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Register Now!
Register online for the Signs of Self-Injury Prevention Program, or
download the registration form (PDF).
Screening for Mental Health® (SMH) has developed a new program to
address the problem of self-injury among high school aged youth. Signs of
Self-Injury is the first program of its kind to teach youth how to
recognize the signs of distress, in either themselves or a friend, and respond
effectively using the ACT® approach (Acknowledge,
Care, and Tell). The program is based on the same model that SMH used to
develop its widely used, evidence-based SOS Signs of Suicide®
prevention program.
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| SOS Signs of Suicide®
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Register Now!
Register online for the SOS Program, or
download the registration form (PDF).
SOS Signs of Suicide® prevention programs for
high schools and the SOS Middle School
Program.
SOS Signs of Suicide® programs are depression
awareness and suicide prevention programs that can be implemented in one or
more classroom periods by existing school staff. The SOS programs can also be
used in alternative settings serving youth such as: social clubs, after school
programs, and juvenile justice systems.
The main teaching tool of the SOS programs is a video that teaches youth how to
identify symptoms of depression and suicidality in themselves or their friends,
and to respond effectively by seeking help from a trusted adult. A Discussion
Guide accompanies each video and includes topics for classroom discussion.
The programs’ primary objectives are to educate youth that depression is a
treatable illness and to equip them to respond to a potential suicide in a
friend or family member using the SOS technique. SOS is an action-oriented
approach instructing students how to ACT (Acknowledge, Care and Tell) in the
face of a mental health emergency. The SOS programs also provide education
materials for youth, parents, and school staff.
SOS
Large Scale Implementation ( -
1mb) for state-wide implementation with Garrett Lee Smith or other funding.
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