INTEGRATING TRAUMA INFORMED CARE INTO SUICIDE RESPONSE (ITIC) Suicide Prevention Training The Integrating Trauma Informed Care into Suicide Response course will describe the role of trauma in both risk for suicide behaviors and in coping with suicide loss. It is a one-hour virtual training primarily designed for those who work with people at risk for […]
SAVE THE DATE for the annual Butler VA Health Care System’s Mental Health Summit to be held on September 10. This year’s theme is “Stop the Stigma!” In-person attendance will be limited, but there will be an option to participate virtually. The event will be held at the Abie Abraham VA Health Care Center, Auditorium, […]
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, […]
September 11, 2024 • 2:00pm ET LECTURE TOPIC Cultural Considerations Applied in Community: Tribal-VHA Partnerships in Suicide Prevention Toolkit Register online Native American Veterans have served in the United States military at a higher level per capita than any other race group. They also have the highest rate of suicide, and those rates continue to […]
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month The Butler County Suicide Coalition is holding an event each week in September to remember those we have lost while raising awareness and sharing prevention resources. September 13: QPR Suicide Prevention Trainings. Learn how to save a life. Trainings are at BCHS at 9am and 1pm. For more info […]
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. This date also offers a 1-hour Counseling […]
Wednesday, September 18 at 2:00pm ET The prevalence of nightmare disorder in the general population is 5%. Nightmares are typically characterized as idiopathic (i.e., from an unknown cause) or trauma-related (i.e., beginning or changing in frequency, severity, or content after a traumatic event). Nightmares are reported by 30% of trauma-exposed civilians, 50% of trauma-exposed veterans, […]
Date/Time: September 19, 2024, 1:00–3:00 p.m. ET Location: Virtual Learn more and register online Therapeutic interventions are now being applied in ways that may enhance timely and tailored strategies to address suicide risk. This approach requires ready access to end-user data that informs proactive intervention strategies. This webinar from the National Institute of Mental Health will […]
8th Annual Suicide Prevention Conference Wednesday, September 25th, 2024 Call for Proposals This year’s conference will be held at the Ambassador Conference Center in Erie on Wednesday, 9/25/24. The annual conference typically draws around 200 participants from all over Erie County and beyond and hosts breakout sessions focusing on the area of suicide prevention, intervention, […]
The way a veteran's service is characterized through the formal military discharge process can significantly impact their life. Most are discharged as “honorable,” which entitles them to veterans benefits and services due to their satisfactory service to the country. Yet in the past two decades, those leaving service with an “other than honorable” (OTH) designation […]