American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention offers a number of virtual events related to suicide prevention, education, and awareness.
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https://afsp.org/calendar/
QPR
QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide.
QPR is a two-hour educational program designed to teach professionals as well as lay “gatekeepers” the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to respond. The process follows three steps: (1) Question the person’s desire or intent regarding suicide, (2) Persuade the person to seek and accept help, and (3) Refer the person to appropriate resources.
Schedule a Training:
https://cce.upmc.com/content/qpr-suicide-prevention-gatekeeper-training-20#group-tabs-node-course-default1
Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health First Aid is a course that teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health conditions and substance use disorders. The training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis.
To schedule a MHFA training in Allegheny County, contact B. James McDowell, Training & Technical Assistance Coordinator for the Allegheny County Department of Human Services by phone at (412) 350-4288 or by email at
james.mcdowell2@alleghenycounty.us.
CAMS
CAMS stands for the “Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality” (CAMS).
CAMS is a clinical philosophy of care and a therapeutic framework for suicide-specific assessment and treatment of a patient’s suicidal risk.
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https://cams-care.com/
ASIST
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day intensive, interactive, and practice-dominated course designed to help caregivers recognize risk and learn how to intervene to prevent the immediate risk of suicide. The workshop is for all caregivers including professionals, paraprofessionals, and lay people. The workshop is designed to help caregivers become more willing, ready, and able to help persons at risk.
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https://cce.upmc.com/ASIST#group-tabs-node-course-default1
Prevent Suicide PA
Prevent Suicide PA gathers trainings from multiple different sources that provide education surrounding suicide prevention.
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https://preventsuicidepa.org/trainings/all-trainings/
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
The
Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) is the only federally supported resource center devoted to advancing the implementation of the
National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. SPRC is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). SPRC provides in-person trainings, online courses, webinars, and other virtual learning experiences.
Learn More
https://sprc.org/training/
Counseling on Access to Lethal Means
Reducing access to lethal means, such as firearms and medication, can determine whether a person at risk for suicide lives or dies.
This course is about how to reduce access to the methods people use to kill themselves. It covers who needs lethal means counseling and how to work with people at risk for suicide—and their families—to reduce access.
This course can be completed in approximately two hours. You do not have to complete the course in one session. You can exit the course at any time and return later to the place where you left off.
Learn More
https://zerosuicidetraining.edc.org/
Additional Trainings
Community Course: Making it Matter with Micro-Interventions
Building Resilient Communities with DBT Skills and Micro-Interventions
https://training.ursulawhiteside.org/p/micro-interventions-now?affcode=346122_682vo98u
Zero Suicide Trainings and Courses
https://zerosuicide.edc.org/resources/trainings-courses
Zero Suicide Alliance Trainings
https://www.zerosuicidealliance.com/training
To find more events related to suicide prevention, education, and awareness, visit our
Events Calendar.