Education

Social Emotional Tools

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Programs for Schools

• Wisconsin DPI Grants Available

• Hope Squad

• Teen Mental Health First Aid

• Roots of Resilience

• Lifelines

• Sources of Strength

 

If a student lives in the following Southwestern Counties of WI: Grant, Crawford, Richland, Sauk and Iowa  RiverwayHope.org  Will help pay for therapy for youth age 20yrs or younger, while funds last. 

 

Bulletin Board Displays

  Printable Display Boards (tri fold/ window displays)

• Celebrities with PTSD  

• Rethink the Stigma - Celebrities

• Be Kind to Yourself

• Active Listening

• Growth Mindset
   

Printable Resources

• Therapy Resource for youth

• Children, Teen and Suicide Loss

• Brochures to print - some available in Spanish

• Brochures and Fact Sheets-

SPANISH RESOURCES

• • #988 Lifeline website

  • #988 Poster (wallet cards & magnet, )

  • Know the Signs

  • Surviving A Suicide Loss: Resource and Healing Guide

  • Children, Teens and Suicided Loss

  • SPANISH Resources

  • Spanish Resource from Texas

Prevention Sports Nights

• Pintables for Display Board  & Vertical signs for Display Board

• Announcers Sheets during time outs & Half -Time for announcer when collecting donations 

• Hand outs for Table   (These can be printed double sided.)

• Fire Arm Safety printable information

• Thank you to sponsors 

• Lifesaver Candy Attachable (optional to have on table or packs of gum)

• Thank you to Coaches
   

Videos to show your classroom: 

Before showing a movie in class check out this website to find it the movie contains possible triggers. "Does the Dog Die . com"

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(Click on underlined title to view video)

• Sinking feeling : cartoon (1:30) being a good friend when someone is down.

• Overcomer: Cartoon, about social media (5:56) negative effects of social media bullying and the light at the end of the tunnel

• Black Dog, Named Depression: cartoon explaining what it feels like to live with depression.

• Choose to stay : Student focused.

• Seize the Awkward: Humorous, explains the importance of using. "awkward silences" to speak to a friend.

• #Stop the Stigma : College age students, explaining their depression experiences.

• Stay & Find your reason to live: (2:36) different people saying their reason to stay alive.

• Warning Signs (30 sec) (ASL Interpreted)

• Resources to Use (30 sec) (ASL Interpreted)

• Sympathy VS Empathy : (3 min) cartoon that gives a easy to understand explanation of how you should truly listen to someone when they are sad or feeling hopeless, even if you don't know what to say.

• Random Act of Kindness can Stop a Suicide : No speaking only reading words about a strangers kindness. "Random Acts of Kindness Cards" (Click to find here)

• The Science of Kindness : (3 min) easily understood how being kind to others helps you feel good too.

• How you treat people is who you are (4min)

• What is Kindness- Teens respond

• The World we Make inspires Kindness (2:43 video)

• Encouragement (Setting Goals) (11 min)

• Encouragement (Teen Flunking) (14 min) 

Parent Focused: Talking to a Student about an Attempted Suicide

Farmer Focused PSA 30 Sec. version and 2:30 minute longer version
 

After an Attempt

• Brochure - After an Attempt

• (School Admin) When a student returns after an attempt

• When A child's friend attempts Suicide

  • How to talk to 9-13yrs about attempts​

  • How to talk to 14-18yrs about attempts

• Emotional Impact of Suicide Attempts on Families

• How to talk to school aged children about an attempt in your family​

• What to say after an attempt and how to support the

• What NOT to say

• Guiding their way back after a suicide attempt

• What parents should know about teens & Suicide

What to tell Children About Suicide:

• ASL Statistics & Warning sign of Suicide

• How to talking to your child about suicide 

  • How to talk to kids (age by age guide)

  • Printable Handout from VA Services

•  When A Child's Friend Dies by Suicide

• Preventing Suicide Contagion in the community

• Preparing your child to attend a funeral of a friend (printable hand out)

  • Funeral basics for parents​

• When kid return to school after an attempt

• How to help individuals with Developmental Disabilities cope with Grief

College Life - Mental Health and Suicide

• It's Real: College Student and Mental Health - Documentary and Facilitator's Guide

