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Community Outreach and Education
Suicide is a serious public health problem. Prevention specialists agree suicide can be prevented and its impact reduced in much the same way that death's due to drunk driving, HIV/AIDS, and drug abuse have been.
KUTO follows former Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher's Awareness, Intervention and Methodology (AIM) approach to suicide prevention. In applying this public health model, it is very likely that death by suicide can be prevented.
KUTO activities reach a cross-section of young people and caring adults. These efforts include awareness, prevention and intervention presentations for middle and high school students; parent and teacher education; gatekeeper trainings and encouraging the community to adopt the public health approach to better recognize suicidal behaviors and prevent loss of life to suicide.
Classroom or workshop presentations are flexible and easily customized to be age appropriate and best meet the needs of the audience. Topics include:
- Stress & Coping Methods ~ recognizing stress triggers and ways to cope
- Teen Depression ~ warning signals and how to help
- Crisis Intervention ~ recognizing and managing a 'crisis' situation
- Adolescent Suicide ~ facts & fallacies, warning signs and intervention strategies
- Field Training ~ gatekeeper & suicide prevention training for all ages
- Prevention Materials ~ flyers, posters, Helpline cards, handouts
- Referral for community service agencies & mental health care providers
To schedule a KUTO facilitated presentation please send an email to .
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