Parent/Scholar Handbook and Policies

Suicide Prevention Policy

Alliance Pierra Barbaglia Shaheen Health Services Academy High School believes in the importance of prioritizing mental health and wellness in our schools. We are working to increase awareness of the mental health issues our students face to reduce the number of student suicides.

California Education Code (EC) Section 215, as added by Assembly Bill 2246, (Chapter 642, Statutes of 2016) mandates that School District serving pupils in grades seven to twelve, adopt a policy on pupil suicide prevention, intervention, and post-prevention.

For more information on AB 2246 Pupil Suicide Prevention Policies, go to the California Legislative Information Web page at https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB2246.

Prevention

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Web site at http://www.afsp.org/
National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH) at Web site http://www.nimh.nih.gov
Each Mind Matters Web site at http://www.eachmindmatters.org/
Suicide Prevention Crisis Line Web page at http://www.didihirsch.org/spc
Know the Signs Web site at http://www.suicideispreventable.org/

Information for Parents/guardians/caregivers

Parents as Partners: A Suicide Prevention Guide for Parents is a booklet that contains useful information for parents/guardians/caregivers who are concerned that their children may be at risk for suicide. It is available from Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE). See the SAVE Web page at https://www.save.org/product/parents-as-partners/

Information for Students

Students Mobilizing Awareness and Reducing Tragedies (SMART) is a program comprised of student-led groups in high schools designed to give students the freedom to implement a suicide prevention on their campus that best fits their school’s needs. See the SAVE Web page athttps://www.save.org/what-we-do/education/smart-schools-program-2/