Campus Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. January 17-19, 2007, Gaithersburg, MD. Discusses: existing best practices; the lexicon of “best practices” theory; and evaluating organizations.
Resource Types: Webinar/Presentation
Substance abuse and suicide prevention
Provides comprehensive data on suicides and suicide attempts which involved substance abuse. Describes SAMHSA’s plans for prevention.
Developing and marketing your suicide prevention message: A strategic approach (Presentation)
This presentation describes social marketing principles, provides a strategic planning model, discusses what is unique about suicide prevention messages, and examines some examples of messaging developed by colleges and universities.
SAMHSA’s national stigma reduction programs (Presentation)
Describes: National Anti-Stigma Campaign (NASC); Voice Awards; Participatory Dialogs; “Challenging stereotypes” booklet; and Resource Center to Address Stigma and Discrimination (ADS Center).
How do school staff benefit from gatekeeper training in suicide prevention?
State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. December 12–14, 2006, North Bethesda, MD. This presentation by Peter Wyman describes study that tested gatekeeper training in 32 secondary schools. It discusses which staff benefit and how and different types of Gatekeeper training for different staff.
But is it relevant? – Gatekeeper education in Idaho’s rural, frontier and tribal Areas
State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. December 12-14, 2006, North Bethesda, MD. Discusses how to modify suicide prevention trainings for rural and frontier communities needs.
School-based programs
State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. December 12–14, 2006, North Bethesda, MD. This presentation by Jeff Inman describes the school suicide prevention work of Prevention/Intervention Center of Cobb County (GA).
Suicide prevention in rural America
PowerPoint slides from the New York State Office of Mental Health Statewide Summit on Suicide Prevention in November 14-15, 2005. The slides cover the scope of the problem of suicide in rural America and discuss possible prevention steps.