Suicide Prevention: Suicide Assessment and Response for K12 Populations (Part 1 of 5)
Suicide Prevention: Suicide Assessment and Response for K12 Populations (Part 1 of 5)
This course focuses on the ways in which responding to mental health crisis and risk of suicide in a school setting presents unique challenges and considerations for mental health practitioners, educators, and parents. Participants will learn recommended best practices for assessing children and adolescents for suicide and initiating appropriate responses to youth experiencing thoughts of suicide in a K-12 school setting. Special attention is given to common screening and assessment tools used in school settings, best practices for utilizing an interdisciplinary team approach to respond to youth experiencing thoughts of suicide in a school setting, and ways to identify risk and protective factors for youth and adolescents at risk of suicide.
This Suicide Prevention Series is a collaboration between the Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center and the Mountain Plains Prevention Technology Transfer Center. Both centers are funded by SAMHSA.
Certificate of Completion
Suicide Prevention: World Class Resources to Discover Genetic Risks for Suicide Death (Part 2 of 5)
Suicide Prevention: World Class Resources to Discover Genetic Risks for Suicide Death (Part 2 of 5)
Suicide leads to over 47,000 preventable deaths annually in the U.S. alone. In addition, suicide has increased by 33% in the U.S. in the last two decades. While environment plays a critical role, suicide has a strong genetic component.
With the unique resources available to the Utah Suicide Research Program, we have the opportunity to make significant contributions to the understanding of this genetic aspect of suicide risk, with the ultimate goal of development
of personalized interventions. This course will give an update on research progress and how results may impact the future of prevention and treatment.
This Suicide Prevention Series is a collaboration between the Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center and the Mountain Plains Prevention Technology Transfer Center. Both centers are funded by SAMHSA.
Certificate of Completion
Suicide Prevention: School-Based Suicide Prevention Interventions for K-12 Populations (Part 3 of 5)
Suicide Prevention: School-Based Suicide Prevention Interventions for K-12 Populations (Part 3 of 5)
Participants in this course will learn the youth suicide prevalence nationally and the implications to schools. They will also be able to familiarize themselves with multi-tiered systems of positive behavior and social emotional learning. In addition, how the multi-tiered systems support the prevention of suicide. Finally, the course will discuss ways to build capacity and sustainability of these services in K-12 schools.
This Suicide Prevention Series is a collaboration between the Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center and the Mountain Plains Prevention Technology Transfer Center. Both centers are funded by SAMHSA.
Certificate of Completion
Suicide Prevention: Crisis Response Planning for Suicidal Patients: An introduction (Part 4 of 5)
Suicide Prevention: Crisis Response Planning for Suicidal Patients: An introduction (Part 4 of 5)
Participants in this course will learn the youth suicide prevalence nationally and the implications to schools. They will also be able to familiarize themselves with multi-tiered systems of positive behavior and social emotional learning. In addition, how the multi-tiered systems support the prevention of suicide. Finally, the course will discuss ways to build capacity and sustainability of these services in K-12 schools.
This Suicide Prevention Series is a collaboration between the Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center and the Mountain Plains Prevention Technology Transfer Center. Both centers are funded by SAMHSA.
Certificate of Completion
Suicide Prevention: Suicide Prevention and Intervention for Transition Age Youth on College Campuses (Part 5 of 5)
Suicide Prevention: Suicide Prevention and Intervention for Transition Age Youth on College Campuses (Part 5 of 5)
Higher education settings are increasingly tasked with responding to the mental health needs of students and transition age youth on campuses. This course will focus on increasing faculty and staff understanding of suicidality and best practices for supporting students and transition age youth experiencing thoughts of suicide. Particular attention will be given to identifying warning signs for suicidality, best practices for screening and referring individuals to campus based care and best practices for suicide interventions for college and transition age youth.
This Suicide Prevention Series is a collaboration between the Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center and the Mountain Plains Prevention Technology Transfer Center. Both centers are funded by SAMHSA.
Certificate of Completion