Florida School Toolkit for K-12 Educators to Prevent Suicide

• Sources of Strength is a suicide-prevention program designed to harness the power of peer networks through eight key sources of strength. The program emphasizes the importance of increasing youth-adult connections. For more information, visit sourcesofstrength.org . • Florida Suicide Prevention Coalition (FSPC) is a nonprofit organization composed of survivors, crisis-centers staff, researchers, concerned residents, and regional directors throughout the state who serve as contact points for suicide prevention. FSPC is dedicated to advocacy, collaboration and communication and publishes a quarterly newsletter. For more information, visit floridasuicideprevention.org . • Florida Youth Suicide School Based Prevention Guide, which provides accurate, user-friendly information, is available from the Department of Child and Family Studies for the University of South Florida, at theguide.fmhi.usf.edu. • The Florida Department of Children and Families has the Statewide Office of Suicide Prevention and the Coordinating Council , which focuses on suicide prevention initiatives, such as creating the statewide plan for suicide prevention for Florida. For more information, visit myflfamilies.com . Florida S.T.E.P.S.