Woodmere’s Suicide Prevention Plan

Woodmere Data: Suicide Prevention Plan (SB 52)

1. Data Story:
This year (2025-26), Woodmere had 6 suicide screenings between September and January.

• All screenings were in response to student self-reports to staff and teachers
   

2. RESJ Analysis:
Students of color were overrepresented in screenings.
Our team believes this reflects:

• Poor experiences with peers and adults, including microaggressions
• Stress in relation to race/culture and current socio-political climate
• Instability in living arrangements and/or adult relationships in large part due to the effects of systemic racism and classism (foster care involvement, housing instability due to families being priced out of the neighborhood, etc.)

3. Prevention & Universal Supports:

• Quarterly reminders (at the beginning of the year and at data days) to teachers about suicide warning signs and the communication protocol
• Quarterly Tier I Universal SEL Screener completed by teachers
• Wellness Team meets weekly to identify students needing additional targeted support, and meets quarterly with grade level teams to review and critically reflect on student data to determine what social emotional supports are necessary to support student mental health and social emotional development in the classroom and/or through targeted interventions
• Ongoing staff professional development on Transformative Social Emotional Learning, including reflection on how taken-for-granted institutional practices and cultural “norms” in the classroom may perpetuate oppression for marginalized groups of students.
• Engaging in critical reflection and conversation about student data to shift educator mindsets about student growth potential and connection needs
• School-wide social emotional learning for students teaching self awareness, social awareness, self management, relationship skills, and responsible decision making
• Agreed upon school-wide Tier I practices to encourage connection including: authentic greetings/check ins in the morning and at drop off, and at the classroom door by the teacher
• Each classroom has a break space, there are other break spaces outside of classroom (Room 14, the sensory room, walking breaks), and principal’s office serves as a deescalation space. 
• Check in forms are available in classrooms and outside of counselor’s office so that students can request a check-in with a member of the wellness team (counselor, social worker, school psychologist)
• Counselor hosts lunch bunch once per week for visibility and relationship-building
• Asian Affinity space, Latino Affinity Space, Black Affinity Space (in Feb)
• Unity Group: student equity club for 3-5th graders
• Mental health support group (drop-in), specific to grief, uncertainty, and loss related to sociopolitical context
• Social Emotional and Mental Health Lesson: Warning signs and how to ask for help (October)
• Social Emotional and Mental Health Lesson: “Who Are Your Trusted Adults?” classroom activity (Nov)
• Family engagement to promote home-school connection through Social Worker hosted monthly “Thursday Cafe”

4. Intervention & Response Systems:

• Screeners: School Counselor + Social Worker + Psychologist
• Screenings occur in office for privacy
• Parent/Caregivers contacted by screener; follow-up plan shared same day
• Follow up check-in with student and caregiver following a screener within 48 hours
• Weekly check-ins for high-risk students
• Sharing portions of safety plan with identified adults in the building 
• NSSI safety plans developed with SSP + parent/caregiver
• All incidents documented in Synergy and shared with Wellness Team
• Referrals to outside providers, when applicable

 

Suicide Prevention & Mental Health Resources

Mental health matters. You matter.

Cascadia Health Urgent Walk-In Clinic: 503-963-2575

Cascadia Health Clinic website link

4212 SE Division Street, Suite 100

The clinic is open 7 days a week, 7 am-9 pm Monday through Friday and 9 am-9pm 

Saturday and Sunday. They provide mental health and addiction crisis services to all individuals in need. Their short-term services are based on clinic needs, and may include: counseling, referral to affordable mental health care, psychiatric prescriber services, substance treatment referrals and other community resources. 

Multnomah County Crisis Call Line: 503-988-4888 (24/7)

Multnomah County Behavioral Health Crisis Intervention website link

Mental health support or consult anytime of day or night, mobile crisis response also available (translator services)

 

Suicide Prevention Lifelife: 988 and 800-273-8255 (24/7)

Suicide Prevention Lifeline website link

Connect to a trained counselor in the lifeline network. The counselors are trained to 

provide free and confidential emotional support and crisis counseling to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress and connect them to resources. 

La Red Nacional de Prevención del Suicidio: 888-628-9454 (24/7)

La Red Nacional de Prevención del Suicidio enlace de página web

La Red Nacional de Prevención del Suicidio es GRATUITA y confidencial y está siempre 

disponible.

Racial Equity Support Line: 503-575-3764 (M-F, 9-5)

Racial Equity Support Line Website Link

• This line is led and staffed by people with lived experience of racism. They offer support to those who are feeling the emotional impacts of race-based violence and microaggressions, as well as emotional impacts of immigration struggles and other cross-cultural issues. 

YouthLine: 877-968-8491 or text “teen2teen” to 839863

Youthline Website Link

This line is a free teen-to-teen crisis support and help line. Teens are available to 

support from 4-10 pm. Adults are available at other times. 

Trevor Project for LGBTQIA+: 866-488-7386

The Trevor Project website link

The Trevor Project is the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit 

organization for LGBTQIA+ young people. They provide information and support 24/7, all 

year round. 

Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860

Trans Lifeline Website Link

Trans Lifeline provides trans peer support for the trans community. It is run by and for

trans people.

 

Mental Health Resources Flowchart Website Link (includes hyperlinks)

 

*The links aren’t active in this image because this is just a screen shot. Click on the Mental Health Resources Flowchart Website link above to access the active document. 

 

Woodmere Wellness Team

Shianne Cross, School Psychologist (school days, 8-4): scross@pps.net

Emily Sanborn, School Counselor (school days, 8-4): 971-231-9179, esanborn@pps.net

Jodi Pope, School Social Worker (school days, 7-3): 971-715-5650, jopope@pps.net