SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF TEEN SUICIDE INC

National data tells us that at-risk students are present in every school, at every grade level, yet how can schools implement procedures for identifying these at-risk students and addressing their needs all while remaining focused on their primary functions of educating all students in a safe and healthy environment for learning? The Lifelines Trilogy™ makes school-based suicide prevention possible and practical. Lifelines: A Suicide Prevention Program is an Evidence Based, Best Practices curriculum that promotes a caring, competent school community in which help seeking is encouraged and modeled and suicidal behavior is recognized as an issue that cannot be kept secret. Lifelines increases the likelihood that school staff and students will know how to identify at-risk youth when they encounter them, provide an appropriate initial response, and obtain help, as well as be inclined to take such action. The schools would be equipped with the knowledge and resources to integrate suicide prevention curriculum into student health lessons, positively impacting the health, wellness and ability to learn for thousands of students.