OSCA is currently reviewing position statements. Please check back for updates.

Resources

• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, & Suicide Prevention Resource Center. (2018). After a suicide: A toolkit for schools (2nd ed.). Waltham, MA: Education Development Center. https://www.sprc.org/resources-programs/after-suicide-toolkit-schools
• American School Counselor Association. (2020). Suicide risk assessment. ASCA position statements. https://www.schoolcounselor.org/Standards-Positions/Position-Statements/ASCA-Position-Statements/The-School-Counselor-and-Suicide-Risk-Assessment
• American School Counselor Association. (2020). The school counselor and student mental health. ASCA position statements. https://www.schoolcounselor.org/Standards-Positions/Position-Statements/ASCA-Position-Statements/The-School-Counselor-and-Student-Mental-Health
• American School Counselor Association. (2023). The school counselor and universal screening. ASCA position statements. https://www.schoolcounselor.org/Standards-Positions/Position-Statements/ASCA-Position-Statements/The-School-Counselor-and-Universal-Screening
• American School Counselor Association. (2024). Suicide prevention and response. ASCA Resources. https://www.schoolcounselor.org/Publications-Research/Publications/Free-ASCA-Resources/Suicide-Prevention-and-Response
• American School Counselor Association. (2023). Information-gathering tool: Suicide concern. ASCA Toolkit. https://www.schoolcounselor.org/getmedia/7cfa1f6a-2c5a-4785-90e2-bf515c07232d/suicide-information-gathering-toolkit.pdf

We, Oregon School Counselor Association, are committed to equity, social justice, and anti-racism. As school counselors, we are here to serve and advocate for all students regardless of their immigration status, gender identity, sexuality identity, race, ethnicity, neurodivergence, ability, and religion by working to ensure that they feel safe and cared for in the school community. With the heightened fear and anxiety from our students, families, and the community due to the recent executive order from our current presidency, we want to provide these lists of resources to support our historically marginalized community including our immigrant and refugee students and our LGBTQ2SIA+ students.

We encourage our OSCA members to talk to your colleagues, lean on each other, share resources, and take care of yourselves during this unprecedented time. Please remember that rest is liberation and we need to care for ourselves and our community together.