A best practice youth suicide prevention project designed to harness the power of peer social networks to change unhealthy norms and culture, ultimately preventing suicide, bullying, and substance abuse. The mission of Sources of Strength is to prevent suicide by increasing help seeking behaviors and promoting connections between peers and caring adults. Sources of Strength moves beyond a singular focus on risk factors by utilizing an upstream approach for youth suicide prevention. This upstream model strengthens multiple sources of support (protective factors) around young individuals so that when times get hard they have strengths to rely on.

PRIORITIES
-These sources of strength include:
  -Family Support
  -Positive Friends
  -Mentors
  -Healthy Activities
  -Generosity
  -Spirituality
  -Medical Access
  -Mental Health
-Address Loss of Learning
-Support Recovery

Category

Education and Support Services

Topic

Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

For additional information visit:

https://sites.google.com/cesa7.org/cesa7services/home/sources-of-strength

Contact for additional information:

CESA 7
Marci Waldron-Kuhn Ed.D.
Phone: 920-617-5616