Suicide Prevention in Primary Care:
Current Approaches
Presented by:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Suicide Prevention Resource Center
The Institute for Family Health, New York
Valley Community Health Center, North Dakota
Intermountain Healthcare, Utah
DESCRIPTION:
This webinar is designed to build knowledge of suicide prevention activities in primary care settings and increase competency to address this problem. Presenters will provide up-to-date information on suicide prevention strategies to include the Zero Suicide initiative for health systems, the CDC suicide prevention Technical Package, and a Suicide Prevention Toolkit designed for primary care practices. In addition, three primary care organizations will present best practices and strategies to address suicide in these healthcare settings. Suicide prevention resources will be included.
Part 1:
o Overview of Suicide in Region VIII
o Introduction to the CDC Preventing Suicide: A Technical Package of Policy, Programs, and Practices
o Introduction to Zero Suicide for Health Systems
o Implementing Zero Suicide Practices in a Community Health Center
Part 2:
o Why Address Suicide Prevention in Primary Care
o The Suicide Prevention Toolkit for Rural Primary Care Practices
o Suicide Prevention Activities in Primary Care: Two Health Systems
PRESENTERS:
Part 1:
Deb Stone, ScD, MSW, MPH
Behavioral Scientist
Suicide, Youth Violence, and Elder Maltreatment Team
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Julie Goldstein, PhD
Director of Health and Behavioral Health Initiatives
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Virna Little, PsyD, LCSW-r, MBA, CCM, SAP
Senior Vice President Psychosocial Services/Community Affairs
The Institute for Family Health
Part 2:
Robin J. Landwehr, DBH, LPCC
Integrated Care Manager
Valley Community Health Center
Carolyn Tometich, PMHNP-BC
Behavioral Health Clinical Program Operations Director
Intermountain Healthcare