Youth Suicide Assessment and Prevention Training

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Type:
  Training
Duration:
1 hour, 39 minutes
Presented by:
DMH + UCLA Public Mental Health Partnership
Featuring:
Christina Ortiz, PsyD
Series:
Safety and Crisis Intervention
Relevant categories:
Behavioral Health Community Mental Health Severe Mental Illness
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Overview

This training provides an overview of suicide prevention tailored for youth and families. Participants learn about the nature of suicide, suicide-related statistics, risk factors, and warning signs of suicide. The overview also covers risk assessment, how to help a youth who is thinking about suicide, and information on available resources for intervention and postvention. Anytime session recorded on June 18, 2020.

  Keywords: crisis and safety intervention, trauma informed care
  Public link for sharing: https://learn.wellbeing4la.org/detail?id=17162&k=1552771  
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