Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention

Romans 8:38-39

Suicide prevention law

Health and Safety Code 161.325 MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION AND INTERVENTION, SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION, AND SUICIDE PREVENTION

Best Practice-Based Programs - Senate Bill 831, 83rd Regular Legislative Session

In accordance with Senate Bill (SB) 831, which was passed during the 83rd Legislature, the Department of State Health Services (DSHS), in coordination with the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and regional education service centers, shall provide and annually update a list of recommended best practice-based programs for implementation in public elementary, junior high, middle, and high schools within the general education setting.

Click Here to go to the best practice registry website

Suicide Prevention, Response, and Recovery Workshop Handout 2018

National Best Practice Programs, Guides and Resources for Schools

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Suicide Prevention Best Practice Documents

Preventing Suicide a Toolkit for High School book cover
Coming Together to Care book cover

Suicide Crisis lines by County

Agency Phone Counties Served

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800-273-8255 All

Crisis Text Line Text "Home" 741741 All

Abilene Betty Hardwick Center 800-758-3344 Callahan, Jones, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor

Brownwood: Center for Life Resources 800-458-7788 Comanche, Eastland

Big Spring: West Texas Centers for MHMR 800-375-4357 Fisher, Mitchell, Nolan, Scurry

Wichita Falls: Helen Farabee Regional MHMR 800-621-8504 Haskell, Stonewall

For a map of who serves every county in Texas Click Here

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Suicide Prevention forms For School Counselor To Use With Students and Parents

Suicide Safety Plans, Suicide Assessments, Parent Notifications, Confidential Release, and Re-Entry Plans by County:

Callahan, Comanche, Eastland, Fisher, Haskell, Jones, Mitchell, Nolan, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Stonewall, Taylor


Suicide Re-Entry and Support Returning to School

Students Returning After a Mental Health Stay

Bridging the Gap Between Schools, Parents, and Behavioral Health

Wrap Around Services Guide

2 Page Postvention Protocol

Rutgers University Behavioral Health Suicide Forms and Information

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Suicide Prevention Teacher Training Resources

Teacher are required to be trained in suicide prevention on a regular basis with a state approved training. Click the TEA Logo to see the approved trainings. You can also schedule Deborah Castleman to come onsite and training your staff.

Suicide Prevention Training for Students

Suicide Prevention APPS

ASK Suicide Prevention App Download for iTunes / Android

Jason Foundation A Friend Asks App Download for iTunes / Android

Suicide Safer Home App Download for iTunes / Android

Suicide Safety Plan App Download for iTunes / Android

My 3 Download for iTunes / Android

Survivors of Suicide Websites

American Association of Suicidology - Clinicians as Survivors of Suicides

Center for Loss and Bereavement: http://www.bereavementcenter.org

Compassionate Friends for Parents who lost Children: http://www.compassionatefriends.org

Dougy Center for Grieving Children and Families: http://www.dougy.org

Friends and Families of Suicides: http://www.friendsandfamiliesofsuicide.com

Grief Loss Recovery: http://www.recover-from-grief.com

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org

Online Healing for Grief: http://www.journeyofhearts.org

Parents of Suicides: http://www.parentsofsuicide.com

Suicide Memorial Wall: http://www.suicidememorialwall.com

Survivors of Suicide (SOS): http://www.survivorsofsuicide.com

BIBLIOTHERAPY:

http://www.afsp.org

http://www.suicide.org/suicide-books.html

http://www.forsuicidesurvivors.com/Good-Books-for-Survivors-of-Suicide.html

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Self-harm Resources for School Staff, Parents, and Students

SELF-Harm Crisis lines by County

SAFE Alternative 800-DONTCUT 800-366-8288 All

Abilene Betty Hardwick Center 800-758-3344 Callahan, Jones, Shackleford, Stephens, Taylor

Brownwood: Center for Life Resources 800-458-7788 Comanche, Eastland

Big Spring: West Texas Centers for MHMR 800-375-4357 Fisher, Mitchell, Nolan, Scurry

Wichita Falls: Helen Farabee Regional MHMR 800-621-8504 Haskell, Stonewall


Self-harm Prevention Training for Educators

Self-Harm Prevention Training

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Self-Harm Prevention for Parents and Students

Family and Friends Self-Injury – Addresses the thoughts and feelings you may have about a loved one’s cutting or self-harm. Includes tips on what to do and what not to do.


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