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Phase I: Circles4HOPE
Photo by Don Graham on Flickr
Note to advisorsPlease readBefore teaching this PHASE and reviewing the powerpoint with your students the following preparation would be advised:• Find out what the local mental health agencies, private
providers and hospitals are in your community
Visit hope4utah.com – click on select a page, at the top of the home page, click on Utah Mental Health Agencies
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Circles4HOPE
This PHASE is designed to help HOPE Squad members understand that they are part of a
community-wide effort to prevent suicide.
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• Understand that Circles4HOPE is a community-wide effort to prevent suicide and provide support.
• Learn about agencies in the community that offer services to people who are depressed and/or suicidal.
• Understand the importance of partnering with these agencies.
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Objectives
It takes an entire village to raise a child…
It takes an entire community to save one.
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Community connections involves agencies working together to provide mental health education, identification screening, and support services.
It is the responsibility of the entire community to support community connections.
This includes educating parents, city leaders, clergy, coaches, scout leaders, and anyone involved in working with youth.
It Takes a Community to Save a Child
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Community Suicide
Prevention Model
CommunityConnections
SchoolPrograms
Mental HealthPartnerships
Suicide Prevention
InterventionPostvention
Circles 4HOPE
• Collaboration with city leaders
• Partnership with city stakeholders (United Way, Boy Scouts, churches, youth organizations, businesses)
• Citywide support for educating citizens
• Public awareness campaign
Community Connections
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• Alliance with the experts: local mental health agencies, public and private providers
• Identification of service providers
• Immediate response for assessment
• Therapy for students & families
• Partnership with local hospital
• Community crisis team
Mental Health Partnerships
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Family Support & Treatment Center
• School suicide prevention, intervention & postvention policy & procedures
• Yearly training for new teachers and staff in suicide prevention
• Identify mental health expert
• Peer-to-peer program (HOPE Squad)
• School/community crisis team
• Take every suicide threat seriously
School Programs
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List on the board:• What are the mental health agencies in your
community?
• Are there private providers for mental health services?
• Is there a local hospital that offers mental health services?
• If you, a family member or friend needed mental health services – where could you go?
Community Resources Activity
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County Phone #
Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane (800) 574-6763Box Elder (435) 452-8612
Cache, Rich - (Mental Health) After Hours - (435) 752-0750 (435) 757-3240
Cache, Rich - (Substance Abuse) After Hours (435) 752-0750 (435) 757-3240
Carbon (435) 637-0893
Davis (801) 773-7060
Duchesne, Daggett, Uintah (435) 828-8241
Emery 911 or (435) 381-2404
Grand (435) 259-8115
Juab, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, Wayne - After Hours (800) 523-7412(877)-469-2822
Salt Lake UNI (801) 587-3000
San Juan (435) 979-1588
Summit (435) 649-9079
Tooele (435) 882-5600
Utah (801) 373-7393
Wasatch (801) 318-4016
Washington (435) 634-5600
Weber & Morgan (801) 625-3700
County Crisis Support Numbers
Discussion & Questions
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