Black Youth and Suicide Risk

Tami Benton, MD is the Frederick Allen Professor of Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.  She is the Psychiatrist-in-Chief and Chair of Psychiatry at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), and Chief of the Division of Child Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a distinguished fellow […]

Governor’s and Mayor’s Challenges to Prevent Suicide Among Service Members, Veterans, and their Families

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) are pleased to announce the creation of three communities of practice, one for each priority area of the Governor’s and Mayor’s Challenges: Identifying SMVF and Screening for Suicide Risk; Promoting Connectedness and Improving Care Transitions; and Increasing Lethal […]

Governor’s and Mayor’s Challenges to Prevent Suicide Among Service Members, Veterans, and their Families

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) are pleased to announce the creation of three communities of practice, one for each priority area of the Governor’s and Mayor’s Challenges: Identifying SMVF and Screening for Suicide Risk; Promoting Connectedness and Improving Care Transitions; and Increasing Lethal […]

Governor’s and Mayor’s Challenges to Prevent Suicide Among Service Members, Veterans, and their Families

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) are pleased to announce the creation of three communities of practice, one for each priority area of the Governor’s and Mayor’s Challenges: Identifying SMVF and Screening for Suicide Risk; Promoting Connectedness and Improving Care Transitions; and Increasing Lethal […]

Veterans Justice Outreach

On December 16, 2021, at 2 p.m. ET, the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program Resource Center as well as the Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities will host a webinar on Veterans Justice Outreach (VJO). This webinar will provide an overview of the Department of Veteran’s Affairs' (VA) Veterans Justice Programs (VJP), […]

Women Veterans Empowerment Workshop

About the Event This is a workshop that utilizes free writing, breathing techniques, and community agreements. Free writing is allowing the freedom of thoughts and ideas to flow unto the paper without judgment or expectation of what it will become. Previous writing experience is not required. This workshop is free and open to all women […]

An Introduction to Zero Suicide: Getting Started in Your Agency

An Introduction to Zero Suicide: Getting Started in Your Agency Thursday, January 13th, 2022 at 12pm to 1pm EST Ready to ring in the new year by launching—or relaunching—Zero Suicide in your healthcare organization? Zero Suicide Institute Director Julie Goldstein Grumet will teach you how to lay the foundations for a stronger, more impactful Zero […]

Therapists, PTSD, and the Military

Therapists, PTSD, and the Military: The challenges & pitfalls associated with developing a strong therapeutic relationship Wednesday, January 19, 2022 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EST Location: Virtual Presentation Presented By: Tony Dice, Ph.D., CSAC This presentation provides an overview of the issues to consider when treating PTSD in active-duty military and veterans. Research that […]

Partnering with Firearm Retailers to Promote Temporary Out-of-Home Firearm Storage

Partnering with Firearm Retailers to Promote Temporary Out-of-Home Firearm Storage January 25,  2022  12:00PM ET Given that a majority of suicides involve a firearm, suicide prevention efforts include strategies to create "time and distance" between a person and a loaded firearm. Several state-based coalitions have created online "storage maps" of firearm retailers and law enforcement […]

ECTIC 2022 Community Resilience Conference

Thanks to funding from Erie County Department of Human Services, ECTIC will be supporting the 2022 Erie County Community Resilience Conference. Save the date for this FREE, virtual event on Thursday February 17th, 2022. Download the Conference Brochure for a full listing of breakout sessions and presenters or view the Preliminary Conference Agenda here. The […]

Centering Equity, Engaging Communities, Transforming Systems

This installment in the Equity in Action webinar series will provide an overview of how SAMHSA's SMVF TA Center and the MacArthur Foundation's Safety and Justice Challenge's criminal justice team is working to center racial equity in our local justice reform efforts. Through our technical assistance with a network of implementing and innovating local sites, […]