Vigil of Hope A memorial service to remember and honor those who have died from substance use causes. Drug and alcohol use takes thousands of lives each year. Grieving family members and friends are left not only with a loss, but also with the stigma of how their loved one passed. Wednesday, September 20, 2023 […]
All Veterans Empowerment Workshop Sept. 21 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT Register online for Zoom link. About the event All Veterans. Any and all veterans are welcome regardless of discharge status or time in service. Discover the Artistry of Empowerment with WVE&T Here at WVE&T we facilitate workshops to practice skills of Empowerment ~Schedule […]
VISN 4 Community Mental Health Summit Outside the Box-Alternative Treatment Methods Hosted by Local Recovery Coordinators - Coatesville, Lebanon, Wilmington and Butler VA Friday, September 22 · 9am - 4pm EDT, online Agenda Includes: MDMA assisted therapy, rTMS, Ketamine treatment, Peer perspective of VA MH care, CBT-Psychosis and more * Registration will be open until […]
When: Fri. Sep 22, 2023, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET Where: Route 19 & Vernon Place, Meadville, PA The Erie VA Medical Center proudly announces the Ceremonial Groundbreaking of the Crawford County VA Clinic to take place on Friday, September 22, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. Please join Erie VA Medical Center Leadership, Downing Construction, […]
Women Veterans Empowerment Workshop Sept. 24, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT Register online for the Zoom link. About the event Women Veterans. Any and all women veteran welcome regardless of discharge status or time in service. Discover the Artistry of Empowerment with WVE&T Here at WVE&T we facilitate workshops to practice skills of Empowerment […]
SEPTEMBER 26TH • 9:00 AM NWPA Veteran Suicide Prevention Program’s Journal Club “Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) presents a major public health problem for which currently available treatments are modestly effective…It is therefore imperative to identify a therapeutic that is beneficial in those individuals, including those with common comorbidities such as dissociation, depression, a history of […]
QPR for Clearfield and Jefferson Counties HELP PREVENT SUICIDE Suicide prevention training webinars aim to save lives. Learn steps you can take to save a life and reduce suicidal behaviors in your community. Question, Persuade and Refer is an emergency health intervention program designed to give you practical tools and techniques to address and prevent […]
Erie County Suicide Prevention Conference 2023 Date and time: Wednesday, September 27 · 8am - 4:45pm EDT Location: Ambassador Hotel and Conference Center, 7794 Peach St Erie, PA 16509 Register online. About this event "A Public Health Approach to Suicide Prevention: Recognizing and Supporting All Areas of Our Lives (based on the CDC’s Seven Suicide […]
Sleeping our way to preventing suicide: How sleep impacts suicide risk Tina R. Goldstein, Ph.D. and Peter Franzen, Ph.D. September 27, 2023 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. The Confluence 214 E. Washington Street New Castle, PA 16101 Presented by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Western Pennsylvania, hear firsthand what researchers are exploring in the […]
October 3, 2023. 2:00 - 4:30 PM ET. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Forum on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders will host the third webinar in the series on 988: it is NOT just a number, with a focus on collecting data and developing metrics to help inform 988 implementation and […]
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 […]
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, […]
