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.
- Completion Date: March 2020
- Response Date: September 2021
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
- Estimated Completion Date: unkown
- Response Date: August 2021
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.
- Completion Date: August 2020
- Response Date: November 2020
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.
- Auditee did not address all aspects of the recommendation
All Recommendations in 2019-125
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.