Collaborative Efforts to Identify Students at Risk for Suicide

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1 Collaborative Efforts to Identify Students at Risk for Suicide Crystal P. Christensen, LCSW Family Services Manager Jefferson Center for Mental Health Heather M. Trish, NCC, LPC Manager, Trauma Services and Suicide Prevention Jefferson Center for Mental Health Jon P. Widmier Student Services/Security and Emergency Management Specialist JeffCo Public Schools

2 Agenda Introductions Educational Objectives Jefferson Center for Mental Health Suicide Prevention Program Overview - training, coalition involvement (10 minutes) JeffCo Schools Suicide assessment process, Information Gathering, Recommendations made (30 minutes) Jefferson Center Follow up/monitoring services on students assessed at varying levels in JeffCo Schools (10 minutes) Questions (5-10 minutes)

3 Educational Objectives Identify four different suicide prevention gatekeeper trainings Discuss what is involved in a suicide risk assessment Recognize the CSSRS Formulate ways in which collaborative relationships can be forged for the purpose of suicide prevention Summarize how a mental health center and school district work together to identify students at risk for suicide and engage them in a hierarchy of appropriate care and follow-up

4 Jefferson Center Suicide Prevention Program Overview Training Suicide Prevention Coalition

5 Jefferson Center Training QPR Question Persuade Refer Customizable 60 minute gatekeeper training 38 trainings / 1,040 trained safetalk Suicide Alertness Training 3 hour gatekeeper training Sometimes paired w/glbtq or Latino Info Session 43 trainings / 871 trained ASIST Suicide Intervention Skills Training 2 day gatekeeper training 15 trainings / 392 trained

6 Jefferson Center Website

7 Jefferson Center Suicide Prevention Coalition In existence 25+ years Members from mental health, public health, schools, law enforcement, and community non-profits Meet 3-4x/year to collaborate Resource sharing in between meetings

8 Jeffco Schools Total Number of Suicide Risk Assessments Total # 0

9 Jeffco Schools Total # of High Risk Assessments Total # # of High Risk

10 Jeffco Schools

11 Jeffco Schools

12 The Process Jeffco Schools

13 The Suicide Risk Assessment Jeffco Schools

14 The Suicide Risk Assessment (cont.) Jeffco Schools

15 Jeffco Schools The Suicide Risk Assessment (cont.)

16 The Suicide Risk Assessment (cont.) Jeffco Schools

17 The Suicide Risk Assessment (cont.) Jeffco Schools

18 The Suicide Risk Assessment (cont.) Jeffco Schools

19 Jeffco Schools Number of Suicide Risk Assessments by Grade Level

20 Jeffco Schools

21 Follow up/monitoring services on students assessed at varying levels in JeffCo Schools (10 min) Jeffco Schools

22 Follow up/monitoring services on students assessed at varying levels in JeffCo Schools (10 min) Jeffco Schools

23 Closing the Gaps

24 Jefferson Center Follow Up & Monitoring Services The health care system is adapting to the ever-changing needs and demands of health care users. As the systems evolve and user engagement matures through relationship building, it creates opportunities to dramatically improve health care delivery. Many promising practices are being tested and many are yet to be discovered. One Program being tested to close the gap in Jefferson County is

25 Jefferson Center Follow Up & Monitoring Services The Child and Youth Leadership Commission (CYLC, or HB1451) in Jefferson County started a project in 2014 in the Health/Mental Health/Other Subcommittee that has created a collaborative relationship with Jefferson County School District and Jefferson Center for Mental Health to address suicide ideation in children that have been identified by the schools through a suicide risk assessment as high risk.

26 Jefferson Center Follow Up & Monitoring Services Jefferson County School District conducted 896 suicide risk assessments during school year Through the collaborative relationship and partnership of the school district and Jefferson Center for Mental Health, 37 of those assessments were identified as high risk and received specialized follow-up treatment and wrap around support from all the systems involved in that child s life. The goal is suicide prevention.

27 Jefferson Center Follow Up & Monitoring Services Closing the Gap: From micro relationship building with the individuals and families effected by suicide, to the macro relationship building with stakeholders, community members, and providers, the common thread is connectedness and partnership that heals and moves us to grow.

28 References

29 Questions?

30 Contact Information Crystal P. Christensen, LCSW, Family Services Manager, Jefferson Center for Mental Health Heather M. Trish, NCC, LPC, Manager, Trauma Services and Suicide Prevention, Jefferson Center for Mental Health Jon P. Widmier, Student Services/Security and Emergency Management Specialist, JeffCo Public Schools

31 Thank you!