NSU Program Addresses Youth Suicide Awareness/Prevention

NSU will be rolling out a new program, “STEPS” (School Toolkit for Educators to Prevent Suicide) that directly addresses the need for awareness to help stem the tide of mental health struggles and youth suicide. STEPS will now be shared across Florida, thanks to a three-year grant from the Florida Blue Foundation, and will train 500 administrators or school mental health professionals a year for the next three years. After the training, each participant will receive the 186-page toolkit.

This program was created by Scott Poland, Ed.D., a professor in NSU’s College of Psychology. The program is based on his more than 40 years of experience working on youth suicide prevention in schools. Poland is also the director of the Suicide and Violence Prevention Office at NSU.

Learn more about the program.

Posted 03/25/22