Florida School Toolkit for K-12 Educators to Prevent Suicide

Three Steps to Certification 1. Incorporate two hours of an FDOE-approved suicide awareness and prevention training for all instructional personnel. Recently, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration deactivated their National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices. Fortunately, our state has clarified in the new legislation which programs schools should use. The FDOE, in consultation with the Statewide Office for Suicide Prevention and suicide prevention experts, developed a list of approved suicide awareness and prevention training materials for grades K–12 instructional personnel, which is posted on the FDOE website, in addition to being listed below. The following are approved youth awareness and prevention trainings for K–12 instructional personnel. • Act on FACTS—2019–2020 National Version two-hour, online training (free) • At-Risk for High School Educators t wo-hour, online training (with group discussion guide), simulation-based professional development program for Florida educators ( florida.kognito.com ) • At-Risk for Middle School Educators t wo-hour, online training (with group discussion guide), simulation-based professional development program (online program must be supplemented with group discussion guide) for Florida educators ( florida.kognito.com ) • Professional Development Series— Module 2, Mental Health Issues Surrounding Suicidal Ideation t wo-hour, online or face-to-face, in-service training from the Jason Foundation (free) • Professional Development Series— Module 5, Youth Suicide: "A Silent Epidemic" t wo-hour, online or face-to-face, in-service training from the Jason Foundation (free) • Making Educators Partners in Youth Suicide Prevention t wo-hour, face-to-face, in-service workshop ($35 for training materials and completion of Train the Trainer for presenters) • More than Sad: Suicide Prevention Education for Teachers and Other School Personnel t wo-hour, face-to-face, in-service program ($60 for DVD set “More Than Sad: Preventing Teen Suicide” and “More Than Sad: Teen Depression”) • Response: High School Suicide Awareness Program t wo-hour, in-service training ($425 per kit, includes student awareness component) • Signs Matter: Early Detection t wo-hour, online training ($35 for individual, group rates available) • Youth Mental Health First Aid s ix- or eight-hour, face-to-face, in-service program for Florida educators (must be supplemented with a Kognito simulation training or group discussion guide) 2. Adopt a policy mandating the use of an approved suicide risk assessment instrument prior to an involuntary Baker Act initiation. 3. Have two school-based staff members certified to administer an FDOE-approved risk assessment instrument. 7