K-12 Suicide Prevention, Early Intervention & Crisis Response Team Training Series
The Santa Clara County Office of Education, Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Services Department, and the HEARD Alliance are partnering to offer a K-12 Suicide Prevention, Early Intervention & Crisis Response Team (CRT) training series for schools who are seeking to establish a site-based CRT and/or who would like support with building a more robust CRT.
California Education COde (EC) Section 215, as added by AB 2246 and AB1767, mandates that "any local education agency (LEA) that seves pupils in grades kindergarten to twelve, inclusive, adopt a policy on pupil suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention."
This training series centers on the HEARD Alliance's K-12 Toolkit for Mental Health Promotion & Suicide Prevention, which draws on evidence-based national and state youth suicide prevention guidelines and serves as an implementation tool for California’s suicide prevention policy.
THis virtual five-part series will outline stepsto ensure school personnel (teachers, staff, administration) and mental health professionalsare trained to respond to student concerns and crises bystrengthening their crisis response protocolsand implementing best practiceprevention efforts.
Cost: Free
#1: Informational Session & Toolkit Overview Date: Thursday, September 22, 2022 Time: 3:30 - 4:30 PM. Audience: All staff, including Mental Health Providers, School Leaders & District Leaders. Location: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/96170822962?pwd=UHZiU2MyaW1PMTRDWngwTXJMNzVUZz09 Meeting ID: 961 7082 2962 Password: 358514