• College Suicide Prevention and Awareness Guidebook

• Mental Health Guidebook for Students

• College Depression & what parents should know

• Suicide and Depression Guide (Mayo Clinic)

• How to Balance Student Stress 
   

  Camps for Kids​

• Camp Hometown Heroes -  is a national free week-long overnight summer camp for children of fallen U.S. service members who died in any manner: combat, accident, illness or suicide. (Grafton Area)

• Camp Hope - is a weekend camp where children are brought together to work through the grieving process after a loved one dies. (Wisconsin Lions Camp -Rosholt, WI )

• Camp Lloyd in (Green Bay, WI) - is a week long day camp from 8:30 am - 4:00 pm for grieving children, ages 7 - 14 yrs.
  
   

 Resources

• Digital Resource For Mental Health at All Ages : Apps, gaming, digital education resources for Mood Improvement, Stress, Mood Disorder, Self-image, Mindfulness, Addiction Recovery, Grief & Bereavement.

• Multiple Resources from statistics, warning signs, and how to help

• Suicide Prevention Resource Center

• Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide

• Wisconsin DPI Link

• State Statue

• Enhancing School Staff Understanding of Mental Health. 

• American Foundation For Suicide Prevention Programs available

• PBS Curriculum and Videos for Suicide Prevention.  Will take two 50 minute classes plus one 30 minute time to view video

• Cyberbullying

• Free Downloads- The Center for Suicide Awareness

 

Tool Kits

• Teen Prevention & Counseling - Encourage teens to use counseling

• You Can Not be Replaced- bracelets

• Programs & Campaigns   SAMHSA (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration) 

• After a Suicide- Tool Kit   AFSP (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention)

• After a Suicide Tool Kit- Suicide Prevention resource Center  

• A students return after a suicide related absence (research pa)

 Gay, Lesbian , Transgender issues and suicide

• LGBT Guide for Inclusivity in the Classroom Hints on how to make your classroom more LGBT friendly  

• SPRC (Suicide Prevention Life Line) - highlighting risk factors for this population

 

Motivational Temporary Tattoos - Get a pack for your classroom, the nurses office or counselors office.​

• "Perfectly Imperfect" -  (2.5 in x 1 in)
  (Conscious Ink) 

  • Available in white ink

  • "Tattoo Packs" focused on - Be Kind, Love My Body, Empower, Gratitude, Self-Love, Be Present, Survivor/Thriver, Girl Power, Be You and more.

Start now before your school has a crisis.  If you start after the crisis it may appear to others that the school is sensationalizing a recent suicide versus being pro active and trying to spread awareness and  appropriate resources.

August

Teen Mental Health Month

• Teen Mental Health

• Teens with Disabilities

• Youth Resources from Substance Abuse

• JED Foundation Resources

August 6 - National Friendship Day

• Resource Guide for Teachers

• Activities & Ideas

• 15 Activities 

August 8 - Happiness Happens Day

• Happiness in your classroom

• How to teach Happiness & Meaning to your students

• 31 Day Challenge 

National Self- Awareness Month

• 7 tips to help teens become more self-aware

• 6 tips to help encourage self-awareness in teens

• Self-Awareness Activities & test to use with students

• Promoting Self- Awareness in Middle & High School

September

September 12 National Day of Encouragement

• How to Encourage Someone

• Tips to encourage someone

• Videos:

  • Encouragement (Setting Goals) (11 min)

  • Encouragement (Teen Flunking) (14 min) 

National Self-Improvement Month

• Week by Week Guide

• Self-Esteem and Self-Improvement Lesson Plans

• Elementary and Middle School self-improvement

Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Resources:

• Suicide Prevention (Wis DPI)

• Curriculum of suicide & Depression - PBS

• Teacher Resources on Suicide Prevention (Teacher Version)

• Books

Sept. 10- Light a candle in a window to remember suicide victims. Once a School had the kids color a picture of a candle, cut it out and taped it to their locker in remembrance. Even the simplest things can bring awareness in your school. With Awareness will come conversation and the breaking down of stigmas.

 

September 7-  National Grandparents Day

Reported by USA Today: The elderly are the highest risk population in the country for suicide. But few suicide-prevention programs target them;... And mental health experts say the number of elderly suicides is likely to climb as baby boomers enter their twilight years.

