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Comprehensive guiding principle<\/strong>: Use multiple interventions geared toward a wide range of individuals across a variety
of settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Span the continuum guiding principle<\/strong>: Address suicide across the entire spectrum, including prevention, intervention, and postvention services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Comprehensive and Span the Continuum guiding principles put the focus on how each community\u2019s uniqueness \u2014 including its needs, strengths, and strategic partners \u2014 reflects the way the Roots\u00a0of Hope model is designed and implemented. These principles also ensure that the model is consistent, in spite of various adaptations each community makes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project leads identified two key themes in connection with these principles: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Being comprehensive is paradoxical<\/strong> \u2014 A certain tension can arise any time an initiative seeks to be comprehensive while being focused, targeted, and responsive to community needs. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Think holistically about spanning the continuum<\/strong> \u2014 Beyond what is needed for prevention, intervention, and postvention activities, consider the groups most affected by suicide and suicide attempts. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    This case study offers examples of how local project leads applied these themes, along with the insights they gained and the recommendations they thought future Roots of Hope communities might adapt, according to their needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Read all Roots of Hope Case Studies<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Join the conversation: #RootsOfHope<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Comprehensive guiding principle: Use multiple interventions geared toward a wide range of individuals across a varietyof settings. Span the continuum guiding principle: Address suicide across the entire spectrum, including prevention, intervention, and postvention services. 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