Suicide Prevention


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2013 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

2013 Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention Brochure

The Beyond the Basics conference is a “best practice” conference offering participants in-depth and progressive information and the latest research in the field of suicide...

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2014 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

2014 Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention Brochure

The Beyond the Basics conference serves as a “best practice” conference offering participants in-depth and progressive information and the latest research in the field of...

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2015 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

2015 Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention Brochure

The Beyond the Basics conference serves as a “best practice” conference offering participants in-depth and progressive information and the latest research in the field of...

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

2016 Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention Brochure

The Beyond the Basics conference serves as a “best practice” conference offering participants in-depth information and the latest research in the field of suicide and...

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2012 • The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients

A Practical, Evidence-Based Approach for Means-Restriction Counseling With Suicidal Patients

From Professional Psychology: Research and Practice 2011, Vol. 42, No. 5, 339–346

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2013 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Adolescents at Risk for Suicide: Early Recognition and Intervention

Dr. King’s remarks provided an up-to-date overview of suicide risk factors among adolescents, highlighting several excellent targets for prevention and early intervention.

American Association of Suicidology (AAS)

AAS promotes research, public awareness programs, public education and training for professionals and volunteers. In addition, AAS serves as a national clearinghouse for information on...

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)

AFSP raises awareness, funds scientific research and provides resources and aid to those affected by suicide.

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2015 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Assessing and Treating Self-Injury

Non-suicidal self-injury in adolescents is a serious behavior in its own right but its relationship to suicide makes it crucial that clinicians understand the function...

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Beyond School Suicide Awareness and Prevention Training: Trained Staff…Now What?

Maine law (passed April 2013) requires all schools to have Gatekeeper trained staff and to provide all school personnel with suicide awareness and prevention training....

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2013 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Bringing Suicide Prevention into Primary Care

Primary care is well-positioned to screen for suicide risk, provide brief interventions, and triage to specialty mental health services. The focus of this session was...

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Caring About Lives in Maine — Award Recipients

A list of the 2016 recipients.

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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

College Mental Health/USM Cares Suicide Prevention Program: Understanding, Responding, Connecting

This workshop will review the current status of college mental health and discuss the USM Cares Suicide Prevention program at the University of Southern Maine....

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2014 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale — C-SSRS Admission Risk Assessment

The Psychometric Properties of the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) are used extensively across primary care, clinical practice, surveillance, research, and institutional settings. The C-SSRS...

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2014 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale — C-SSRS Discharge Assessment

The Psychometric Properties of the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) are used extensively across primary care, clinical practice, surveillance, research, and institutional settings. The C-SSRS...

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2014 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale — Screen Version

The Psychometric Properties of the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) are used extensively across primary care, clinical practice, surveillance, research, and institutional settings. The C-SSRS...

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Coming Out and Substance Abuse

For over four decades, and in spite of reports of elevated risk of suicidal behavior for LGBT individuals, little attention has been given to this...

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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Community Connections: Suicide Prevention in Rural Primary Care

This breakout session will provide an overview of the WICHE Suicide Prevention in Rural Primary Care Toolkit and how elements of this toolkit have been...

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2013 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Community Crisis Intervention — Evaluating and Maintaining Safety — Accessing Crisis Supports

Maine provides direct access to crisis intervention for anyone requesting those services via a statewide network of crisis intervention teams. In this panel discussion, the...

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2012 • The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients

Core Competencies in Suicide Risk Assessment and Management: Implications for Supervision

Training and Education in Professional Psychology 2008, Vol. 2, No. 4, 219–228

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2012 • The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients

Countertransference Hate in the Treatment of Suicidal Patients

From Arch Gen Psychiatry Vol 30, May 1974

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2015 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Creative Pathways to Resilience: Restorative Interventions for Children, Adults, and Families Coping with Suicide Bereavement

A death by suicide is often traumatic and complicated for those left behind. Suicide loss puts the bereaved at a higher risk for developing a...

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2015 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Creative Pathways to Resilience References/Bibliography

A death by suicide is often traumatic and complicated for those left behind. Suicide loss puts the bereaved at a higher risk for developing a...

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2015 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Culture, Care & Suicide Prevention: Perspectives to Develop Reflective Practices and Cultural Humility

During this interactive session, we will consider how culture frames our practice and share what we’ve learned from our suicide prevention work. Examples from Dr....

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2014 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Current Suicide Risk Assessment

Following last year’s Beyond the Basics keynote presentation by Kelly Posner, PhD., this session will explore the experience and insight gained from over 100,000 assessments...

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2013 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Depression and Demoralization in Chronic Disease

In this session, Dr. Singer reviewed the reciprocal relationships between major depression, emotional resilience and chronic disease. The themes of quality of life, hopefulness, acceptance,...

