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GLS Suicide Prevention in Schools and Colleges Grant Overview

OMHSAS has been awarded a Suicide Prevention in Schools and Colleges Grant from
SAMHSA. This grant is a 5 year, $736,000/year grant with no state match requirement. The
grant will provide gatekeeper training, suicide risk management training, standardized screening,
and training in empirically supported treatments to schools, community colleges, and universities
throughout the Commonwealth. The project will raise awareness, increase identification of an
at-risk youth, facilitate referrals to treatment, and improve treatment outcomes.

Building on the Student Assistant Program in Pennsylvania schools, we will provide gatekeeper
training and state of the art screening tools to appropriate school personnel and the behavioral
health systems that serve these schools.

Project goals and measurable objectives include:


1. increasing the number of persons in schools, colleges, and universities, trained to
identify and refer youth at risk for suicide,
2. increasing the number of youth and young adults screened and referred for
treatment,
3. increasing the number of clinical service providers trained to assess, manage, and
treat youth at risk for suicide,
4. increasing awareness about youth suicide prevention, specifically including the
promotion and utilization of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline,
5. comprehensively implementing applicable sections of the 2012 National Strategy for
Suicide Prevention to reduce rates of suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and suicide
deaths in their communities, and
6. promoting state system-level change to advance suicide prevention efforts in our
public schools, community colleges, and universities.

With gatekeeper training and awareness campaigns, we plan to reach 186,000 youth over 5
years. With screening in schools, colleges, and primary care practices, we plan to reach
approximately 26,000 indicated youth over 5 years. Our total impact will be felt by an estimated
212,000 youth across Pennsylvania.

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