Author: Carrie Jackson

Counseling Coffee Corner

Topic: Lifelines and Suicide Prevention

January 30, 2017

Lifelines Program
Onslow County Initiative
Four 45 minute lessons taught to 8th and 9th graders by trained staff
Each school has a parent night - ours is January 30
Topics for each session
Session 1—When is a friend in trouble?
Session 2—How do I help a friend?
Session 3— Where can I go to get help?
Session 4—How can I use what I’ve learned?
How can staff get involved?
Know warning signs, how to report to necessary staff, learn post-vention procedures ahead of an emergency, and understand Carrie and Tiffany’s limits of confidentiality

School Protocol
Report to counseling office immediately
If counselors are off campus notify the office so a social worker or another counselor can come to our school
See attached Risk Assessment which is completed on the student the day of
Parents are always notified
If student is hospitalized a re-entry meeting with school personnel will happen before the student is back in class

Menu
Sausage Balls
Veggies
Fiesta Dip
Buffalo Chicken Dip
Queso
Brownies and Rice Krispies
Chips and Dip