Strategies

Match disadvantaged or at-risk youth with volunteer mentors in school or community settings

Detect and intervene in potentially violent situations, educate and mobilize communities, and connect high-risk individuals to services; formerly called Chicago CeaseFire

Provide students from public schools, from low income backgrounds, or who have a high risk of dropping out and their families with information about social services and health care supports; also called community resource or family and community liaisons

Provide short-term employment opportunities for youth, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds

Deliver a curriculum-based program that helps all students learn to recognize warning signs of suicide in themselves and others in a school setting