El Paso County Public Health convenes a workgroup of over 90 community partners to take collective action in support of youth mental health and suicide prevention.
Workgroup Objectives:
- Identify community needs and assets
- Improve community networking and partnerships
- Develop an action plan for comprehensive, community-driven strategies to prevent youth suicide
Resources:
> Issue Brief and Call to Action for Suicide Prevention and Postvention In Schools (PDF)
> Diversus Health Suicide Prevention and Response (PDF)
> Teen Mental Health First Aid
> The School Mental Health Tool Kit
> Sources of Strength
A best practice youth suicide prevention project designed to harness the power of peer social networks to change unhealthy norms and culture, ultimately preventing suicide, bullying, and substance abuse.
Try Something New
- Movie Night
https://www.purewow.com/family/teen-movies - Gardening
https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=garden%20for%20teens&rs=typed&term_meta[]=garden%20for%20teens%7Ctyped - Call Your Friends
https://coolmomtech.com/2021/01/creative-ways-for-teens-to-connect-with-friends-virtually/ - Play Board Game
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/best-board-games-for-teens - Cooking
https://raisingteenstoday.com/25-simple-recipes-teens-can-cook-themselves/
Adjusting To Change
- Connect with your faith community
https://youth.gov/youth-topics/TAG/resources/by-category/faith-based - Get Plenty of Sleep
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/teenagers-and-sleep-how-much-sleep-is-enough - Journal – links to Sources of Strength page where I don’t see anything related to journaling
https://modernteen.co/journaling-for-teenagers/ - Experiment with Gratitude
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5lZBjWDR_c
The following materials are created by the Office of Suicide Prevention and are free to download and share. Hard copies of these materials are available by submitting this form.
- Mental Health and Suicide Prevention How to Talk to Children and Youth (PDF) | Spanish
- LGBTQIA2+ Youth Brochure (PDF)
- Youth Brochure (PDF)
- Safeguard Your Home Brochure (PDF) | Spanish
- Suicide Among Youth in Colorado, 2013-2017: Ages 10-18 (PDF)
- Suicide Among Young Adults in Colorado, 2014-2019: Ages 19-24 (PDF)
- The Suicide Prevention Commission’s Recommendation on Supporting LGBTQIA2+ Youth and Young Adults (PDF)
- The Suicide Prevention Commission’s Recommendation on Supporting Black, Indigenous, and Youth of Color (PDF)
- A Colorado Call to Action for Boys’ and Men’s Mental Health (PDF)