Forefront News
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Forefront Pilots First LEARN Training for Athletic Coaches
This month, the Forefront in the Schools team delivered our first-ever LEARN suicide prevention training designed specifically for athletic coaches. Our inaugural session took place with the dedicated coaching staff at Ballard High School
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Students in BHLTH 435 Champion Social Connection in Collaboration with Forefront Suicide Prevention
Read the full article here. Social connection protects mental health and overall well-being, yet there’s widespread feelings of loneliness and rising rates of deaths by suicide globally. Improving social connection
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Coping 101: Mental Health Matter
Listen to the podcast HERE.
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Thank You and Farewell to our Safer Homes Program Team
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the closure of our Safer Homes program at the end of May. The closure is the result of significant funding challenges, however
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C89.5 Coping 101 Podcast Partnership
Coping 101 is an award-winning student-led podcast from c89.5 in partnership with Seattle Children’s, 4Culture and other community-minded partners, where high school hosts get real about mental health. Forefront is partnering
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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