SPTS training resources
When you are looking for support and information about teen suicide and suicide prevention, you could look to the SPTS for help. This charity includes offering compassionate and skilled trainers to educate in school settings and help all staff, not just teachers, to be better able to support teens who are at risk. Here is a look at some of their resources.
In-person
training option - Making Educators Partners in Youth Suicide Prevention (MEP)
This
takes a look at the important role school staff play in the task of identifying
teens at risk and referring them. It looks at the challenges that schools face
and what the realities are currently in what they can do. It is a mix of
lectures, asking questions of experts, role play and interactive work. One of
the things it highlights are the four categories of youths who are most at
risk, the gifted, LGBTQ, victims of bullying and those who have made previous
efforts to kill themselves. Those taking the training will also hear from those
with personal experience. Telling each other's stories is one way to highlight
what is going on and to connect. There is information on current trends and
data, warning signs, suicide prevention resources and who is more at risk.
Content was created in collaboration with other experts and organizations
including The Trevor Project and the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program
Making
Youth Agencies Partners in Youth Suicide Prevention
This
training program has some similarities to the above but focuses on youth
agencies being educated rather than educators or schools. It looks at what role
youth agencies play, increases their awareness of youth suicide, considers how
they can help prevent it and looks at what strategies they should use when
working with teens who are at risk. They can also look at the policies in place
and see what needs to be changed to improve things.
Training
trainers to deliver MEP
This
resource prepares people to become trainers who can deliver the above-mentioned
MEP course to educators. It is about 90 minutes long and will include a number
of resources and materials as well as giving ongoing support after the training
is complete. Before they can take this course for suicide
prevention, they need to have done the online training Act on Facts: Making
Educators Partners in Youth Suicide Prevention. At the end, those who are
trained can better help staff in schools and ensure the knowledge and policies
are up to date with current understandings. Trainers can help staff have a
better understanding and awareness of teen suicide, have more confidence in how
they respond and are better able to see the warning signs.
Presentations
- The Role of the Trusted Adult and Raising Resilient Teens Presentations for
Parents
One
is directed at role models you will find in teens lives including coaches,
trainers, extra curricular teachers and such. One is for parents. As well as
looking at suicide prevention resources it
educates on what to do if you have an at risk youth in your community, how to
engage with them, what signs to look for, how to protect them and so on. It
will leave adults feeling more empowered in how to handle this should it
happen. Parents learn about careful communication and dispelling a lot of
myths.
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