Region 6 Title IV Updates


2021 Suicide Prevention Summit The American Association of Suicidology (AAS), American Counseling Association (ACA), and Mental Health Academy (MHA) have partnered to bring you the world’s largest Suicide Prevention online conference, the 2021 Suicide Prevention Summit	Seize the Awkward In partnership with the Ad Council and The Jed Foundation, The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) recently released four new videos containing powerful advice for teens and young adults on mental health. Each video features expert advice from Dr. Doreen Marshall, AFSP’s Vice President of Mission Engagement, and Dr. Wenimo Okoya from The Jed Foundation, sharing practical tips on supporting a friend who may be struggling with their mental health. Click HERE to watch each video.	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention In May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health-related emergency department (ED) visits for suspected suicide attempts increased among adolescents aged 12–17 years, especially girls. For example, during February 21–March 20, 2021, suspected suicide attempt ED visits were 50.6% higher among girls aged 12–17 years than during the same period in 2019; for boys aged 12–17 years, suspected suicide attempt ED visits increased 3.7%. Click HERE for more information.

2021 Suicide Prevention Summit

The American Association of Suicidology (AAS), American Counseling Association (ACA), and Mental Health Academy (MHA) have partnered to bring you the world’s largest Suicide Prevention online conference, the 2021 Suicide Prevention Summit

Seize the Awkward

In partnership with the Ad Council and The Jed Foundation, The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) recently released four new videos containing powerful advice for teens and young adults on mental health. Each video features expert advice from Dr. Doreen Marshall, AFSP’s Vice President of Mission Engagement, and Dr. Wenimo Okoya from The Jed Foundation, sharing practical tips on supporting a friend who may be struggling with their mental health.

Click HERE to watch each video.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

In May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health-related emergency department (ED) visits for suspected suicide attempts increased among adolescents aged 12–17 years, especially girls. For example, during February 21–March 20, 2021, suspected suicide attempt ED visits were 50.6% higher among girls aged 12–17 years than during the same period in 2019; for boys aged 12–17 years, suspected suicide attempt ED visits increased 3.7%.

Click HERE for more information.

FREDLA - The Family Run Executive Director Leadership Association

FREDLA is the national representative and advocate for family-run organizations and their executive directors, and supports effective stewardship of family-run organizations.

Advocating for Comprehensive School Mental Health: Click HERE for more information.

FREDLA_Tip Sheet for Families

FREDLA_Tip Sheet for Decision Makers

Action Alert School Mental Health_COVID

Mitigating the Threat of School Violence as the U.S. "Returns to Normal" from the COVID-Pandemic and Beyond

DHS's Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) and the Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3) provide a resource to raise awareness of potential risk factors and indicators for targeted violence in schools, raise awareness of the likelihood that students may have been exposed to multiple risk factors during the COVID-19 pandemic, and provide resources to become an engaged bystander as part of a comprehensive local prevention framework.

Click HERE to read the bulletin.