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Suicide prevention efforts have largely focused on strategies to identify and get help for those who are at risk for suicide, but suicide prevention can also occur prior to the onset of risk to prevent the development of risk. Such “upstream” suicide prevention approaches may be able to inoculate individuals against suicide. One example of an upstream approach is the Good Behavior Game (GBG), a classroom management technique for use in elementary schools. A follow-up study of students who had the GBG in first and second grade found an almost 50% reduction in suicide attempts at age 20. This webinar will highlight the GBG and its theorized mechanism for reducing suicide attempts. In addition, other upstream approaches and the role of upstream approaches within the spectrum of wellness, prevention, treatment, and aftercare strategies for suicide prevention will be discussed. The potential long-term impact of upstream approaches in preventing a wide range of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders will be discussed, along with the practice implications of such findings.

By the end of the webinar participants will be able to:

1. Distinguish between health promotion, prevention, case identification & treatment, and aftercare strategies to prevent suicide.
2. Describe the Good Behavior Game and why it may reduce suicide attempts later in life.
3. Discuss, generally, the role early intervention programs can play in preventing suicide.
4. Value the potential contributions of upstream suicide prevention approaches when engaging in strategic planning of prevention initiatives.

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On September 10, 2012, the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention (Action Alliance) and the US Surgeon General launched a revised National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (NSSP) that will guide suicide prevention activities for years to come.  The revised NSSP emphasizes the role every American can play in protecting their friends, family members, and colleagues from suicide.  It also provides guidance for schools, businesses, health systems, clinicians, and many other sectors that takes into account nearly a decade of research and other advancements in the field since the last strategy was published. 

By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the main themes of the revised NSSP.
2. Know the strategic directions, goals, and objectives, of the revised NSSP.
3. Understand how the revised NSSP relates to their work.
4. Identify the key differences between the revised and the original NSSP.
5. Obtain tools for sharing the NSSP with their partners and colleagues.

Event Presenter(s)

Presenter(s): 

Jerry Reed, PhD, MSW, Director, Suicide Prevention Resource Center; Co-Lead National Strategy Task Force of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention

Daniel J. Reidenberg, PSY.D., FAPA, DAPA, BCPC, CRS, CMT, Executive Director of Suicide Awareness Voices of Education; Managing Director of the National Council for Suicide Prevention

Richard McKeon, PhD, MPH, Chief, Suicide Prevention Branch, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Morton M. Silverman, MD, Senior Advisor to the Suicide Prevention Resource Center; Senior Medical Advisor to The Jed Foundation

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This is the third webinar in the training program for new campus GLS grantees. This webinar will highlight key considerations for developing or revising campus crisis protocols, and legal considerations for student mental health. Julia Graff, Staff Attorney from the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, and M. Dolores Cimini (University of Albany, alumni grantee) will be presenting.

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This month’s Tribal Learning Collaborative topic will focus on recognizing the spirit of suicide and using cultural beliefs from the community to bring about Wellness. Participants will: Recognize the value of cultural ways of knowing and doing as part of a comprehensive suicide prevention approach, learn techniques that helped change the conversation for a specific community, and acknowledge that evaluation can support cultural programming in the prevention of suicide.

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Evaluations of interventions directed toward preventing suicidal behavior have shown that promoting connectedness is a promising suicide prevention strategy. Connectedness to others, including family members, teachers, coworkers, community organizations, and social institutions, is an important protective factor. Positive relationships can help increase a person’s sense of belonging, foster a sense of personal worth, and provide access to sources of support.

During this webinar, participants will learn why and how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made connectedness promotion a central focus of its suicide prevention efforts. In addition, presenters will describe programs that have promoted connectedness within specific populations including: older adults, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and African American youth. 

By the end of the webinar participants will:

1. Recognize the rationale for promoting connectedness as a suicide prevention strategy
2. Define factors that can increase connectedness in various settings
3. Identify ways to implement this suicide prevention strategy within their own communities

Additional resources to be referenced during the webinar:

• Promoting Individual, Family, and Community Connectedness to Prevent Suicidal Behavior
• School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing Protective Factors Among Youth
• Connectedness & Suicide Prevention in College Settings: Directions and Implications for Practice
• Suicidality Among Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth: The Role of Protective Factors
• Church-Based Social Support and Suicidality Among African Americans and Black Caribbeans
• Suicides in Late Life
• Culture Based Interventions in the Native Aspirations Project
• 2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action(See Goal 3.)

