Save-The-Date
- Lessons from the Field Webinar Series -
Suicide Prevention: Building Protective
Factors to Keep Students Safe
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 | 3:00 - 4:30 PM ET
On behalf of the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Safe and Supportive Schools, the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE) invites you to join our next webinar—Suicide Prevention: Building Protective Factors to Keep Students Safe.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people between the ages of ten and twenty-four. Data from Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), shows that 3.3 million adolescents between the age of twelve and seventeen had serious thoughts of committing suicide, made a suicide plan, or attempted suicide in the past year. Although the data demonstrate persistent challenges, CDC’s 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey report does show signs that adolescent mental health improved from 2021 to 2023.
Schools and school personnel play a critical role in building protective factors that can reduce the likelihood of young people thinking of suicide. This webinar will give you the latest information on suicide trends among K-12 students. It will also share related risk and protective factors and strategies schools can implement to support suicide prevention based on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. After the presentations, our practitioner and student panelists will talk about strategies they are using to make school climate improvements that build protective factors to prevent suicide.
Speakers & Panelists
Moderator: Cindy Carraway-Wilson, Training Specialist, NCSSLE, ME
Rodney Bird, School Superintendent, Two Eagle River School of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, MT
Ken Brown, Teacher, Iowa High School, CEO Peer Initiative, LA
Katherine Deal, Public Health Advisor, Suicide Prevention Branch, Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA
Dr. Kathleen Ethier, Director, Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, CDC
Addysen McCallister, High School Student; Member, Ohio Youth-Led Prevention Network; Member, Impact Prevention; Member, Key Club, OH
Ayaan Moledina, High School Student; Federal Policy Director, Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT), TX
Dr. Cindy O’Dell, Project Coordinator, Two Eagle River School of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, MT
Webinar Materials
Resources, slides, speaker bios, the webinar recording (available the day after the event) and more will be posted on the event webpage.
Registration
You must register to participate in this presentation. Who should register? State and District Leaders, School Administrators, Educators, Student Support Personnel, Parents, and other Education Stakeholders.