Guidelines to assist in responding to attempted suicide or suicide by ...

Appendix A: Short term:Return to school safety andsupport planDuty of care,safety, andsupervisionHealth andwellbeing needsand supportLearning needsand supportCommunication& informationsharingReturn to school checklistThis checklist is to be completed by a member of the school leadership team and canbe used as a guide to re-engage a student safely and supportively after a complexhealth concern. convene student support group meeting to discuss this document and to fill in the student plan attached identify possible safety issues with parents/guardians/and treating clinicians discuss yard duty timetable and areas of safety and supervision discuss the need for a staff member to check in with the student (daily, hourly) has the school discussed with the treating clinician/family/allied health staff what may be consideredsafety concerns or triggers e.g. crowded spaces/noises etc. have the relevant teachers been provided with professional advice and support of how to respondappropriately to the students return contact the school SSSO to alIert them to the students return and need for a safety plan and studentsupport group meeting identify a consistent school staff member to regularly contact clinician, family, CAMHS/CYMHS and otheroutside agencies identify multiple staff members for the student to access if feeling unsafe identify a peer that may be a support person if the student is feeling unsafe identify a realistic timeline for the safety plan to be in place, discuss this with the student, family,treating clinician has a flexible timetable/class schedule been discussed with teachers has a quiet space been identified with supervision if necessary have teachers communicated extensions on assignments, homework, and exams based on the student’swellbeing has a short term individual education plan been agreed to with student, parents, and workers based onthe students health and wellbeing has the school received a letter or phone call from the treating clinician/hospital has the school received permission from parents and guardians to share information between the schooland allied health staff have the parents and student been reassured all information is kept confidential and only the mostappropriate school staff are informed for the care and safety of the student has a copy of the safety plan been placed on the student’s file if this is an ongoing concern has the school contacted the SSSO Manager or regional staff for advice have the parents consented to sharing future dates and times for counselling/debriefing/support servicesand programs that may happen during school times has the school recently updated the medical contact numbers and forms for the student has the student’s safety needs been expressed to appropriate supervising yard teachers has a student support group meeting/conversation been planned for the completion of this short termsafety planGuidelines to assist in responding to attempted suicide or suicide by a student53