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Student Training

Student Training. Today’s Objectives. Help you better recognize students who may be at risk Provide an effective initial response to these students Clarify what you can do to further help a classmate you’re concerned about. Why do we need to do this ?.

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Student Training

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  1. Student Training

  2. Today’s Objectives • Help you better recognize students who may be at risk • Provide an effective initial response to these students • Clarify what you can do to further help a classmate you’re concerned about

  3. Why do we need to do this? HB 51 – Requires every middle and high school to disseminate suicide prevention awareness information to all middle and high school students by September 1 of EACH year. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB51.htm Also part of Meade County Schools Board policy.

  4. Violent Deaths Worldwide Which do you think?

  5. Violent Deaths Worldwide

  6. Youth Suicide Rates by Age(Ages 8-24) 6

  7. Why Talk about Youth Suicide? Second-leading cause in Kentucky Almost 7% of high school students report making a suicide attempt – about 1 in 13 15% in KY report seriously considered suicide within the last 12 months – about 1 in 7

  8. In Simpler Numbers … Every 2 hours and 11 minutes, a person under the age of 25 dies by suicide. Every day, there are approximately 11 youth suicides That’s over 4000 kids a year!

  9. Provide an effective initial response to classmates you’re concerned about Know where to go for additional assistance Your Role in Suicide Prevention

  10. Your Role as Students Know the FACTS!

  11. What to Do about Warning Signs • 1) Show you care • Listen without judging or giving advice. • Take all talk of suicide seriously. • Stay calm. • Stay with your friend.

  12. What to Do about Warning Signs • 2) Ask about suicide: • Ask directly- • “Are you thinking about suicide/hurting yourself?” • “Are you wishing you were dead?”

  13. What to Do about Warning Signs • 3) Get Help: • Take action sooner than later • Have your friend identify an adult at school that they can talk to and go with them to that adult • If your friend resists, go to a trusted adult yourself

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