By Evie Blad
Four youth organizations released a model suicide-prevention policy Wednesday designed to inform district-level efforts around the country.
The groups hope the materials will help districts launch new prevention efforts or revamp existing policies with new research and ideas.
“When suicide is the third leading cause of death among youth as young as 10 through age-19, it is crucial that our school districts have proactive suicide prevention policies in place,” said a release from the organizations—The Trevor Project, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the American School Counselor Association, and the National Association of School Psychologists.