Topic: Grief & Loss, Suicide
Target Population: Adolescents, Providers, School Community, Parents
Sector: School-Based
This program is for administrators, school staff and faculty, parents, and students in middle schools and high schools.
Hazelden Lifelines®, a school-based program, is designed to prevent suicide among students and give participants the skills and tools they need to intervene and respond to potentially suicidal situations.
One single-group, uncontrolled study that evaluated the Lifelines Prevention program was conducted among a group of adolescents from the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. Results assessed 1 month after program completion indicated a significant improvement in student perceptions concerning school readiness in response to a suicidal event. There were no effects on other suicide-prevention knowledge or skill outcomes.
Hazelden Lifelines intends to create a school environment that encourages students to ask for help and teaches members of the school community how to identify, respond, and access resources for students at risk for suicidal behavior. The complete program consists of three components:
Early versions of this program have been used since the 1980s. The program has been most frequently implemented in Maine; however, it is also used in other states.
Hazelden provides training to facilitators for each of the three components separately or a more comprehensive training for all components together. Training of trainers is also available. Please use details in the Contact section to learn more.
Considerations for implementation of this program include acquiring buy-in from all members of the school community; securing parental permissions; obtaining training, if desired; and making time for various program activities.
The Clearinghouse can help address these considerations. Please call 1-877-382-9185 or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu
If you are interested in implementing Hazelden Lifelines, the Clearinghouse is interested in helping you!
Please call 1-877-382-9185 or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu
Implementation times will vary.
The Lifelines Prevention component costs $295 and includes a facilitator guide, three videos on two DVDs, and a USB flash drive with reproducible materials. The Lifelines Intervention component costs $195 and includes a facilitator guide, a DVD for faculty training, and a USB flash drive with reproducible materials. The Lifelines Postvention component costs $155 and includes a facilitator guide and USB flash drive with reproducible materials.
To move Hazelden Lifelines to the Promising category on the Clearinghouse Continuum of Evidence, at least one evaluation should be performed demonstrating positive effects lasting at least six months from program completion.
The Clearinghouse can help you develop an evaluation plan to ensure the program components are meeting your goals. Please call 1-877-382-9185 or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu
Contact the Clearinghouse with any questions regarding this program.
Phone: 1-877-382-9185 Email: Clearinghouse@psu.edu
You may also contact Hazelden Publishing by mail PO Box 176 Center City, Center City, MN 55012-0176, phone 1-800-328-9000, or visit https://www.hazelden.org/store/publicpage/contact-us
Bartkowski, J. P., Klee, K., & Xu, X. (2024). Youth suicide prevention programming among the Mississippi band of Choctaw Indians: Effects of the Lifelines student curriculum. Children, 11(4), 488. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11040488
