Suicide Prevention in Schools: Life under Pressure: The Social Roots of Youth Suicide (and What to Do About Them) (Sept 17, 2025)

Through a close examination of youth’s lives in a community repeatedly rocked by youth suicides, this webinar reveals how the social worlds that youth inhabit and the various messages they learn in those spaces – about who they are supposed to be, mental illness, and help-seeking- shape their feelings about themselves and in turn their risk of suicide. Attendees will leave prepared to discuss (1) the social roots of suicide and (2) why they matter to both (a) youth suicide risk and (b) to building effective suicide prevention and postvention. Attendees will also gain insights into (3) actionable strategies to take back to their communities to begin conversations for change.