Resources
Resources specific to March 4ward practices are provided as part of training sessions. They are made available to individuals who receive direct trainings to ensure that the tools are used properly. Following are resources that March 4ward recommends in conjunction with training and proper professional mental health support as appropriate, based upon individual circumstances; they are not meant to stand alone.
personal mental wellness plan
Click here to download March 4ward’s Personal Mental Wellness Plan for pre-teens through adults. We encourage everyone to complete and follow this plan. Parents are encouraged to complete it together with minor children. Click here to download the version for preschool and elementary age children. A sample is included on the second page to help you feel confident talking through a personalized plan with a child.
Why should you and your children have this plan in place?
To protect life and have a safety plan for the “red zone”
To protect well-being and have a support plan for the “yellow zone”
To protect well-being and have a maintenance plan for the “blue zone”
Signs of Fragile and of suicidal
Click here to view a list of signs to Look and See in others - or in yourself.
quick guide to talking about suicide
Click here to download March 4ward’s Quick Guide to Talking About Suicide. It’s a succinct, one-page place to start for learning how to talk about suicide with different ages from young children through adults, how to encourage children to speak up, and how to “suicide-proof” a home.
Data to know about the prevalence of fragile/suicidal
Click here for a snapshot of statistics to help you or someone else grasp just how widespread and common it is to be Fragile or Suicidal. No one is immune enough to think, “This cannot affect me or those I care about.”
suicidal behavior plan for schools
Click here to download the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network’s Suicide Behavior Procedure and Checklist document for schools. It includes procedural and confidentiality guidelines, checklists, consent and other documentation forms, suicidal behavior screeners, a safety plan template and more.
not ok app
The notOK App is a vital, free tool for those who are struggling. Developed by a teenage girl struggling with depression and her younger brother, the app makes it okay to not be “OK.” You download the app to your or someone else’s phone, and enter the names and phone numbers of five people who can reliably respond to a call for help. Whenever the person feels not OK, a simple press of a button on the app will notify the five people to put response and support people in place. Click here for more information about notOK.
genesight test
GeneSight is a genetic test that helps mediate the “guessing game” of which antidepressant(s) to use. Medication is a critical piece of working through darkness for some people. When the brain is out of “fuel,” or the pathways to get the fuel to the right parts of the brain are not working, medication must be used in conjunction with coaching and other supports to treat a person’s clinical depressive symptoms. The wrong medication, though, at a time when a person is already fragile, can quickly make things worse. The GeneSight test helps identify which medications are more likely to be successful for a person based on their DNA. It can be used for patients of all ages.
Click here to find a physician near you who is registered to provide GeneSight testing, or talk to your doctor about registering their practice. Click here for more general information.