This videocast of a discussion panel convened by the National Institute of Mental Health in observance of World Suicide Prevention Day, 2011, featuring suicide prevention experts and researchers can serve as a primer for someone who is new to suicide prevention.
Resource Types: Webinar/Presentation
Break the silence for suicide attempt survivors
This TED Talk features J.D. Schramm relating the story of his suicide attempt as a way to encourage discussion about suicide attempts/attempt suvivors and to encourage the development of resources geared toward assisting attempt survivors.
Identifying priority problems and setting goals on campus
Counselor/Psychology faculty member discusses priority mental health and help-seeking problems identified and how they were addressed by stakeholders.
Understanding the rise in suicide attempts in Latina teens
This webinar examines the high rate of suicide attempts by adolescent Latinas in the United States and potential reasons. It reviews research findings, theoretical explanations, and approaches to intervention with the teenagers and their families.
Suicide postvention in the school community
These 51 slides discuss considerations for postvention that involve all school personnel. Topics covered include contagion, risk identification, memorialization, and dealing with the media.
Tennessee’s state-wide Gatekeeper training: Preliminary outcomes and lessons learned
Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting, January 5-9, 2009, Phoenix, AZ. Presents an evaluation of the Tennessee Lives Count (TLC) Youth Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training, based on six month interviews and Serious Incident Reports collected from the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services.
Suicide prevention for deaf/hard of hearing youth
Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting, January 5-9, 2009, Phoenix, AZ. Describes risk factors for the population group and suicide prevention activities at the Wisconsin School for the Deaf.
Generating an action plan for preventing college student suicide
This presentation (especially slides 51-68) includes a description of the SPRC/Jed Foundation Comprehensive Approach to Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Promotion, a community-based approach to the unique environment of colleges and universities. It is adapted from the U.S. Air Force Suicide Prevention Program and is based upon best practices and the research on risk and protective factors for suicide.
Building capacity to meet the demand for services: Beyond the therapist’s office
Campus Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. January 17-19, 2007, Gaithersburg, MD. Discusses the relationships between ideation and attempts, models and theories which contribute to understanding suicidal behavior, the psychological needs of suicidal patients and how prevention and treatment practices can incorporate that understanding of those needs.
Use of screening to identify and engage students at risk: Overview of campus screening
Campus Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. January 17-19, 2007, Gaithersburg, MD. Highlights key issues in designing and implementing a campus-based program to screen students for suicide risk and encourage them to seek help.