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Suicide prevention training and events

 

Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention

Online/Virtual

Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention is AFSP’s 60-minute flagship suicide prevention education program that covers the scope of this leading cause of death, what the research has found to be the warning signs and risk factors of suicide, and the strategies that prevent it. Topics covered include: Scope of the Problem: The […]

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Umatter® Suicide Prevention Awareness and Skills Training – Sept

Online/Virtual

The Center for Health and Learning’s Umatter® Suicide Prevention Awareness and Skills Training offers stand-alone 2 hour virtual live session to enhance knowledge, comfort, and skills to identify those at risk for suicide in your organization or community. Including resources to get help, Umatter® Suicide Prevention Awareness and Skills Training provides the fundamental knowledge to […]

$10

Helping Save Lives Using the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scales

Online/Virtual

The Columbia Protocol, also known as the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS), supports suicide risk assessment through a series of simple, plain-language questions that anyone can ask. The answers help users identify whether someone is at risk for suicide, assess the severity and immediacy of that risk, and gauge the level of support that the […]

Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR)

Online/Virtual

QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and […]

Umatter® for Schools – Fall 2024

Online/Virtual

Umatter® for Schools aims to help teams build comprehensive suicide prevention awareness, strong and thoughtful conversation facilitation, understanding of roles and responsibilities, protocols for prevention and postvention situations, and be positioned to teach and train other school employees awareness basics in the effort to fortify a solid suicide prevention foundation and culture. Participant teams will […]

The Safety Planning Intervention: A Skill Building Training

Online/Virtual

This training will focus specifically on helping attendees build understanding and confidence in the use of the Safety Planning Intervention (SPI), also known as the Stanley and Brown safety plan. Prior to the training, supporting evidence for SPI and the SPI form will be provided for review. Key aspects of administration such as client centered […]

Introduction to Zero Suicide in Vermont: October

Online/Virtual

Zero Suicide is a set of evidence-based principles and practices for preventing suicide within health and mental health systems. The foundational belief of Zero Suicide is that suicide deaths for individuals under care are preventable. Zero Suicide requires a system-wide approach to improve outcomes and close gaps. This webinar described how systematic suicide care closes […]

Umatter® for Schools – Fall 2024

Online/Virtual

Umatter® for Schools aims to help teams build comprehensive suicide prevention awareness, strong and thoughtful conversation facilitation, understanding of roles and responsibilities, protocols for prevention and postvention situations, and be positioned to teach and train other school employees awareness basics in the effort to fortify a solid suicide prevention foundation and culture. Participant teams will […]

Umatter® for Schools – Fall 2024

Online/Virtual

Umatter® for Schools aims to help teams build comprehensive suicide prevention awareness, strong and thoughtful conversation facilitation, understanding of roles and responsibilities, protocols for prevention and postvention situations, and be positioned to teach and train other school employees awareness basics in the effort to fortify a solid suicide prevention foundation and culture. Participant teams will […]

Helping Save Lives Using the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scales

Online/Virtual

The Columbia Protocol, also known as the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS), supports suicide risk assessment through a series of simple, plain-language questions that anyone can ask. The answers help users identify whether someone is at risk for suicide, assess the severity and immediacy of that risk, and gauge the level of support that the […]

Youth Mental Health First Aid

Online/Virtual

Sunshine Silver Lining and Vermont Care Partners invite you to sign up for a virtual Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course in the Fall of 2024. These trainings are open to Vermonters and those that serve and support Vermonters. There are 30 spots in each class, which are generously grant-funded by Vermont Care Partners. Please […]

Free

Umatter® for Schools – Fall 2024

Online/Virtual

Umatter® for Schools aims to help teams build comprehensive suicide prevention awareness, strong and thoughtful conversation facilitation, understanding of roles and responsibilities, protocols for prevention and postvention situations, and be positioned to teach and train other school employees awareness basics in the effort to fortify a solid suicide prevention foundation and culture. Participant teams will […]

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