Suicide Prevention
Sources of Strength
North Arvada is in its 3rd year of implementing Sources of Strength for suicide prevention. It is one of the first suicide prevention programs to use Peer Leaders to enhance protective factors associated with reducing suicide.
Sources of Strength has been shown to:
- Increase youth-adult connectedness
- Increase in peer leader’s school engagement
- Peer leaders in larger schools were four times more likely to refer a suicidal friend to an adult
- Increase positive perceptions of adult support for suicidal youth and the acceptability of seeking help