Suicide Prevention: Basic Skills and Resources

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 understanding 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, understand 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