Building supportive school communities to prevent youth suicide in Virginia

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Main content sections

  • Prevention

    A holistic, collaborative approach to suicide prevention means creating a supportive community within your school. Discover where to start with your prevention efforts.
  • Intervention

    When a student is identified as at-risk for self-harm, what can supportive schools do? Learn more what suicide intervention can look like at your school.
  • Postvention

    After the death of a member of the school community, postvention can take different forms as schools respond with empathy, clarity, and compassion.

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