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Elderly Suicide Fact Sheet Based on 2012 Data (2014)

Suicide prevention in older adulthood is made challenging by the high lethality of older adults’ suicidal behavior; few survive their first attempt to harm themselves....

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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Exploring Self Injury in Adolescence

This workshop is for people who may become perplexed or anxious when attempting to intervene with individuals who engage in cutting and other self-inflicted harming...

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2014 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Grief After Suicide: Walking the Journey with Survivors

This workshop will provide a focused overview of the impact of suicide on survivors, and the clinical and support responses that are needed after a...

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2014 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Grief After Suicide: Walking the Journey with Survivors — Suicide Reading List

This workshop will provide a focused overview of the impact of suicide on survivors, and the clinical and support responses that are needed after a...

How to Safely Store and Get Rid of Medicines

This pamphlet contains information on storage and disposal of medications.

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

How You Can Play a Role in Preventing Suicide

The effects of suicide are not limited to those who die. Suicide is a serious public health problem that has shattered the lives of millions...

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2012 • The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients

Informed Consent and General Information About Your Psychology Appointment

This resource is from CCSME’s September 10, 2012 training, “The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients,” with M. David Rudd, PhD, ABPP. The event...

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2012 • The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients

Informed Consent Sample Contract

This resource is from CCSME’s September 10, 2012 training, “The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients,” with M. David Rudd, PhD, ABPP. The event...

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2012 • The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients

Informed Consent with Suicidal Patients

This resource is from CCSME’s September 10, 2012 training, “The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients,” with M. David Rudd, PhD, ABPP. The event...

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2012 • The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients

Informed Consent with Suicidal Patients: Rethinking Risks in (and out of) Treatment

From Psychotherapy Theory, Research, Practice, Training 2009, Vol. 46, No. 4, 459–468

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2012 • The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients

Instructions for Your Treatment Journal

This resource is from CCSME’s September 10, 2012 training, “The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients,” with M. David Rudd, PhD, ABPP. The event...

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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Involving Families in LGBT Youth Suicide Prevention

This presentation will summarize what we know – don’t know – about the prevalence of suicide death and suicide attempts in LGBTQ populations across the...

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Late Life Suicide: Prevention and Intervention

Suicide prevention in older adulthood is made challenging by the high lethality of older adults’ suicidal behavior; few survive their first attempt to harm themselves....

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Late Life Suicide: Prevention and Intervention

Suicide prevention in older adulthood is made challenging by the high lethality of older adults’ suicidal behavior; few survive their first attempt to harm themselves....

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2014 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

LD 609: “An Act to Increase Suicide Awareness and Prevention in Maine Public Schools” — Frequently Asked Questions

This session will provide the audience with an overview of Maine’s new suicide awareness and prevention training law for school personnel that goes into effect...

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2015 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Lethal Means Access 2011 Media Campaign

The Rhode Island Department of Health sought to engage in suicide prevention with youth, ages 15-24, through the Rhode Island Youth Suicide Prevention Project, a...

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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

LGBT Suicide Risk: From Knowledge to Prevention

This presentation will summarize what we know – don’t know – about the prevalence of suicide death and suicide attempts in LGBTQ populations across the...

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Living and Loving One Another in the Shadow of Suicide

Kate Braestrup, author and chaplain with the Maine Warden Service, gives the closing remarks at the 2016 Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention Conference.

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Maine Crisis Network

Maine’s statewide crisis intervention program is available 24/7 for anyone experiencing mental health concerns. This session will describe how crisis intervention works, what support services...

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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Maine National Guard Suicide Programs

An overview of military culture, how this culture inhibits some from seeking intervention against suicide and other behavioral health assistance, and what are some of...

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2014 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Maine Organizations Working with LGBTQ Youth

LGBTQ identified youth in Maine report three times the rate of suicide attempts than their peers. Schools and community members can help address this issue...

Maine Statewide Crisis Hotline

1-888-568-1112 (Voice) | 711 (Maine Relay) If you are concerned about yourself or about somebody else, call the crisis hotline. This will connect you to...

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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Military 101: An Introduction to the Structure and Culture of the Military

An overview of military culture, how this culture inhibits some from seeking intervention against suicide and other behavioral health assistance, and what are some of...

National Council Shareables and Infographics

The National Council produces lots of original content that is designed to be re-used by everyone to further education and awareness. Here is their resource...

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

1-800-273-TALK (8255) The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and...

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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

OFFICER DOWN: Portrait of a Police Suicide

Participants will be presented with an intimate glimpse into the life and suicide death of a 19- year veteran police officer. Police culture and the...

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Older Adult Suicide Prevention Resources

Suicide prevention in older adulthood is made challenging by the high lethality of older adults’ suicidal behavior; few survive their first attempt to harm themselves....

