The SOS Signs of Suicide Middle School Program has been listed in Section III of the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)/American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Best Practices Registry for Suicide Prevention (BPR). Practices listed in Section III of the BPR address specific objectives of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention and their content has been reviewed by a panel of suicide prevention experts for accuracy, safety, likelihood of meeting goals and objectives and adherence to prevention program guidelines. Although practices listed in Section III have not been reviewed for evidence of effective outcomes, their content has been found to adhere to current standards in the field. The BPR includes two other sections: Section I lists Evidence-Based Programs and Section II lists Expert and Consensus Statements.

“This is a tremendous honor and a testament to our continued commitment and dedication to providing the best mental health programs for secondary schools,” says Connie DiCocco, executive director of Screening for Mental Health^®. “Modeled after our award-winning and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) approved SOS High School Program, this program is designed to meet the needs of middle school students and provide tools and resources they can use.”

You can find a fact sheet describing the program posted in Section III of the Best Practices Registry, located on SPRC’s website (www.sprc.org). For additional information about the SOS Signs of Suicide Middle School Program, visit our website at https://gold-barracuda-130963.hostingersite.com/programs/youth-prevention-programs/sos/ or call (781) 239-0071.