The SOS Signs of Suicide Prevention Program Middle School Program helps adults and students clarify the confusion around what constitutes normal development and what may be a potentially serious mental health issue. The program highlights the relationship between depression and suicide, teaching that suicide is, most often, a fatal response to depression, a treatable disorder.
Through the SOS Program, school staff, students, and their parents will learn about depression, suicide, self-injury, and the associated risks of alcohol use. SOS teaches the action steps individuals should take should they notice the signs of depression or suicide within themselves or on behalf of a friend.
(SOS Procedure Manual, Douglas Jacobs, MD, 2013)
All 6th grade students at Autrey Mill Middle School will have the opportunity to participate in the SOS Program with the counselor, through one of their academic periods. Parents will receive a letter notifying them of the lesson dates, along with the opportunity to OPT out of the lesson if so desired.
Through the SOS Program, school staff, students, and their parents will learn about depression, suicide, self-injury, and the associated risks of alcohol use. SOS teaches the action steps individuals should take should they notice the signs of depression or suicide within themselves or on behalf of a friend.
(SOS Procedure Manual, Douglas Jacobs, MD, 2013)
All 6th grade students at Autrey Mill Middle School will have the opportunity to participate in the SOS Program with the counselor, through one of their academic periods. Parents will receive a letter notifying them of the lesson dates, along with the opportunity to OPT out of the lesson if so desired.