Suicide postvention plans: Are schools prepared to adjust to the new normal

• Main Author: Aghily, Wendi
• Format: Others
• Published: Scholarly Commons 2015
• Subjects: Mental health; Educational leadership; School counseling; Educational psychology; Public health; Clinical psychology; Psychology; Health and environmental sciences; Education; Crisis; Grief; Postvention; Suicide; Educational Administration and Supervision; Educational Leadership
• Online Access: https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/45; https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1044&context=uop_etds

This project involves the review of suicide postvention plans across school districts in California. The goal is to identify which elements are meet the recommendation, address the recommendations or do not include the recommendations for best practices in suicide postvention. This has been done by analyzing the plans across five components: preparation, identification and support for immediate needs, triage, identification and support for long term needs and a return to a new normal. Consideration was given to the format in which the plans were developed: websites, school safety plans, emergency operations plans, crisis response plans and suicide response plans. Through analyzing the plans, this research identifies the lack of preparation of schools to engage in postvention activities after a suicide.