A SAMHSA sponsored webinar developed under contract by the Mental Health America, will take place Monday, May 7, 2018 at 11:30am Eastern Time called “Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention in Schools.”
Description: With self-harm and suicide on the rise among youth, there is a growing need for the use of evidence-based practices to improve methods of intervention, support, and treatment. School-based and community settings offer many opportunities to employ such practices to foster positive behavioral change. This webinar will discuss the challenges in implementing prevention efforts in school-based settings, as well as best practices for supporting suicide prevention.
Learning objectives:
oLearn about innovative suicide prevention strategies for addressing adolescent suicide and self-harm
oIdentify the benefits and challenges of school-based, suicide and self-harm prevention efforts
oLearn about the use of current and new suicide and self-harm prevention tools in school-based settings
Presenters:
•Molly C. Adrian, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Washington
•Aaron R. Lyon, Ph.D. - Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington and Director, School Mental Health Assessment, Research, and Training (SMART) Center, University of Washington School of Medicine and College of Education
When in the seminar room, the Adobe Connect Log-in screen appears, select "Enter as a Guest," enter the name and state of the participant in the "Name" field (Ex. Jane Doe-AK) and click on "Enter Room." For attendees, this is a “listen only” webinar. Should they need to dial in, the instructions are on the note pad in the seminar room.
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If you have any questions please contact Kelle Masten via email at kelle.masten@nasmhpd.org or at 703-682-5187.
Thank you!
**We do not offer CEU credits however letters of attendance are offered upon request.
***Closed-captioning is available for this webinar.