Forefront hosts OSPI, Behavioral Health Navigators from across Washington

April 6, 2023

We were excited to host a summit between Washington State Behavioral Health Navigators (BHN) and Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) on the UW campus last week, (Monday March 27th, 2023). The event was facilitated by Forefront School Based Programs Manager, Megan Reibel, and focused on connection, statewide BHN goals and visioning, and […] Read more »

Safer Homes Presents Lethal Means Safety to US Navy Leadership

March 23, 2023

    Brett Bass (Safer Homes, Suicide Aware Program Manager) and Jeff Sung, MD (Safer Homes Faculty Advisor) had the amazing opportunity to present our Safer Homes work and approach to leaders of the U.S. Naval Service at their Resilience offsite last week (March 17). We’re honored to share with the Department of the Navy […] Read more »

Promising Practices Conference – Thank You!

February 4, 2023

Thank you to everyone who attended and participated in this week’s Promising Practices conference, the second part in our Reconstructing Resilience series, focused on supporting youth mental health. The day focused on tools and techniques to build resilience in youth, yourself, and others. Our goal with this series is to provide helpful, actionable information for those […] Read more »

Suicide Prevention Training & Resources for Schools Statewide

December 16, 2022

Forefront in the Schools continues to support over 50 schools in Washington with their comprehensive suicide prevention efforts. In the 2021-22 school year, over 7,000 individuals participated in Forefront Suicide Prevention LEARN training, and the 2022-23 school year started out strong with training of trainer sessions for educators, parents/caregivers and students in all of the […] Read more »

Safer Homes Promotes Lethal Means Safety Across Washington

Safer Homes continues to provide education about the importance of lethal means safety in reducing suicide risk. Through our SAFER and TeleSAFER programs, we teach individuals about the importance of locking up medication and firearms in reducing suicide risk, and we give them free locking equipment. This year we gave away locking devices to over […] Read more »

Forefront director Jennifer Stuber steps down after 10 years; Larry Wright named director

March 4, 2021

After 10 years as co-founder and director of the School’s Forefront Suicide Prevention innovation center, Associate Professor Jennifer Stuber has stepped down. Larry Wright, formerly deputy director at Forefront, has been named director. Stuber has been a driving force behind reducing suicides in Washington state, calling on individuals and communities to take sustainable action and champion systemic change. In […] Read more »

Forefront Suicide Prevention Moves to Digital Delivery with Support from Pivotal Ventures

May 19, 2020

Forefront Suicide Prevention in the School of Social Work at the University of Washington announced today that it has received a gift from Pivotal Ventures, an investment and incubation company created by Melinda Gates, to support programs to reduce suicides across Washington state. This generous gift enables Forefront to expand its key programs, Forefront in […] Read more »