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Student Prevention Campaign Examples

“The faculty meeting was very impactful…and the closing activity (the human chain) was very emotional.”
— Doris Dorr, faculty liaison, Toppenish

Below are just a few examples of the many possibilities for Campaign messages and ideas.

Toppenish High School:

• Team held a workshop for teachers with treats, crisis hotline resource cards and prevention curriculum overheads

• Distributed 600 pencils with hotline number

• Read a Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul story over the PA system about a young boy saved from killing himself because of the kindness of a peer.

• Teachers, staff and students made a human chain to reinforce ‘making a connection’ theme.

East Valley High School: • Morning PA announcements to all classes. • Distributed candy, Yellow Ribbon cards. • Team answered suicide awareness questions during lunch.

South Kitsap: • Suicide education team gave 8 classroom presentations wearing campaign t-shirts. • Distributed lifesaver candies, campaign buttons, keychains and brochures. • Showcased several PSAs and asked classmates to sign a campaign banner to "watch for the signs."

Bothell High: Campaign included presentations with interactive exercises.

Cheney: Campaign included key chains, posters, book covers.