University of Arizona College of Education

About

Suicide Prevention, Intervention & Response

A self-paced professional-learning module for Arizona educators, authored by Lauren Meyer, Ph.D., NCSP, Assistant Professor of Practice in the School Psychology Program at the University of Arizona College of Education. Questions: LaurenNMeyer@arizona.edu.

Learning objectives

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify local, state, and national trends in suicide rates.
  • Evaluate underlying family, cultural, community, and societal factors related to suicide.
  • Identify key roles in suicide prevention for teachers, counselors, administrators, students, and community members.
  • Recognize signs of suicide and assess degrees of suicide risk.
  • Discuss suicide intervention skills with at-risk children and adolescents.
  • Describe the range of resources available to assist children at risk of and following a suicide in a school community.

Completion rule

A certificate is issued when every required section is viewed in full (video threshold: 90% watched) and the post-test is passed at 80% or higher. Learners may retake the post-test as many times as needed to reach the passing threshold.

Accessibility

We target WCAG 2.2 AA. Every video is keyboard-operable, captions are provided where available, and quizzes use accessible form controls with screen-reader announcements on errors. Please report issues to LaurenNMeyer@arizona.edu.

Privacy & data

We store only what's necessary to issue your certificate: your name, email, affiliated school, section progress, quiz attempts, and completion timestamp. We do not use third-party analytics. Certificate files are served through authenticated routes and are not publicly indexed. Because the module handles education-record-like data, we follow FERPA-aligned handling practices for service providers.

State review

Arizona law (A.R.S. 15-120) requires suicide awareness and prevention training for certain school personnel. This module is built to support state review against Arizona Department of Education guidance. Review status will be published here once confirmed.

Crisis resources

  • 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988. Free, confidential, 24/7.
  • Crisis Text Line — text HOME to 741741.
  • Teen Lifeline (Arizona) — call or text 602-248-TEEN (8336).