The Next Step in Suicide Prevention

Despite considerable effort by the mental healthcare industry and widespread use of the Columbia screening tool, suicide deaths in the United States have been tragically increasing since at least 1999. The CDC estimates that 49,449 people died by suicide in 2022.

In light of this critical challenge, it is important for the industry to move to the next step in suicide prevention and quality care, to grow our understanding of why people die by suicide, continually improve our ability to recognize imminent risk and systematically utilize practical tools and strategies for prevention.

This webinar addresses those elements and how to access a related free program of in-depth online video training and resources for behavioral healthcare providers created by Dr. Thomas Joiner and the Mental Health Risk Retention Group.

The program represents a significant next step and is based on the same evidence-based protocol used by the 988 suicide prevention lifeline.

Learning objectives:

1. Increase understanding of why people die by suicide and be able to describe three crucial, suicide risk factors identified by the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide.
2. Improve ability to recognize suicide risk by identifying eight warning signs of imminent risk.
3. Describe why multiple channels of information are important when doing a suicide risk assessment.
4. Access a free program of in-depth online video training and resources created by Dr. Thomas Joiner and the Mental Health Risk Retention Group.