The Kansas Legislature passed SB 323 which is known as the Jason Flatt Youth Suicide Awareness Act.  This provision requires each school district to provide suicide awareness and prevention programming to all school staff. 

If you or a friend need to talk with a counselor for help or for resources available in your area, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), a free, 24-hour hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Your call will be routed to the nearest crisis center to you.

Resources

Jason Flatt Foundation: http://jasonfoundation.com/

Kansas Suicide Prevention Resource Center: http://www.kansassuicideprevention.org/

National Suicide Prevention Life Line: http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

SAMHSA Suicide Prevention Page: http://www.samhsa.gov/suicide-prevention

Suicide Prevention Resource Center: http://www.sprc.org/

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention- Kansas Chapter: https://www.afsp.org/local-chapters/find-your-local-chapter/afsp-greater-kansas

Kansas Suicide Hotlines: http://www.suicide.org/hotlines/kansas-suicide-hotlines.html

Center for Disease Control (Suicide): http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/suicide/

Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention: http://yellowribbon.org/about/

American Association of Suicidology: http://www.suicidology.org/

Headquarters Counseling Center: http://www.headquarterscounselingcenter.org/

Johnson County Suicide Prevention: http://www.jocogov.org/dept/mental-health/suicide-prevention

Sedgewick County Suicide Prevention: http://www.sedgwickcounty.org/comcare/suicide_prevention.asp

Greater Kansas American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/AFSPGreaterKC/

The Trevor Project (for LBGTQ students) http://www.thetrevorproject.org/?gclid=CK2-2aeGlsoCFZODaQod-zoOzg

Kansas Adjutant General’s Suicide Prevention Program (designed for the military): http://www.kansastag.gov/NGUARD.asp?PageID=506

Spring Hill USD Suicide Prevention Page: http://www.usd230.org/shhs/studentsparents/student_safety/suicide_prevention/

Chisolm Trail (Olathe) Middle School Student Support Services: http://schools.olatheschools.com/buildings/chisholmtrail/parent-info/student-support/

HelpGuide.org: http://www.helpguide.org/home-pages/suicide-prevention.htm