Suicide Research Symposium
2025-04-25 08:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
The fourth annual Suicide Research Symposium will be taking place on April 23-25, 2025.
Like previous years, this Symposium will be free and take place virtually.
We envision this being a place where you have the opportunity to:

Present recent research findings
Stay informed on developments in suicide research
Advance inclusive and equitable practices in suicide research and prevention
Network, connect, and build a diverse community with other suicide researchers across disciplines

Umatter® for Schools Spring 2025
2025-04-29 08:30 - 11:30, 2025-05-06 08:30 - 11:30
This two-week virtual course teaches teams of school staff about engaging in suicide prevention in the school setting, including:
● How a staff person can support a student thinking about suicide
● How a school can respond after a suicide attempt or death
● How to implement suicide prevention curricula for students
This course includes both asynchronous, self-paced work and live Zoom sessions.
Dates and Times:
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 – 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 – 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Offered By: Center for Health and Learning (CHL)
Contact Cristina Maddocks at cristina@healthandlearning.org with any questions or for more information.

CAMS in a Telehealth Setting
2025-04-30 12:00 - 13:00
Join Kevin Crowley of CAMS Care (Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality), as he discusses suicide safe care telehealth practices to protect both the patient and the provider. Strategies for responding and supporting patients when suicidal ideation is disclosed during a telehealth call will be discussed. Dr. Crowley will suggest steps individuals and organizations can take to increase the safety of care provided over telehealth.

Burlington Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group
2025-05-07 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-06-04 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-07-02 18:00 - 19:30 | South Burlington Comfort Inn, 3 Dorset St, South Burlington, VT, 05403, United States
Burlington Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group
Please note: This is a peer support group, not a counseling group.

Where: Meetings are in-person at the South Burlington Comfort Inn

When: First Wednesday of each month from 6:00-7:30 pm

Contact: For more information text Bob at 802-922-4283

Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR)
2025-05-09 11:00 - 12:30 | Online/Virtual
Would you give yourself 90 minutes to learn to save a life? Learn the 3-step method during one introductory suicide prevention awareness virtual QPR Gatekeeper training. Anyone can make a difference. QPR is an emergency response to someone in a suicide crisis just as CPR is an emergency response to a physical health crisis.
We invite you to register in advance for QPR Gatekeeper suicide prevention awareness training on Zoom if you have not completed a suicide prevention training in the past two years. This is an interactive training. Please register at least one day prior to the training date.

Anxious Nation Video Screening
2025-05-09 17:30 - 19:30 | Craftsbury Public Library, 12 Church Lane, Carftsbury Common, VT, 05827, United States
“Anxious Nation explores and captures the many faces and facets of anxiety. This feature-length documentary takes a deep look into the crisis of anxiety and mental health in America, especially its impact on kids (ages 10-26) and families. We zero in on how anxiety shows up, the nurture/nature debate, what’s happening in homes and society that’s significantly adding to the problem, the crisis on college campuses, and the impact of anxiety and mental health in lower socioeconomic communities, especially the brown and black communities. We discuss stigma, loneliness, isolation, disconnection, the alarming rise in suicide, the dangers of social media, overmedication, incorrect diagnoses, and the horrific mental health ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
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Talk Saves Lives
2025-05-09 18:30 - 19:30 | Capitol Plaza, 100 State Street, Montpelier VT, VT, 05602, United States
Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention is AFSP’s 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.

AFSP Training for Presenters
2025-05-09 18:30 - 2025-05-10 14:00 | Capitol Plaza, 100 State Street, Montpelier VT, VT, 05602, United States
Training for presenters will provide interested community members and AFSP volunteers the information ans skills needed to present Talk Saves Lives and other AFSP programs.
This event kicks off Friday May 9th at 6:30pm with a Talk Saves Lives presentation, followed by a train the trainer for 9-2 on May 10th.
You must attend both events.
to register e-mail hwhite@afsp.org

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
2025-05-15 09:00 - 2025-05-16 17:00
ASIST is a two-day in-person workshop featuring powerful audiovisuals, discussions, and simulations.
You’ll learn how to recognize when someone may be thinking about suicide, and how to provide a skilled intervention and develop a safety plan with the person to connect them to further support.
You will also consider how personal and community attitudes about suicide affect someone’s openness to seek help and your ability to provide it.
This workshop will increase your willingness, confidence, and capacity to provide suicide first aid.
Knowledgeable, supportive trainers will guide you through the course, ensuring a comfortable and safe learning environment.
You must attend both days.
Register: https://nkhs.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F17341

Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group
2025-05-21 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-06-18 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-07-16 18:00 - 19:00
Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group
Where: On-line Participation via Zoom

When: Third Wednesday of each month from 6:00-7:00 pm

Contact: Call or Email Frederic at 802-498-5211 or Frederic.gluck@gmail for details and the Zoom link

You recently lost a loved one to suicide. Your feelings of grief, sadness, shock, isolation, anger, and guilt may seem overwhelming. You may wonder if you will ever recover. These are normal responses. There is help from others who, like you, have experienced this tragedy. We want to help you recover and, most of all, we want you to know that you are not alone.
This support group is open to all family members and friends of a loved one who has died by suicide. People of all ages, occupations, and religious affiliations are welcome. There is no fee, and you are welcome to attend as often as you would like.

Intro to Zero Suicide: An Overview of the Essential Elements Necessary in a Clinical Suicide Care Pathway
2025-05-27 12:00 - 13:00 | Online/Virtual
In this webinar, we will conduct a high-level overview of the Zero Suicide Framework and explore how this framework can be used to guide implementation of new and refined suicide care pathways. We will discuss the Essentials Elements associated with best practices in preventing suicide in ambulatory settings, with specific attention given to differences between adult and pediatric populations. We will explore available tools and resources related to Zero Suicide and Essential Elements of Care that can be used when building out or adapting suicide care pathways in primary care settings.

Youth Mental health First aid
2025-05-28 10:00 - 17:00 | Catamount Arts community room, 115 Eastern ave, St Johnsbury, 05819, United States
Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD), and eating disorders.

An Overview of the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
2025-05-30 09:00 - 10:30 | Online/Virtual
The C-SSRS is a tool that helps identify individuals at risk for suicide. It assesses the severity of that risk, and determines the appropriate level of support needed.
This free training led by Adam Lesser, MSW, LCSW, will teach you how to use the C-SSRS to:
Identify if someone is thinking about suicide
Assess the severity of their risk
Determine the right level of support
This is a training for anyone interested in implementing the use of the
C-SSRS tool.

Managing Eating Disorders and Suicidality in Children and Adolescents
2025-06-04 11:30 - 13:00
This training will be offered by Aubrey Carpenter, PhD in partnership with the Vermont Consultation & Psychiatry Access Program to promote knowledge of and comfort assessing/managing comorbid eating disorders and suicidality in youth.

Date: Wednesday, June 4th
Time: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM EST
Virtual Training: a zoom link will be provided to attendees
Cost: FREE
CEUs: 1.5 CEUs
*Applications are due May 16th

Umatter® Suicide Prevention Awareness Training of Trainers
2025-06-09 08:30 - 15:30 | Vermont State University – Randolph Campus, 113 Judd Drive, Randolph, VT, 05061, United States
When prepared, anyone can respond when someone needs help.
Join us and become equipped to facilitate Umatter® Suicide Prevention Awareness training in your community or place of work.
June 9, 2025
VT State University – Campus (Red School House 109)
124 Admin Drive, Randolf Center, VT 05061
8:30 – 3:30 pm
Breakfast and Lunch will be provided
In the morning, you’ll experience a full suicide prevention awareness workshop, and then spend the afternoon preparing to deliver awareness training to others.
Prerequisite:
Participation in one Umatter® Suicide Prevention Awareness training.

Suicide Prevention in the Healthcare Setting: Identifying and Managing at Risk Patients Using the Ask Suicide-Screening Questions Tool
2025-06-10 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-06-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Online/Virtual
In this training, Dr. Horowitz, Ph.D., MPH will discuss how screening and assessment fit into a 3-tiered clinical pathway that can be adapted to meet the needs of individual health care practices and systems.
Dr. Horowitz will also discuss effective suicide prevention practices and resources that provide guidance and support for healthcare providers.
1 FREE CEU approved for the following professions:
Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors
Allied Mental Health Professionals
Psychoanalysts
Psychologists
Social Work

