Feature Articles
Spotlight on The Jed Foundation High School Program
November 19, 2024
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 schools to strengthen their mental health, substance misuse, and suicide prevention programs and systems while also equipping teens and young adults with the skills and […] Read more »
Peer-led LEARN Trainings are Successful in High Schools
October 25, 2024
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 Suicide Prevention LEARN® gatekeeper training in high school communities. High school educators, students, and families who participated in peer-led trainings reported an increased likelihood in […] Read more »
Introducing Fundamentals of Community-Based Suicide Prevention
September 14, 2024
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 recommended that communities take a comprehensive approach to suicide prevention, but some state and community partners have expressed uncertainty on how to implement this. In response, we have […] Read more »
Spotlight on Nate Chute Foundation
April 2, 2024
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 needs as they arose. Now, it offers suicide prevention and mental health training and education programs to schools, workplaces, and community organizations, financial aid towards the cost […] Read more »
Day of Hope 2024
March 26, 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 one of our favorite events every single year, bringing together schools in our program to share their work on comprehensive suicide prevention in their communities, […] Read more »
School-Based Program Highlights 2023
December 20, 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 to reflect on what we’ve accomplished and the wonderful organizations we work with to support youth and build resilient school communities. We’re grateful to all […] Read more »
Training Highlights in 2023
December 18, 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 and are grateful to every organization and company that reached out to have our team deliver personalized trainings to them. We’ve delivered Forefront’s message to thousands […] Read more »
Forefront Partner Jorge Torres Receives WA School Counselor of the Year Award
October 20, 2023
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 Tukwila School District, and he’s been an active member of Foster’s Forefront in the Schools Program (FIS) since 2017, demonstrating leadership, collaboration and innovation. In addition to receiving the […] Read more »
Spotlight On Lambert House
October 17, 2023
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. LGBTQ+ youth are at a higher risk of suicide than their peers, so we were thrilled when Lambert House approached us in early 2021, to […] Read more »
Safer Homes Briefs US Special Ops Command, VA Suicide Prevention Conference
October 12, 2023
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 Suicide Prevention Conference jointly hosted by the US Veterans Administration and the National Shooting Sports Foundation, in Denver, CO, providing expertise on the role of […] Read more »