CONNECTION AND RELATIONAL ENGAGEMENT IN A YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM

  • Lyndsay Wells Vancouver Island Crisis Society
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18357/ijcyfs.wellsl.512014
Keywords: youth suicide, youth suicide prevention, school-based suicide prevention programs, connection, engagement, relational engagement, adolescent

Abstract

Vancouver Island Crisis Society has developed a unique approach to suicide prevention for youth and is encouraged to observe the positive impact these programs have had in the lives of students and on school communities as a result. This is the story of the evolution of two such school-based suicide prevention programs: (a) GRASP (Growth, Resilience, Acknowledgement, Suicide, Awareness, Personal Safe Planning); and (b) Speak Out, Reach Out, Help Out. While suicidal despair often thrives in isolation, what power might human connection have to combat it? And could that sense of connection be interwoven into youth suicide prevention programs, not to diminish what is already there but to enrich and enliven current best practices, and research-based information? Throughout this article, I will uncover the possibilities of what can emerge when practice is informed by the professional literature and a purposeful intent to create a sense of connection and relational engagement.

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Published
2014-01-20
How to Cite
Wells, L. (2014). CONNECTION AND RELATIONAL ENGAGEMENT IN A YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM. International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies, 5(1), 131-143. https://doi.org/10.18357/ijcyfs.wellsl.512014
Issue
Vol. 5 No. 1 (2014): Special Issue on "Youth Suicide Prevention: Research, Policy and Practice"
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Copyright (c) 2014 Lyndsay Wells

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