Montana Suicide Awareness & Prevention Training Act

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HB 381

Description:  The Montana Suicide Awareness and Prevention Training Act was passed by the Montana Legislature in 2015. The Act directs the Montana Office of Public Instruction to provide training and technical assistance to schools in Montana about youth suicide awareness and prevention training. House Bill 381 Training Guidance Document was designed to help your school community decide what kind of training fits with your current needs.

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• What is the Bill?

• Which Training Fits My School?

• What's Next?

• Resources for Parents

• Resources for Schools

• Sample Policies & Procedures

  • Overview of a Suicide Emergency Operations Plan Annex: This document includes items for a school to consider when creating a comprehensive Emergency Operations Plan with a specific hazard annex on suicide. Included in this document are tips for schools to address in the planning phases including: 1) Prevention 2) Protection 3) Mitigation 4) Response and 5) Recovery.
  • Organizing A School Crisis Response
  • After A Suicide Toolkit
  • Sample Classroom Meeting
  • Informing  Students
  • Additional Resources
  • COPING WITH THE SUDDEN DEATH OF A STUDENT: This document was created by the Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency in Bettendorf Iowa and includes a step by step guide for administrators in dealing with the Response and Recovery stages of a student death.
  • Peace Protocol: Kurt Michael, Ph.D. and Licensed Psychologist and Professor of Psychology at Appalachian State University has worked with schools in Montana to create a suicide protocol called the Peace Protocol. Recent publication about the Peace Protocol and its impact in rural communities.
  • MONTANA SCHOOL-BASED CRISIS INTERVENTION PROJECT
  • SOCIAL MEDIA AND SUICIDE
  • SECONDARY TRAUMA & ORGANIZATIONAL RESILIENCE
  • SUICIDE CLUSTERS: A REVIEW OF RISK FACTORS 

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If you or someone you know are in crisis, 

please call the Montana Suicide Prevention Lifeline 24/7 1-800-273-Talk (1-800-273-8255). 

Or, use the Crisis Text Line, text MT to 741-741.

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OPI Staff are here to help:

Tracy Moseman, Coordinated School Health Unit Director - 406.444.3000

Holly Mook, Project Aware Initiative - 406.444.0773

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