Empowering your school community to thrive
How PROSPER Helps School Communities Thrive
PROSPER supports prevention, intervention, and postvention across the whole school ecosystem. The program strengthens communication, increases early identification, and helps schools respond consistently and calmly during moments of distress. Students adopt clear language, peer support, and learn how to stay connected with loved ones and trusted adults. Parents learn to recognize warning signs, respond steadily, and support their children at home. Leaders receive guidance to coordinate districtwide crisis systems that protect every student. PROSPER boosts connectedness, and connectedness reduces risk.
 – 10th grade StudentÂ
“It put suicide into a new light for me, it isn't a mental disorder like I was always told.”
– 7th grade studente
 “I feel more confident reaching out for help for myself or a friend.”
 –9th grade StudentÂ
“I learned how to reach out to a trusted adult.”
What We Do
- Student training: Grade-appropriate PROSPER sessions that empower students, strengthen peer support, reduce stigma, and improve healthy help-seeking and connection to trusted adults.
- Curriculum and design support: Guidance for leaders to integrate upstream suicide prevention into curriculum, SEL, and professional learning using current research and best practices.
- Parent and caregiver education: Skill-building that helps parents recognize warning signs, respond effectively at home, and understand how technology and social media influence youth mental health and suicide risk.
- Comprehensive district strategy: Ongoing consultation to create a strength-based, culturally adaptive districtwide approach to prevention, intervention, and postvention aligned with PROSPER’s mission.
Suicide is a Safety Issue for Our Youth
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Develop and implement effective, research-informed prevention policies that strengthen trust, belonging, and consistency across your district. Coordinate schoolwide crisis responses using streamlined protocols, align referral pathways, and support staff through every phase of a crisis. Use PROSPER’s data-driven tools to ensure that every student has access to timely support and that no member of our school community goes unnoticed or unsupported.
