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Evergreen district details RISE crisis response, new suicide-prevention steps and family resource support
Summary
District leaders outlined RISE, a volunteer crisis-response team, described suicide-prevention screening data and next steps for K–12 curriculum and post-incident care, and reminded families that campus Family and Community Resource Centers will provide continued support during the federal shutdown.
The Evergreen School District on Oct. 28 described steps it is taking to respond to and prevent student mental-health crises, executives said during the board—s Teaching, Learning & Equity update.
District officials introduced RISE (Recovery Initiative and Support Effort), a volunteer crisis-response team of roughly 65–75 staff — counselors, social workers, nurses, school psychologists and family-and-community resource coordinators — who are deployed to school buildings to provide short- and longer-term emotional support after catastrophic injuries, deaths, community violence or other traumatic events. Melanie Green, a RISE lead, said teams of two to eight staff are assembled based on the needs of a building and work alongside school counselors so counselors can continue daily responsibilities.
"We're able to assess what the needs…
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