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2013 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

On the Road to Suicide Prevention — Innovation in Risk Assessment: Improving Care Delivery and Redirecting Scarce Resources

Prevention depends upon appropriate identification and screening. Dr. Posner discussed a gold-standard, innovative suicide risk screening tool. Numerous states, countries, and branches of the military...

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Postvention Support after a Suicide: Lessons Learned from Schools and Communities

When someone dies by suicide or a significant suicide attempt occurs, the people exposed to the loss can feel overwhelmed by the grief reaction that...

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Preventing Suicide: A Global Imperative

Key messages.

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2015 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Resources About Suicide Loss

A death by suicide is often traumatic and complicated for those left behind. Suicide loss puts the bereaved at a higher risk for developing a...

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2013 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Screening for Youth Suicide Risk in Emergency Medical Settings

This session provided a “best practices” update concerning brief screening approaches for use in emergency medical settings or other settings that serve large numbers of...

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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Self-Injury Facts

This workshop is for people who may become perplexed or anxious when attempting to intervene with individuals who engage in cutting and other self-inflicted harming...

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2013 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Separating the Wheat from the Chaff: Identification & Triage Using the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)

Use of the C-SSRS can improve patient safety and help relieve anxiety about not having the “right questions” to ask in identifying high risk individuals....

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2014 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Sexual Violence, Slut Shaming, and Suicide Prevention

Over the last few years, media reports of teens who kill themselves because of gender-based bullying, sexual harassment, and/or sexual violence have increased. This session...

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2015 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Social Atom (Blank)

A death by suicide is often traumatic and complicated for those left behind. Suicide loss puts the bereaved at a higher risk for developing a...

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2012 • The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients

Standard Suicide Risk Assessment Preprinted Form

This resource is from CCSME’s September 10, 2012 training, “The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients,” with M. David Rudd, PhD, ABPP. The event...

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Strategic Direction for the Prevention of Suicidal Behavior: Promoting Individual, Family, and Community Connectedness to Prevent Suicidal Behavior

This document describes a five-year vision for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) work to prevent fatal and nonfatal suicidal behavior. The strategic...

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Suggested Protocol for Resident Verbalizing Suicidal Ideation or Plan

Suicide prevention in older adulthood is made challenging by the high lethality of older adults’ suicidal behavior; few survive their first attempt to harm themselves....

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2012 • The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients

Suicidal Thought Record

This resource is from CCSME’s September 10, 2012 training, “The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients,” with M. David Rudd, PhD, ABPP. The event...

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2012 • The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients

Suicidality in Clinical Practice: Anxieties and Answers

From the Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol: In Session 62: 157–159, 2006.

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2014 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Suicide and Suicide Prevention in Older Adults

In this plenary presentation, Dr. Podgorski will focus on a two-pronged approach to suicide prevention in older adults—promoting mental health and reducing risk factors. She...

Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE)

SAVE’s mission is to prevent suicide through public awareness and education, reduce stigma, and serve as a resource to those touched by suicide.

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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Suicide in Old Age

This session will review the known risk factors for suicide in older adults. Loss of will to live, passive suicide, rationale suicide and assisted suicide...

Suicide Prevention | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

CDC’s page on suicide prevention.

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2014 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Suicide Prevention in Senior Living Communities

This session will address competencies and skills that aging service professionals need to become competent and comfortable creating senior living communities that promote good mental...

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Suicide Prevention: It’s All About Connection

Self-directed violence, including fatal and non-fatal suicidal behavior, is a serious public health problem affecting all ages, and exacts a high toll on everyone it...

Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)

SPRC provides technical assistance, training, and materials to increase the knowledge and expertise of suicide prevention practitioners and other professionals serving people at risk for...

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2013 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Suicide Prevention: Self-Care for the Care Givers

Working with or caring for people who are suicidal can lead to high levels of stress and possibly secondary trauma. This workshop helped participants identify...

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2015 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Suicide-Proof Your Home (version 1)

The Rhode Island Department of Health sought to engage in suicide prevention with youth, ages 15-24, through the Rhode Island Youth Suicide Prevention Project, a...

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2015 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Suicide-Proof Your Home (version 2)

The Rhode Island Department of Health sought to engage in suicide prevention with youth, ages 15-24, through the Rhode Island Youth Suicide Prevention Project, a...

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2015 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Suicide Proofing Your Home (English)

The Rhode Island Department of Health sought to engage in suicide prevention with youth, ages 15-24, through the Rhode Island Youth Suicide Prevention Project, a...

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2015 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Suicide Proofing Your Home (Spanish)

The Rhode Island Department of Health sought to engage in suicide prevention with youth, ages 15-24, through the Rhode Island Youth Suicide Prevention Project, a...

