Talk Saves Lives™: Suicide Prevention Education for Workplace Settings
Date and time: Fri, November 19, 2021; 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PST
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About this event
Join the Allegany County Suicide Prevention Coalition as it hosts Talk Saves Lives™: Suicide Prevention Education for Workplace Settings, a 60-minute education presentation designed to be delivered in workplace settings, to organizational leadership, managers/supervisors, and employees. This presentation provides participants with the scope of the problem of suicide, key research findings, including risk factors and warning signs for suicide, along with recommendations for the role we can all play in suicide prevention.
Topics covered include:
- Scope of the Problem: The latest data on suicide in the U.S. and worldwide
- Research: Information from the latest suicide prevention research
- Risk Factors and Warning Signs: Information on health, historical, and environmental factors that put individuals at risk for suicide along with suicide warning signs
- Prevention: An understanding of the protective factors that lower suicide risk, and strategies for managing mental health and being proactive about self-care
- What You Can Do: Guidance on how to get help for yourself or someone else in a suicidal crisis
