Jackson County Suicide Prevention Coalition

We are sponsors of a bus ad campaign to increase awareness of resources available to youth at risk of suicide.

RESPONSE is a comprehensive high school-based program that increases awareness about suicide among high school staff, students and parents. All of the program components are designed to heighten sensitivity to depression and suicidal ideation, as well as offer response procedures to refer a student at risk for suicide. This program is currently in place at Eagle Point High School and Phoenix High School. The curriculum is being used at South Medford High School.

QPR stands for Question, Persuade and Refer, three steps anyone can learn to help prevent suicide. Just like CPR, QPR is an emergency response to someone in crisis and can save lives. QPR is the most widely taught gatekeeper training program in the United States, and more than 725,000 adults have been trained in classroom settings in more than 48 states.

We are advocates for evidence-based programs and practices such as Emergency Department Means Restriction Education for parents of at-risk youth. This program is currently in place at Rogue Valley Medical Center.

We help plan, promote and staff our local meeting of the Annual National Survivors of Suicide Day.