QPR is a two-hour educational program designed to teach professionals as well as lay “gatekeepers” the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to respond. A gatekeeper is someone in a position to recognize a crisis and warning signs that someone may be at risk of suicide. Pennsylvania suicide rates, especially in rural counties, […]
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Outreach, Transition and Economic Development (OTED) Welcomes you to Join the Virtual Veteran Suicide Prevention Symposium: Reach out, You Are Not Alone September 8 1:00 – 2:30pm EDT Select the Link to Join: https://veteransaffairs.webex.com/veteransaffairs/ j.php?MTID=mdbd132dc80ebf2b387e595e3045b983b Join by Phone: 1-404-397-1596 Webinar Password: YMsM3wpv@33 (96763978 from phones) Access […]
Screening and panel discussion in recognition of Suicide Awareness Month. A moving portrait of a Veteran using his own painful journey with PTSD to find healing. Panel discussion moderated by program implementation specialist, Lee Wagner. Thursday, September 8, 6 PM – 9 PM William Pitt Union 3959 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA Screening is free and […]
Join VA’s free, phone-based class called “Mindfulness Meditation.” Designed for Veterans of all eras, this class will help you manage the challenges and stressors of everyday life. Each class covers a topic related to mindfulness, followed by a guided meditation practice. Classes are available from 11a.m. to noon ET on these upcoming days: July 8, […]
QPR is a two-hour educational program designed to teach professionals as well as lay “gatekeepers” the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to respond. A gatekeeper is someone in a position to recognize a crisis and warning signs that someone may be at risk of suicide. Pennsylvania suicide rates, especially in rural counties, […]
Integrating Public and Ecosystem Health Systems to Foster Resilience: A Workshop to Identify Research to Bridge the Knowledge-To-Action Gap About this event September 19, 11:00 am-3:30 pm EDT virtual This workshop will bring together research, practitioner, and policy communities along with other stakeholders to explore opportunities to advance understanding of the interconnections between public health […]
CDP Presents: Dyadic Interventions - Involving Significant Others in Suicide Prevention via Zoom 22 September 2022, Noon to 1:30 p.m. Eastern Description: The Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) will be hosting a 90-minute webinar entitled "Dyadic interventions: Involving Significant Others in Suicide Prevention." Additional information, including an expanded event description, learning objectives and CE details, will […]
When: Tue. Sep 27, 2022, 8:30 am – 12:00 pm ET Where: This is an online event. Cost: Free Join Erie VA Medical Center, along with representatives from the Pittsburgh VAMC-UD, VA Butler Healthcare System, and the Erie County Office of Drug and Alcohol Abuse as they present crisis management and suicide prevention education to […]
What is Beneath Trauma? Wednesday, September 28, 2022 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM MDT (start time 11 AM EST) Location: Virtual Presentation Presented By: Kirsten Belaire, LPC We often understand that traumatic events impact us and we are also aware of the survival reactions to trauma. Objectives of the training: Understand trauma in the brain […]