All Research to Practice Webinars

Title	Date	Topics	Materials
Promoting Connectedness to Prevent Suicide Evaluations of interventions directed toward preventing suicidal behavior have shown that promoting...	Feb 28, 2013	American Indian-Alaska Native, Older Adults (55+), Black-African American, Risk and Protective Factors, Prevention Strategies	Promoting Connectedness to Prevent Suicide Presentation Slides Audio Presentation
The Revised National Strategy for Suicide Prevention On September 10, 2012, the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention (Action Alliance) and the US Surgeon...	Oct 3, 2012	Suicide Prevention 101, Policy and Legislation	Click here to download a copy of the presentation slides Click here to watch a recording of the webinar
Expanding Suicide Prevention to Include Upstream Approaches Suicide prevention efforts have largely focused on strategies to identify and get help for those who are at-risk for...	Sep 25, 2012	Younger Children (12 and under), School, Prevention Strategies	SPRC R2P Webinar Slides on Upstream Suicide Prevention 9.25.12.pdf SPRC R2P Upstream Suicide Prevention Recording 9.25.12.wmv
Sources of Strength: Preventing Suicide among High School Students through Peer Leadership and Adult Mentoring Sources of Strength is a program that trains diverse high school students to serve as peer leaders and connects them...	Jul 26, 2012	High School, School, Youth	R2P Sources of Strength Webinar slides combined.pdf R2P Sources of Strength Recording.mp3
Saving Our Youth: How One Native Community Reduced Teen Suicide Presenters will discuss an evidence-based program that reduced adolescent suicide rates in a Southwestern Native...	Mar 29, 2012	American Indian-Alaska Native, Best Practices, Cultural Competence, Evaluation, Suicidal Behavior, Awareness and Outreach, Partnerships and Coalitions, Guidelines and Protocols, Planning, Risk and Protective Factors, Program Development, Rural, Prevention Strategies	Saving Our Youth suicide presentation FINAL.pdf SPRC R2P Webinar-Saving Our Youth RECORDING.wmv
Bullying and Suicide Prevention Many schools and communities are struggling to find effective ways to prevent both bullying and suicidal behavior among...	Feb 2, 2012	Middle School, Younger Children (12 and under), High School, Suicidal Behavior, Risk and Protective Factors, School, Prevention Strategies, Youth	View the presentation Bullying and Suicide Prevention Recording.mp3
Suicidal Patients in the Emergency Department: Improving Care through Partnerships with Crisis Centers For those that experience suicidal crises and receive care in Emergency Departments (ED), suicide risk does not end...	Nov 8, 2011	ED-Hospital	View the presentation discussion27.mp3
Suicide Narratives in the News Media: What Effect Might They Have and What Can We Do? The news media do more than report facts, they tell stories about events and people. These narratives can influence...	Aug 4, 2011	Awareness and Outreach, Safe Messaging, News and Entertainment Media	to Listen to the discussion to View the presentation
Responding After a Suicide: Best Practices for Schools Schools that experience a suicide in their communities are often uncertain about how to respond and can benefit from...	May 26, 2011	Middle School, High School, Postvention and Crisis Response, Prevention Strategies	to View the presentation to Listen to the discussion
Advancing Suicide Prevention Practice in the Emergency Department Setting Suicide attempts make up an increasing proportion of emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations, and the...	Mar 31, 2011	ED-Hospital, Health Care	to Listen to the discussion to View the presentation
Suicide Prevention among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth: Expanding the Frame and Broadening Our Approaches This webinar will focus on reducing risk for suicide and increasing positive outcomes for lesbian, gay, bisexual and...	Jan 18, 2011	Awareness and Outreach, Safe Messaging, LGBT, Youth	to View the presentation to Listen to the discussion
TIP 50: Addressing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment TIP 50 “Addressing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment” was recently created by the Center...	Sep 28, 2010	Substance Abuse Treatment, Treatment (psychotherapies)	to View the presentation to Listen to the discussion
Promoting Mental Health and Preventing Suicide among Older Adults Older adults die by suicide at a higher rate than the national average. Every year, more than 5,000 Americans over...	Sep 14, 2010	Adults, Older Adults (55+)	to View the presentation to Listen to the discussion
Understanding Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Suicide Prevention Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), such as cutting, self-hitting, burning, and picking has been found to occur in 10 –...	Jul 27, 2010	High School, Self-Directed Violence (Self-Injury), Behavioral Health Disorders, School	to View the presentation Audio Presentation
Alcohol Use, Depression, and Young People: Implications for Addressing Suicide Risk An overview of what we know and don’t know about the impact of alcohol use on mental health and suicide and the...	Apr 29, 2010	Mood Disorders, Young Adult (18-25), Planning, Risk and Protective Factors, Behavioral Health Disorders, Program Development	to View the presentation to Listen to the discussion
