Biography
Prof. Darcy Haag Granello
Prof. Darcy Haag Granello
The Ohio State University, USA
Title: Reintegration of Students into Schools Following a Suicide Crisis
Abstract: 
Adolescent suicide continues to be a significant public health problem throughout the world. In the midst of the pandemic and its aftermath, rates of adolescent suicide and attempts continue to increase. In this presentation, the Director of The Ohio State University Suicide Prevention Program and her colleague, a professor who works with public schools to help teach students how to manage anxiety to lower suicide risk, will discuss how to reintegrate students back into schools following a suicide crisis. The presenters have published widely on the topic of suicide, have presented over 400 times nationally and internationally on suicide prevention and intervention, and have co-authored a forthcoming book on Comprehensive Approaches to Suicide Programming in K-12 Schools (Oxford University Press, 2022).
Students who experience suicidal crises are often removed from the school setting. Returning to school following a mental health crisis can be difficult academically and very stressful interpersonally. This presentation will discuss how to develop a plan for reintegrating a student back into the school setting. Strategies for working together as a team to help students be successful academically and socially will be provided. The importance of school policy for students returning from a suicidal crisis will be discussed along with the need to create an environment that supports what the student has learned while in treatment. Finally, practical techniques and interventions will be shared that may help the student to readjust to the school setting, reduce the risk of escalation, and limit the potential for suicide contagion.
Biography: 
Darcy Haag Granello, Ph.D., is a Professor of Counselor Education and Director of The Ohio State University Suicide Prevention Program. She is an Ohio Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with a Supervising Credential. She has published over 70 articles in peer-reviewed national journals, has made over 300 international and national presentations and has secured over $4 million in grants and funding. She is co-author of five books. Darcy researches suicide prevention, assessment, and intervention, and she is the founder and director of the largest campus program in the United States to develop and implement a comprehensive suicide prevention plan for the OSU campus. Darcy also conducts research on strategies to lower mental health stigma and improve mental health help-seeking.