About the Tool
The MTSP for Schools Environmental Assessment supports EDC's Multi-Tiered Suicide Prevention for Schools approach by helping school districts evaluate their current suicide prevention efforts across all levels of support.
Educators can use the tool to identify strengths and gaps to guide planning and improve practices. A companion guide is included to help get the most out of the assessment, offering practical tips for interpreting results and taking action to strengthen school-wide suicide prevention efforts. We've also included a slide deck that walks through the environmental assessment data from our first pilot cohort of MTSP school districts that participated from 2022-2024.
Environmental Assessment
Companion Guide
Presentation
“Our school completed the Environmental Assessment three times in three years (Pre-, Post- and voluntary Follow-Up). We chose to take the assessment a third time to get an accurate picture of our ongoing sustainability, to re-assess current priorities, discuss the impact of funding changes and support personnel, and to assure that we were evolving with the current needs of our stakeholders.
In reflection, the assessment proved to be an effective tool, when administered repeatedly, to assess priorities and strategies in an ever-changing landscape of need, accessibility, funding and resources.
Our district team utilized the assessment data to revise our strategic plan, enhancing the sustainability of the multi-tiered suicide prevention framework we are developing.