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Youth Suicide Intervention

​General suicide intervention guidelines for schools:

  • Detect suicidal students.
  • Supervise the student.
  • Notify the student's parent.
  • Assess the severity.
  • Refer for community services (e.g., mental health, mobile crisis response, law enforcement, child protective services, etc.)
  • Provide follow-up at school.


Contact Information

April Turner, Ph.D., NCSP
School Psychological Services Supervisor
Maryland State Department of Education
200 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-2595
410-767-0288 office
410-333-8418 fax

Lynne Muller
Section Chief, Student Services and
School Counseling Specialist
Maryland State Department of Education
200 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-2595
lynne.muller@maryland.gov
410-767-3364
410-333-8148 (fax)