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Register online for the SOS Program, or download the registration form (PDF).
What is the SOS Signs of Suicide® High School program?
The SOS Signs of Suicide® High School Program is a nationally
recognized, easily implemented, cost-effective program of suicide prevention
for secondary school students. It is the only school-based program to:
The SOS Program has also documented a dramatic increase in help-seeking
(Adolescent and Family Health, 2003).
The main teaching tool of the SOS
program is a video that teaches students how to identify symptoms of depression
and suicidality in themselves or their friends and encourages help-seeking. The
program's primary objectives are to educate teens 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 this mental
health emergency.
If you are in suicidal crisis and are in need of immediate
help, please dial: 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
The
National Emergency Assistance Team (NEAT) is part of the National
Association of School Psychologists' (NASP) strategic commitment to help
schools, families and communities cope with crisis situations. To contact
a team member through NASP, call (301) 657-0270 or visit their website.
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