Lesson Plans on the Following Websites:

• Lesson plan.com

• Teacher's stuff .com

• Bright Hub Education

 

October

National Depression Screening Day

(1st Thursday of the 1st full week of October)

• DPI Screening Tools

October 10 - National Mental Health Day

• High School Students Resources

• Teaching Mental Health in the Classroom Mental Health 1st Aid

October 23-31 National Red Ribbon Week

(Drug- Free America)

• Red Ribbon Campaign

• Ideas for Educators

National Depression Awareness Month Resources:

• Making sense of Mental Health (lesson Plans)

• Peer-to-Peer Depression Campaign

• Lesson Plans & Discussion Guides (scroll down to Depression, Mental Health and Suicide)

• Self-Image lesson plans  (Scroll down to self-Image)

•  Promote mental health by inviting in someone skilled in relaxation techniques for your staff. Teach students to meditate, journal, Daily find the positive in their day.

• Books

 

National Bully Prevention Month Resources:

• How to Stay Safe on Line & Cyberbullying

• Family Guide to online safety & Security

• Bully Prevention Guide

• Easy Teacher Worksheets for Bully Prevention

• Bully Prevention & Character Building

• Bully & Teasing (grades k-5)

•  Anti-Bullying Contest for your students

• Anti Bullying Contest Winners (Video)

• Student Bullying Awareness Guidebook - 

• Cyberbullying Awareness Guidebook - 

• Cyber Bullying Laws

• Books

 

November

International Stress Awareness Day

(1st Wed. in Nov.)

• Ways to Manage Stress Lesson Plan

• Busting Stress Lesson Plans Grades 7-12

• Unit Plan for Teaching about Stress

• 7 Mindfulness Practices for Middle Schoolers

• Introducing Mindfulness into your School

• Mindfulness Teaching Resources

National Survivors of Suicide Day

(Saturday before Thanksgiving)

• Please refer to September tool kits, resources and lesson plans

January

No Name Calling Week (3rd week in Jan.)

• How to Organize your First No Name Calling Week

• 5 Lesson Plans for No Name Calling Week

• Resources for No Name Calling Week in your school

February

February 17 - Random Act of Kindness Day

• Kindness in the Classroom Lesson Plans (High School)

• Character Education (6 grade)

• What is Kindness- Teen Response (7 min)

• How you treat people, is who you are (4 min)

• Random Act of Kindness can Stop a Suicide : (Video) No speaking only reading words about a strangers kindness.

• The Science of Kindness : (3 min video) easily understood how being kind to others helps you feel good too.

• The World we Make inspires Kindness (2:43 video)

Books

• Random Act of Kindness

• Ordinary Mary's Extraordinary Deed

•  The Invisible Boy

March

Brain Injury Awareness Month 

• Traumatic Brain Injury Tool Kits

• 5 Fast Facts

• Dept of Defense Information Sheet

• Brain Injury Association of America

March (1st full week) Sleep Awareness Week.

• Teaching kids why sleep is important (National Sleep Foundation)

• k-12 Lesson Plans "Sleep Education"

• K- 2 gr. "Sleep" (Kids Health)

• Treating Sleep Disturbance to Prevent Suicide

• Proven Treatment for Insomnia

• Video Mayo Clinic talking about sleep (1 min) 

• Video "Effects of Untreated Sleep Disorder" (VA)

Self-Harm Awareness Month

• High School Counselors Activities

• Managing Self-Harm Practical Guidance and tool kit for Schools (UK)

• Information from Mental Health America

• Website of resources and statistics

• Video on Understanding Self-Harm (3 min) 

• 33 Physical Alternatives to Self-Harm Video  (6:43 min) professional therapist

• Alternatives to self harm (4 min.-teen focus) Please preview before using. You know your audience and if this would help or NOT. Henna is also a good alternative.

