Forefront News

  • Spotlight on The Jed Foundation High School Program 

    The Jed Foundation (JED) is a leading nonprofit that protects emotional health and prevents suicide for teens and young adults across the country. Through programs and partnerships, JED works with […]

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  • Peer-led LEARN Trainings are Successful in High Schools

    A new paper, Implementing LEARN: Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Training for High School Students, Parents, and School Personnel, published today in the Journal of School Health, shows the efficacy of Forefront […]

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  • Introducing Fundamentals of Community-Based Suicide Prevention

    This week, we introduced our new training course, Fundamentals of Community-Based Suicide Prevention. This series of seven videos is available to stream on demand via our website. Federal agencies have […]

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  • Spotlight on Nate Chute Foundation

    The Nate Chute Foundation (NCF) is a non-profit organization that promotes mental wellness and suicide prevention in Western Montana. Nate Chute Foundation started in 1999 as an all-volunteer grassroots organization supporting community […]

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  • Day of Hope 2024

    What a day! On Friday March 22, Forefront in the Schools welcomed nearly 150 students and staff from schools across the Puget Sound region for Day of Hope. This is […]

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  • School-Based Program Highlights 2023

    It’s been a big year for our School-Based Programs in 2023. Even though our schools programming runs on a school-year calendar, we’re taking a moment before the end of 2023 […]

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  • Training Highlights in 2023

    The Forefront training team has been hard at work this year to deliver a diverse set of programming. We are growing our network of resource partners across the Pacific Northwest […]

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  • Forefront Partner Jorge Torres Receives WA School Counselor of the Year Award

    Congratulations to Jorge Torres, for being awarded School Counselor of the Year, 2023 by the Washington School Counselor Association! Jorge is a school counselor at Foster High School in the […]

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  • Spotlight On Lambert House

    Lambert House is a Seattle-based organization that has served LGBTQ+ youth in Washington for over 40 years. They provide support groups, education, and leadership opportunities in a safe, supportive environment. […]

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  • Safer Homes Briefs US Special Ops Command, VA Suicide Prevention Conference

    Last month was a whirlwind of presentations and briefings for Brett Bass, Safer Homes Program Director. In addition to several events around Washington state, he participated in the second annual […]

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