- We worked in 129 middle and high schools and facilitated 42 presentations for 1,189 teachers, counselors and school staff.
- We delivered training to 2,798 middle and high school students, conducted 103 parent and community presentations to nearly 2,000 participants and attended 22 health/resource fairs.
- Sixty two schools implemented peer-to-peer programs. There were 657 young people participating on prevention teams across the state. Teams delivered 496 classroom presentations and organized other educational activities that impacted 25,382 students. 86% of the schools indicated that they would be willing to implement another peer-to-peer campaign next school year; they identified interested, willing teachers and a supportive building principal as keys to their success.
- Our 9th grade curriculum, called H.E.L.P. was taught by more than 100 educators to over 5,000 high school students. H.E.L.P. was reviewed and placed on the national Best Practice Registry. Over 81% of surveyed H.E.L.P. teachers reported that they were “very likely” to keep using the curriculum.
- Our website had over 5 million hits.
- YSPP staff and contractors facilitated 15 ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) workshops for 314 participants. Since 1995 over 5,400 individuals have attended the two day workshop and enhanced their ability to assess and intervene with suicidal youth.
- We earned recognition from the Seattle Human Services Coalition and received their Mayor’s Award for our work in the GLBTQ community.
- We actively participated in “Seattle Friends” – a grassroots organization focused on building a barrier on the Aurora Bridge and eliminating individuals jumping to their deaths.
- We consulted with the Kidstage – Issaquah’s Village Theatre – in the development of their production about youth suicide.
- We began a collaborative effort with NAMI Eastside and Washington CeaseFire to reduce youth suicides with firearms.