Event Presenter(s)

Presenter(s): 

Deb Stone, ScD, MSW, MPH, Behavioral Scientist, Division of Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Sean Joe, PhD, LMSW, Associate Professor, School of Social Work and Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan

Kimberly Van Orden, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center

Dolores Subia BigFoot, PhD, (Enrolled Member-Caddo Nation of Oklahoma), Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Presenter Biographies: 

Dolores Subia BigFoot, PhD, is an enrolled member of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and an Assistant Professor in the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. She directs the Indian Country Child Trauma Center, part of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, and provides consultation, training, and technical assistance to tribal, state, and federal agencies on child maltreatment, child trauma, and cultural issues. Dr. BigFoot is recognized for bringing traditional and spiritual practices and beliefs into the formal teaching and instruction of American Indian people and professionals working with Indigenous populations. Some of her accomplishments include directing Project Making Medicine, a national clinical training program built on the cultural adaptations of evidence based interventions; developing an American Indian parent training program, and authoring publications on topics ranging from child protection to cross cultural training for the Indian Health Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Department of Justice. She also provides clinical services in treatment of adolescent sex offenders and Parent Child Interaction Therapy.

Kim Van Orden, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She received her PhD in clinical psychology from Florida State University, with an emphasis on interpersonal processes in suicidal behavior, and completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Rochester focused on geriatric mental health. Her research addresses the role of social connectedness in the etiology and prevention of late-life suicide, in particular, applying the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide to understand the mechanisms of late-life suicide prevention. She is co-author of the book, The Interpersonal Theory of Suicide: Guidance for Working with Suicidal Clients, and is the Project Director and Co-Investigator on an on-going randomized trial of peer companionship for older adults that examines social connectedness as a mechanism for reducing suicide risk.  Dr. Van Orden maintains an active clinical practice providing cognitive behavioral therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy to older adults.

Sean Joe, PhD, LMSW, holds a joint position as Associate Professor in the School of Social Work and Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan’s School of Medicine. He is the Founder and Director of the Emerging Scholars Interdisciplinary Network (ESIN) and the Associate Director for Research and Training at the Program for Research on Black Americans at the Institute for Social Research.  Dr. Joe’s current research focuses on the role of religion in Black American suicidal behavior, adolescent mental health service use patterns, and salivary biomarkers for adolescent suicidal behavior. He has published in the areas of suicide, violence, and firearm-related violence.  Dr. Joe also serves on the scientific advisory board of the National Organization of People of Color Against Suicide, and co-chairs ESIN’S Working Group on Race, Culture, and Suicide, a national interdisciplinary group of researchers committed to advancing suicide research on populations of color. Dr. Joe is the 2009 recipient of the Edwin Shneidman Award from the American Association of Suicidology, the 2008 recipient of the Early Career Achievement Award from the Society for Social Work and Research, and was inducted as a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine and the 2012 Roundtable on Science in Social Work.

Deborah M. Stone, ScD, MSW, MPH, serves as a Behavioral Scientist in the Division of Violence Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  She received her doctoral degree from the Harvard School of Public Health, a joint Master’s degree in social work and public health, and a Bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Michigan. As a fellow in the CDC’s Public Health Prevention Service, Dr. Stone worked for two years at the Rhode Island Department of Health where she led efforts to develop the first statewide strategy for youth suicide prevention. From 2001-2007, she served as Project Director for the federally-funded National Center for Suicide Prevention Training, developing online suicide prevention workshops for health and mental health officials, providers, and community based coalitions. From 2007 to 2010, Dr. Stone consulted on suicide prevention with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Her research interests include the role of social connectedness in suicide prevention, and risk and protective factors of suicidal behavior among sexual minority youth.

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To live to see the great day that dawns: Preventing suicide by American Indian and Alaska Native youth and young adults

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During this webinar, State, Tribal and Campus grantees receive simple tips and resources that can help those who are developing new social marketing campaigns, exploring ways to make existing awareness campaign more effective and working to reach new audiences with their communications efforts.

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