Report 2019-125 Recommendation 13 Responses

Report 2019-125: Youth Suicide Prevention: Local Educational Agencies Lack the Resources and Policies Necessary to Effectively Address Rising Rates of Youth Suicide and Self‑Harm (Release Date: September 2020)

Recommendation #13 To: Charter Academy of the Redwoods

To ensure that their teachers and staff have the knowledge necessary to identify and assist students at risk of self-harm and suicide, the six LEAs we reviewed should do the following:

- Revise their suicide prevention training materials by June 2021 to align with state law and incorporate the best practices in Education's model policy.

-LEAs that provide suicide prevention training should conduct it at the beginning of the school year.

1-Year Agency Response

The school uses LivingWorks suicide prevention training to train staff every August.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented

Charter Academy of the Redwoods staff attended the Living Works training in August 2021. Past versions of this training that we reviewed align with state law and incorporate the best practices in Education's model policy.


6-Month Agency Response

Charter Academy of the Redwoods did not submit a response to this recommendation

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: No Action Taken


60-Day Agency Response

The LEA provided the Living Works Start training provided by the CDE in conjunction with San Diego County Office of Education prior to school starting. All staff participated in the training.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Partially Implemented

Redwoods Charter did not provide evidence that its suicide prevention training for teachers and staff discussed trends in data on self-harm incidents and suicides within its region, as Education recommends. Further, Redwoods Charter did not provide evidence that it provided its suicide prevention training at the beginning of the 2020-21 school year.


All Recommendations in 2019-125

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.