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
