Full course description
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Overview
The Utah State Board of Education is committed to training and education that can help school communities build capacity for effective suicide prevention.
In accordance with the Utah State Legislature's Administrative Code Title 53G-9-704: Youth Suicide Prevention Training for Employees(External Web Content) “A school district or charter school shall require a licensed employee to complete a minimum of two hours of professional development training on youth suicide prevention every three years.”
Purpose
Successful completion of this course fulfills the two hour professional development on youth suicide training requirement in accordance with:
R277-620: Suicide Prevention Programs
(PDF File)Utah State Board of Education Administrative Rules
Once you have completed the course, please print out a copy of the training completion certificate for your records.