GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Since 2016, Corewell Health’s Blue Envelope program has been equipping administrators and staff with the tools to respond when someone expresses thoughts of suicide.
“It’s essentially like a crisis response protocol, where everyone is trained, everyone knows how to respond, and it brings the whole team together, unifying them so we all have a common language,” said Jody Sprague, Corewell Health’s program manager for school-based suicide prevention.
It’s a difficult conversation to have, but the code words “Blue Envelope” make it a little easier…