How often must Foster parents caring for children five years or older complete suicide prevention training?

• A. One hour within a year of verification and every two years thereafter.
• B. One hour every six months.
• C. Two hours each year.
• D. Only at initial verification with no further training.

Answer: (A)

Foster parents caring for children five years or older must complete suicide prevention training on an ongoing basis: one hour within the year of verification and then every two years thereafter. This schedule keeps caregivers up to date with recognizing warning signs, appropriate intervention steps, and how to seek help, while balancing time and training load. The initial one-hour requirement ensures they receive essential information soon after verification, and the biennial refreshers maintain current knowledge. The other options don’t fit because training every six months would be more frequent than required, two hours per year adds more time than needed, and training only at initial verification would leave caregivers without necessary ongoing updates.