Establish student-led peer-based suicide prevention clubs using Sources of Strength¶

Strategy · All strategies
Evidence · no claims cited

Description¶

The district partnered with Two Feathers Native American Family Services to train staff and students in Sources of Strength, described as "a peer-based mental health and suicide prevention resiliency program." Student-led SOS clubs were then established on secondary campuses as the district's suicide-prevention mechanism within Tier 1 universal supports.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Partnership with a training provider (Two Feathers Native American Family Services) and staff and student training in SOS

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• secondary school students

Target Learning Goals¶

• suicide prevention and mental health resiliency

Related Strategies¶

• Use visible adult identifiers and peer-focused media to signal safe adults and open conversations about suicide prevention
• Conduct universal mental health screening with the Student Risk Screening Scale to inform intervention

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Northern Humboldt Union High School District: Aligning Mental Health Initiatives With a Multi-Tiered System of Supports Through Project Cal-Well. (2024). WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED655969