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2015 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Suicide Proofing Your Home: Lessons Learned from Rhode Island’s Means Restriction Media Campaign from 2010–2012

The Rhode Island Department of Health sought to engage in suicide prevention with youth, ages 15-24, through the Rhode Island Youth Suicide Prevention Project, a...

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2014 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Suicide Risk Assessment in Clinical Practice

Following last year’s Beyond the Basics keynote presentation by Kelly Posner, PhD., this session will explore the experience and insight gained from over 100,000 assessments...

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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Suicide Risk/Mental Health Crisis/Emergency Protocol

This breakout session will provide an overview of the WICHE Suicide Prevention in Rural Primary Care Toolkit and how elements of this toolkit have been...

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2014 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Supporting LGBTQ Youth in Maine

LGBTQ identified youth in Maine report three times the rate of suicide attempts than their peers. Schools and community members can help address this issue...

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2015 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Talking to Children About Suicide

A death by suicide is often traumatic and complicated for those left behind. Suicide loss puts the bereaved at a higher risk for developing a...

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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

The Assessment and Management of Suicide Risk: The Basics

This workshop will provide an empirically derived approach for the assessment and immediate clinical management of suicide risk. Over the last several years, there has...

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2014 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

The Basics of School-Based Suicide Awareness and Prevention, Including Maine’s New Training Law

This session will provide the audience with an overview of Maine’s new suicide awareness and prevention training law for school personnel that goes into effect...

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2012 • The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients

The Case Against No-Suicide Contracts: The Commitment to Treatment Statement as a Practice Alternative

From the Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol: In Session 62: 243–251, 2006.

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

The Functional Assessment of Self-Mutilation (FASM)

One of the most challenging problems for school professionals is dealing effectively with non-suicidal self-injury. Of special concern is that self-injury has recently moved from...

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2012 • The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients

The Realities of Risk, the Nature of Hope, and the Role of Science: A Response to Cook and VandeCreek

Psychotherapy Theory, Research, Practice, Training 2009, Vol. 46, No. 4, 474–475

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

The Role of Senior Living Community Professionals in Preventing Suicide

Suicide prevention in older adulthood is made challenging by the high lethality of older adults’ suicidal behavior; few survive their first attempt to harm themselves....

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

The Stages of Coming Out

For over four decades, and in spite of reports of elevated risk of suicidal behavior for LGBT individuals, little attention has been given to this...

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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

The Story of a Suicide

From The New Yorker. This breakout session will provide an overview of the WICHE Suicide Prevention in Rural Primary Care Toolkit and how elements of...

The Trevor Project

Trevor Lifeline: 1-866-488-7386 A crisis intervention and suicide prevention phone service available 24/7. The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and...

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

The Way Forward: Pathways to hope, recovery, and wellness with insights from lived experience

This report advances Objective 10.3 of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Engage suicide attempt survivors in suicide prevention planning, including support services, treatment, community...

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2015 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

The Zero Suicide Approach: Providing Suicide Safer Care in Health Care Settings

As a leader in the field of suicide prevention and an effective change-agent, Dr. Hogan will set the stage for change by describing the scope...

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2013 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Tools for Implementing Suicide Prevention in Primary Care

The focus of this breakout session was on discussing the tools to implementing effective suicide prevention programs in the primary care setting, including training, routine...

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Understanding, Managing, and Treating Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

One of the most challenging problems for school professionals is dealing effectively with non-suicidal self-injury. Of special concern is that self-injury has recently moved from...

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Understanding, Managing, and Treating Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

One of the most challenging problems for school professionals is dealing effectively with non-suicidal self-injury. Of special concern is that self-injury has recently moved from...

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Valuable GLBT Resources

For over four decades, and in spite of reports of elevated risk of suicidal behavior for LGBT individuals, little attention has been given to this...

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2014 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Working Together: Law Enforcement and Mental Health/Crisis Services

This timely discussion will highlight effective models of collaboration between local law enforcement and the regional crisis teams in their areas. Representatives from the Waterville,...

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2013 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Working with Chronically Suicidal Clients is Not as Hard as You Think – Honest!

Chronically suicidal clients are often blamed for their behavior, most frequently because of the frustration of the people caring for them. This frustration is certainly...

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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Youth Suicide Prevention: Looking Upstream

Knowing risk and protective factors for youth suicidal behavior and understanding how they function is critical to preventing suicide. While clinicians use these factors to...

Youth Suicide Prevention Program (YSPP)

YSPP’s mission is to reduce youth suicidal behaviors through public education, training, and local community advocacy. They provide education and training in schools and community...

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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Youth Suicide Risk and Protective Factors: Implications for Prevention

Knowing risk and protective factors for youth suicidal behavior and understanding how they function is critical to preventing suicide. While clinicians use these factors to...