April 

Stress Awareness Month

• Tips for teachers to de-stress students in the class room

• Tips to De-Stress the Educators

• Mindfulness for Teachers

• 19 page manual of activities for kids of all ages

Alcohol Awareness Month

• Middle School Activities

• Lesson Plans & Tool Kits

• "On the Rocks" Resource Guide  The Epidemic of Teen Drinking

(April 10) National Sibling Day

• 8 fun books about sibling relationships

• Children's books on Sibling Rivalry

• How to Make Peace - Sibling Rivalry
   

May

 Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Prevention Week

Family Support Month

National Maternal Depression Month

Mindfulness Month

• Group rates for Mindfulness in Schools & Resources for your classroom

Self-Discovery Month

• Activities & Games

• Lesson Plans from Education World

• Middle School Self-Discovery

• Worksheets and Activities for kids of all ages

Mental Health Awareness Week Resources: (2nd Monday in May)

• ·Classes & Programs offered by National Alliance of Mental Illness

• 4 books specifically picked for Mental Health Awareness Month

• Awareness Week (NAMI)
   

June

June 12-18, 2017 National Men's Health week

• Men's Health "Group" Ideas

• Hosting a Kids Health Event at your school

PTSD Awareness Month

• Handouts & Resources (Veterans)

• When a Student's Parent may have PTSD

• Helping Kids During Crisis

Gay & Lesbian Pride Month​

• Making your classroom more Inclusive for LGBT

• Inclusive Classroom Resources

• Lesson Plans for a Gay Straight Alliance Club (diversity Club)

  • Activities for a Club

July

National Minority Mental Health Month

• Mental Health Resources for People of Color

• NAMI Statistics  (National Association of Mental Illness)

• US Government website with events and statistics

• Resources for Therapy for Underrepresented Communities

Spreading Suicide Prevention Message Responsibly

• Framework for Successful Messaging about suicide to the public

• Strategic Communication Planning of a Suicide Prevention Message

• National Recommendation for Depicting Suicide in Prevention Efforts

• Mental Health Promotion & Suicide Prevention for LGBTQ+ Youth

 

Ideas for Classrooms or Staff Meeting

• Be aware of self-Harm after School Breaks

• Create a display in your library or hallway about relating to the topic (or e-mail for suggestions and information SPCICWI@gmail.com)

• Hang signs of awareness or statistics on lockers or decorate your Classroom door

• Have a special day of wearing a color to represent a theme

• Short statistics over morning announcements for a week

• Show the short 30 second Public Service Announcement in class or at a staff meeting.

• Show 3 minute informational video at the beginning of staff meeting or to your students. 

• Host a FREE QPR Training for your staff, students, and or family members. Find a QPR Trainer in Wisconsin - alphabetized by county

• Print the sign for your classroom window (2 sided) and put it up (top left of this page).

• Buy some motivational temporary tattoos for kids to have when they are having a hard time.

• Have the students or staff create your own Public Service Announcement (PSA) 

• Be part of an already created video.

  Use your phone to film a short video of yourself saying “Stay.” And then finish the sentence: “I was made for _________.” Make sure to film the video in a well lit area with your phone turned horizontal, and then email your video to WSPD@twloha.com.

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Staff and Administration:

It is vital to read through your Standards of Practice following a death in the District in regards to suicide and what should and should not be done and why.  It is good to be ready for a tragedy prior to the occurrence and have steps and procedures in place to make the crisis response time as efficient as possible.

School Safety

Form letter for District Families in the wake of a Suicide Death

HOPE Squad: Program to start in your school
 

Memorials and grieving in the schools

•  Memorials After a Suicide (Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide)

• When Death Impacts Your School

• Post-vention Standard Manual- A Guide for a Schools Response in the aftermath of a Sudden Death

• Recording Resilience Program- Short Video
   

Online Training (Many possible Free CEU's)​

• Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide

• Professional Development Series

• Required Suicide Training for Teachers in Indiana

Webinars & Conference Calls

•  Promoting Connectedness to Prevent Suicide (2013)

• Responding to Suicide Clusters on College Campus (school campus) (2015)

• Strategic Approach to Suicide Prevention in High Schools (2013)

• How Can We Prevent Premature Deaths and Injuries (2013)

• Suicide Prevention Resource Center

• Each Mind Matters Resource Center

• Prevent Suicide Wisconsin Resources

 

Faith-based lesson plans:

•  National Day of Prayer Video

• Video Faith based responsibility to suicide discussion

• Teen Bible Lesson Plan Self-Injury & Suicide

• How to Encourage Others (Video 12 min)

• Build Others Up (Video 4 min)

• Game on how to Encourage Others (short descriptive Video)

• Kindness Video "The Good Samaritan" (video 5 min)