Suicide claims more lives than traffic accidents and exceeds the number of homicides more than twice.
As the number of deaths by suicide continues to increase, it has become a necessary public health issue to be addressed within health care. Although most individuals who eventually die by suicide, including children and adolescents, receive health care services in the month prior to death, providers at the point of care often do not detect suicidal thoughts.
August 31 at 12:00 p.m. CT | Hosted by Relias and the National Council
A comprehensive approach to suicide prevention includes strategies for prevention, identification and assessment of at-risk individuals, intervention and postvention. Organizations must ensure staff have the appropriate knowledge and skills at every level.
Register Today.Join this important conversation to:
- Review suicide prevention best practices
- Explore a framework to provide support around building internal and external capacity for suicide prevention with practical interventions
- Discuss postvention strategies when providing services to those directly affected by or bereaved by suicide
- Discuss training and skills application best practices for putting suicide prevention into action