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NEW! SPRC announces upcoming webinar Promoting Mental Health and Preventing Suicide Among Older Adults Sept. 14, 2010, 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET
Every year, more than 5,000 Americans over the age of 65 die by suicide, a death toll that is largely preventable. Speakers Chris Miara (SPRC), Rosalyn Blogier (SAMHSA) and Yeates Conwell (University of Rochester) will review research associated with suicide among older adults, including risk and protective factors and effective suicide prevention strategies. In addition, this webinar will specifically address the issue of suicide risk and prevention in the context of community programs and residential facilities. It will also share information learned during the development of the new SAMHSA toolkit, Promoting Mental Health and Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for Senior Living Communities. Direct registration questions to Tiffany Kim, SPRC Project Coordinator, at 202-572-3717 or tkim@edc.org

For more information: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/212444497

NEW! Wyoming Health Department & Well Aware announce Fall 2010 webinar series on Youth Suicide Prevention
Suicidology experts will present in a series of three national webinars funded in part by the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act. All webinars will be held 3:30-4:30 p.m. ET. The webinars include: Schools and Suicide: Latest and Best School-Based Strategies, Sept. 29, with Madelyn S. Gould; Those Left Behind: Helping Students Who Have Lost a Peer to Suicide, Oct. 12, with David A. Brent; and Crisis Response: When a Student Dies by Suicide, Nov. 3, with Scott Poland.

For more information: http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/599061/8b162ada3c/287705287/fa6a0d59ea/

SAMHSA announces open submissions period for NREPP
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration has announced the 2011 open submissions period for the National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP). NREPP is a voluntary rating and classification system designed to provide the public with reliable information on the scientific basis and practicality of interventions that prevent and/or treat mental and substance use disorders. Developers are invited to submit evidence-based programs during the November 1, 2010 - February 1, 2011 submissions period.

For more information: http://www.nrepp.samhsa.gov/

IASP provides resources for World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) 2010
To support WSPD observances globally, the International Association for Suicide Prevention board has created a brochure, a Suggested World Suicide Prevention Day Activities sheet and other resources. Members of the suicide prevention community are invited to submit their own planned activities to share online. The theme of this year’s World Suicide Prevention Day (held September 10 of each year) is Many Faces, Many Places: Suicide Prevention across the World.

For more information: http://www.iasp.info/wspd/

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National:
Katrina’s toll includes rise in suicide, mental illness

State and Tribal:
Michigan : Kalamazoo’s Gryphon Place turns 40: Agency known for suicide prevention offers much more

International:
Australia: Howard’s gun buyback slashed firearm suicides

 

The Sixth World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioral Disorders