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Why Suicide Prevention Demands More Than Awareness — And How One District Built a Scalable, Unified System

Suicide is now the second leading cause of death for students aged 10–24. Yet in many schools, prevention is fragmented—threat assessments handled separately from suicide risk, and mental health documentation left siloed in disconnected systems.

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, Texas’s third-largest school district, knew this wasn’t sustainable. With 118,000+ students and 96 campuses, they needed a centralized approach that aligned with MTSS, empowered educators, and unified safety and support data in one place.

Using Navigate360 Behavioral Case Manager, they achieved just that. In fact, 70% of their platform use supports suicide prevention, not just traditional threat assessment. Read their testimonial to learn more about what’s possible with Behavioral Case Manager.

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Students Are Struggling—and Many Are Not Being Reached

Key Stats from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) 2023-2024:

  • 39.7% of high schoolers reported persistent sadness or hopelessness
  • 20.4% seriously considered attempting suicide
  • 9.5% attempted suicide in the past year
  • Suicide is the second leading cause of death for youth aged 10–24

While some indicators are improving, schools need proven systems to act early, consistently, and equitably.

More Than a Threat Assessment Tool — A Complete Platform for Prevention & Care

How Behavioral Case Manager Supports MTSS & Suicide Prevention:

  • Centralizes suicide risk assessments, non-suicidal self-injury, and emotional distress
  • Empowers real-time collaboration between campus and district teams
  • Embeds custom protocols, C-SSRS screening, decision trees, and triage tools
  • Supports Tier 1 through Tier 3 responses across MTSS
  • Enables rapid reporting, weekly high-risk alerts, and compliance tracking
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School safety requires a proactive, collaborative approach that involves training, tools, and technology. Provided in partnership with 911Cellular, Navigate360's panic buttons and emergency management platform are designed specifically to help Alabama schools respond to and recover from events with speed, precision, and efficiency. 

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Be Proactive in Protecting Your School Community

Earlier this year, Alabama introduced legislation requiring schools to provide school employees training for and access to a mobile emergency rapid response system. The bill, HB234, requires employees to have a device that links directly to law enforcement to speed the response time in an emergency. If passed, the law becomes effective October 1, 2025, and stipulates compliance by October 1, 2030.

The law is modeled after Alyssa’s Law, already enacted in other states. Alyssa’s Law is named for 14-year-old Alyssa Alhadeff, a victim in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre.

“Student safety is bigger than just threats. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people. If we only focus on threat assessments, we’re missing the bigger picture.”
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Dr. Michelle Pastorek, LP, LSSP
“Navigate360 lets us respond where it matters most—with consistency, visibility, and compassion.” 
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Dr. Wes Baker, LP, LSSP

A Proven Model for Whole-Child Support at Scale


Key Takeaways:
  • How suicide prevention training + technology creates early detection systems
  • How CFISD achieved 100% adherence to safety protocols across 96 campuses
  • What it takes to unify suicide risk, threat assessments, and behavioral supports
  • How centralized systems improve accountability, equity, and staff confidence
  • What your district can do now to connect awareness with action
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Whether you’re managing compliance, implementing Tiered Supports, or leading suicide prevention efforts, this case study shows how Behavioral Case Manager brings it all together—at scale, with fidelity.
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