Format: Webinar, original date May 3, 2019
Hosted by: Infopeople, as part of the California State
Library Mental Health Initiative webinar series, Where Compassion Meets
Action
Length: 1 hour
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC),
suicide is the 10th
leading cause of death in the United States for all ages. There is one
death by
suicide every 12 minutes
and approximately 123 Americans die by
suicide every day. In this webinar, presenter Tana Teicheira, licensed
clinical social worker specializing in trauma
and suicide prevention,
will assist you in underst
anding
suicide statistics
and data, reasons
and risks related to
suicide and strategic interventions
and outcomes.
She will provide practical
skills in how to talk about
suicide
effectively, underst
and potential warning signs, ask relevant questions
to assess
suicide risks as well as access crisis
and emergency services.
Attendees will learn how
and where to engage mental health support
and
care as well as create proactive prevention environments. to better serve this growing demographic, no matter the
library, community, or budget.
Presented by: Tana Teicheira