Umatter® Suicide Prevention Awareness and Skills Training
2025-06-11 10:00 - 12:00
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 build a suicide prevention-aware community or workplace.
This training is designed and presented by Center for Health and Learning (CHL) under funding from the VT Department of Mental Health to the VT Suicide Prevention Center, a public-private partnership between VT DMH and CHL.
Participants learn basic knowledge and skills of suicide prevention including societal myths and attitudes, use of sensitive language, risk factors and warning signs, protective factors, considerations for populations at risk, examples of what to say and do, and local and national resources for help. Participants learn a three-step process for talking with someone who presents with risk for suicide. This learning exchange includes a discussion of best practices for suicide prevention in your organization or community setting.

CAMS-4TEENS Live Online Training
2025-06-13 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-06-27 08:00 - 12:00 | Online/Virtual
CAMS-4Teens™ was developed to train clinicians on how to adapt and implement the CAMS Framework® and the Suicide Status Form (SSF) for youth ages 12 and older. The training also provides updated information on the nature, epidemiology, and prevention of youth suicide, including a specific focus on reducing access to lethal means and how to work within and across systems of care.

Training on Assessment of PTSD and Suicide Risk Management in Veterans
2025-06-16 10:00 - 18:30, 2025-06-17 10:00 - 18:30
Cultural competence for clinicians working with Veterans and Service members includes developing familiarity with unique aspects of military culture that impact clinical care as well as common clinical issues faced by these populations. Accurate and comprehensive assessment of PTSD and suicide risk is important for developing effective treatment plans for Veterans and Service members. This two-day workshop aims to introduce participants to military culture and help them develop skills in assessing for two important clinical issues: post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicide risk.
Online Via Zoom
9-10 April 2025, 10:00 – 6:30 Eastern time
16-17 June 2025, 10:00 – 6:30 Eastern time
28-29 July 2025, 10:00 – 6:30 Eastern time
Applications can be completed through the Affinity CE system.
All initial applicants will be waitlisted until the application is vetted through the CDP/VA Project Managers. Applicants will be notified by email of the decision within approximately two weeks of the application.

Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR)
2025-06-18 09:00 - 11:30 | Online/Virtual
Would you give yourself 90 minutes to learn to save a life? Learn the 3-step method during one introductory suicide prevention awareness virtual QPR Gatekeeper training. Anyone can make a difference. QPR is an emergency response to someone in a suicide crisis, just as CPR is an emergency response to a physical health crisis.
We invite you to register in advance for QPR Gatekeeper suicide prevention awareness training on Zoom if you have not completed suicide prevention training in the past two years. This is an interactive training. Please register at least one day prior to the training date.

Conversations on Access to Lethal Means (CALM Conversations)
2025-07-14 12:00 - 14:00 | Online/Virtual
Many people who are at risk of suicide don’t seek help—but they often show signs they’re struggling.
Friends, family, and community members are in a powerful position to notice these signals and offer support.
CALM Conversations is a free, no-experience-needed workshop that helps you do just that.
Participants will learn how to:
Recognize suicide warning signs
Talk with someone who may be at risk
Reduce access to lethal means, especially firearms
Offer support in a calm, non-judgmental way
Whether you’re a concerned friend, parent, teacher, or neighbor, this training can help you feel more confident in responding and helping someone stay safe.

Crisis Support for Autistic People (virtual)
2025-07-16 13:30 - 15:30 | Online/Virtual
Suicide is a leading cause of premature death for autistic people. Yet, many professionals lack autism-specific knowledge and experience, potentially leading to miscommunications and misunderstandings with autistic individuals. Additionally, the suicide prevention resources and supports designed for the general public can unintentionally harm autistic people because autistic people think, communicate, and experience the world differently than non-autistic people.

Presenters: Rae Hartman Haight, Autism Studies Researcher; Brenna Maddox, PhD / Psychologist; Lisa Morgan, LSCW-cc / M.Ed. / Consultant
This strengths-based training aims to close that gap and improve crisis supports for autistic people. Training attendees will learn how to effectively communicate with and support an autistic person in crisis. The training will highlight recent research findings, powerful stories of lived experience, case scenarios, and autism-specific resources developed in collaboration with autistic adults.
Hosted by CHL
Funder Info: This training is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through the Vermont Department of Health.