Linking Together a Chain of Care: How Clinicians Can Prevent Suicide An overview of the rapidly developing evidence-base for best clinical practices in suicide prevention. This webinar...	Mar 30, 2010	Primary Care, ED-Hospital, Health Care, Mental Health Care	to View the presentation to Listen to the discussion
A Suicide Prevention Toolkit for Rural Primary Care The primary care setting presents an excellent opportunity for suicide prevention. Suicidal patients often visit...	Nov 17, 2009	Primary Care, Health Care, Rural	to View the presentation to Listen to the discussion
Understanding and using data for youth suicide prevention: a hands-on, crash course for beginners What would you do if the CDC issued a report citing an increase in youth suicides, and you were suddenly bombarded...	Jun 26, 2009	Surveillance Systems, Topic-Specific Data, Data and Statistics	to View the presentation to Listen to the discussion to Access handout
The Economic Crisis and Suicide Risk: Covering the Story News media outlets are increasingly covering the current economic meltdown and often linking it to reports of...	Mar 12, 2009	Awareness and Outreach, News and Entertainment Media	to View the presentation to Listen to the discussion
Preventing Youth Suicide in Rural America: Recommendations to States SPRC, in partnership with the Safe States Alliance (formerly STIPDA), recently released a report entitled Preventing...	Jan 16, 2009	Planning, Program Development, Rural, Youth	to View the presentation
The Best Practices Registry (BPR) for Suicide Prevention: A New Tool for Suicide Prevention Participants will learn: •The purpose and structure of the BPR, •The process and...	Aug 27, 2007	Best Practices, Prevention Strategies	to View the presentation to Listen to the discussion
Understanding US Suicide Trends, 1985-2004 Suicide rates in recent years have been characterized as worsening, in decline, and flat. Which is it, and how does...	Jun 19, 2007	Surveillance Systems, Topic-Specific Data, Data and Statistics	to View the presentation to Listen to the discussion
Sustainability During this discussion series, participants will learn: •To develop a broad view of sustainability planning...	Mar 29, 2007	Planning, Sustainability, Program Development	to View the presentation to Listen to the discussion
New Developments in Understanding and Treating Self-Injury The Discussion Series Webinars present informative and interesting topics of use to practitioners of suicide...	Jun 13, 2006	Self-Directed Violence (Self-Injury), Behavioral Health Disorders	to View the presentation
Suicide Prevention: Restricting Access to Lethal Means Participants will learn: •The efficacy of restricting access to various means of suicide as a strategy to...	Mar 23, 2006	Means Restriction, Prevention Strategies	discussion9.pdf
Incorporating Suicide Attempt Survivors in State & Local Suicide Prevention Efforts Dr. DeQuincy Lezine, the featured presenter, is a researcher with the University of Rochester and serves on the...	Jan 26, 2006	Partnerships and Coalitions, Program Development, Suicide Attempt Survivors	to View the presentation to Listen to the discussion
The Nomenclature of Suicidology: What's in a Name? This presentation reviews the development of nomenclature used in the field of suicidology. Dr. Silverman highlights...	Nov 22, 2005	Suicide Prevention 101	to View the presentation to Listen to the discussion
A Workplace Strategy for Preventing Suicide This session will address the significant problem of suicide among men in the middle years of life by examining the...	Oct 25, 2005	Adult (26-55), Adults, Males, Workplace	to View the presentation to Listen to the discussion
Creating Effective Suicide Prevention Strategies for the Hmong Community: We Are the Peace We Need. We Are Our Own Solutions The presentation highlights the different variables used to conceptualize strategies for suicide/violence prevention...	Sep 26, 2005	Asian American-Pacific Islander, Racial or Ethnic Groups	to View the presentation to Listen to the discussion
Suicide Prevention among Older Adults This session will review the data and describe the special characteristics pertaining to suicide in the elder...	Aug 11, 2005	Older Adults (55+)	to View the presentation to Listen to the discussion
Utah Youth Suicide Study Phase VI: Treatment for those at highest risk for suicide in Utah-Juvenile Offenders Phase VI of the Utah Youth Suicide Study. This phase, which is currently underway, is a treatment study that...	Mar 29, 2005	Corrections, Adolescent (13-17), Juvenile Justice, Youth	to View the presentation to Listen to the discussion
Identifying and Treating Students at Risk for Suicide: The AFSP College Screening Project Identifying and Treating Students at Risk for Suicide: The AFSP College Screening Project at the next SPRC...	Oct 7, 2004	College-University, Screening, Prevention Strategies	to View the presentation
USAF Suicide Prevention Program: Lessons for public health prevention in non-military ("normal") communities A presentation on lessons learned from the implementation of the US Air Force Suicide Prevention Program. The...	Aug 2, 2004	Planning, Program Development, Military-Veterans	to View the presentation to Listen to the discussion

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