Guidelines for Remotely Identifying Students at Risk for Suicide
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Duration:
10 minutes
Series:
Suicide Prevention in a Virtual Classroom
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Overview
In a class of 20 students, four of them are likely to be considering suicide—and that was before the pandemic. This video from Didi Hirsch’s Suicide Prevention Center describes risk factors for teen suicide, the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on a youth’s risk for suicide, and the kind of warning signs, also known as “invitations,” that a student thinking about suicide may exhibit on a remote learning platform.
Keywords:
adolescent, child, COVID-19, educator, remote learning, school, suicide, suicide prevention
Learning objectives
- Explain the risk factors of teen suicide
- Explain why warning signs are also known as “invitations” and how to identify a student in a virtual classroom who may be crying out for help
Added on 9/25/2020 ·
Last updated on 9/25/2020