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Youth Suicide Reporting and Crisis Response Pilot Programs

About this Workstream

The Youth Suicide Reporting and Crisis Response Pilot Program is developing and testing models for rapidly reporting and comprehensively responding to youth suicides and suicide attempts at the county level by providing crisis services and follow-up supports within school and community settings. 

The program strives to provide equitable, timely and culturally responsive services for youth, bolstering local suicide prevention and postvention strategies.

Managed by

  • CDPH

Strategic Area

Behavioral Health Ecosystem Infrastructure

Funding

$35 million

Timeline

2022-2025

Workstream Goals

Support models for rapidly reporting and comprehensively responding to youth suicides and suicide attempts by providing crisis services in school and community settings.

Key Achievements

  • 10 counties selected to participate: Alameda, El Dorado, Humboldt, Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, Sacramento, San Diego, San Joaquin, and Solano.

  • All 10 county implementation plans have been reviewed and approved, and counties have begun conducting activities.

  • Selected UCLA as the independent evaluator.

  • The Center for Applied Research Solutions (CARS) was chosen to provide in-depth training and technical assistance to the pilot program counties.

  • Began hosting weekly topical webinars and Communities of Practice sessions in November 2023 to provide an overview of the components of crisis response and reporting systems and to build an understanding of principles needed to identify and map strengths, gaps and needs in local crisis response systems at the local county level.

  • In January 2024, counties completed initial self-assessments to determine their existing youth suicide prevention and crisis response activities to identify gaps, informing technical assistance needs.

  • Pilot counties gathered for the first in-person Annual Grantee Meeting held in Carlsbad, CA, networking and sharing best practices.

Milestones

June 2025

  • The pilot program closes.
  • Evaluation report submitted.

September 2023 - June 2025

Pilot counties continue development and implementation of activities.

February 2023

Key informant interviews held, pilot counties selected.

January 2023

  • Data and information analysis were conducted.
  • Pilot counties tracking progress of activities through quarterly progress reports.

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