifold for Parents)
- Parent Handouts: What To Do and Available Services/Resources
- Self Care Advice for Parents with a Child in Crisis
- Self-Harm Resource Sheet
Intervention Tools
- Suicide Intervention Protocol Flowchart: Low, Moderate, High
- Intervention in a Suicidal Crisis (Risk Chart)
- Intervention in a Suicidal Crisis: Key Principles to Remember
- Safety Planning Guide: A Quick Guide for Clinicians (SPRC)
- Santa Clara County Sample Personal Safety Plan
- Guidelines for Notifying Parents
- Guidelines for Facilitating a Student’s Return to School
- Self-Injury and Suicide Risk Information Sheet
- Means Restriction Information for Parent/Guardian, Professional and Community
Postvention Response
- Steps to Take in the Immediate Aftermath (Daily Postvention Protocols in Response to a Suicide of a Community Member)
- Suicide Postvention Protocol Flowchart
- Sample Script for Office Staff
- Guidelines for Notifying Staff
- Sample Death Notification Statement for Parents
- Sample Agenda for Initial All-Staff Meeting
- Sample Announcements
- Sample Death notification Statement for Students
- Talking Points About Suicide for Students and Staff After a Suicide
- Sample Grief Discussion with Students
- Facts About Suicide and Mental Disorders in Adolescents
- Supporting Grieving Students, A Handbook for Teachers and Administrators
- Memorialization
- Guidelines for Working with the Media
- Santa Clara County Sample Media Statement
- Key Messages for Media Spokesperson
- Recommendations for Reporting on Suicide (to be provided to media personnel)
- At a Glance: Safe Reporting on Suicide (to be provided to media personnel)