**CANCELLED**
School-Based Suicide Prevention Training
8:30 am-3:30 pm
(Registration 8:00-8:30 am)
October 16, 2015
CESA #12
618 Beaser Avenue, Ashland, WI
Contact: Lynn Verage, CESA #9
(715) 453-2141 Ext. 228
lverage@cesa9.org
Among Wisconsin youth, suicide is the second leading cause of death and accounts for almost 1 in 5 of all deaths. State law requires school districts to provide specific classroom instruction in youth suicide prevention and to annually notify staff about the Department of Public Instruction’s resources.
The workshop helps participants understand the scope of youth suicide and what schools can do to reduce suicidal acts and thoughts among students. Participants learn about the prevalence of youth suicide, risk and protective factors, comprehensive prevention programs, and crisis intervention.
This workshop is not intended to train all school staff, but prepares teams of pupil services staff, health educators, and administrators to plan, prevent, and intervene at their schools. Action planning is integrated into all phases of the training program. A model workshop for all school staff is provided. Attendees are encouraged to bring their suicide crisis response plans for discussion and revision.
Participants will:
- Understand the prevalence of youth suicide
- Discuss legal requirements
- Gain knowledge and skills to improve classroom instruction at the middle and high school level
- Create a local action plan based on a 3-tiered prevention and intervention model to reduce suicide among youth
Presented by: WI DPI Educational Consultants
Audience: Pupil Services staff, Health educators, Administrators, and others concerned about youth suicide
Cost: $50.00 per person—School teams are encouraged
Includes Continental Breakfast, Lunch, and Snack
SEND PAYMENT TO:
923 East Garland Street, West Salem, WI 54669
ATTN: Mary Devine—PLEASE include and clearly define: Participant name, exact name of workshop, and date, with all checks
or purchase orders. Thank you!
Online Registration: Ashland - www.myquickreg.com/event/event.cfm?eventid=13515
Registration Information: Contact Mary Devine at CESA #4 mdevine@cesa4.org (800) 514-3075
See the DPI website for more info: http://sspw.dpi.wi.gov/sspw_spworkshop
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