Webinars and Additional Resources

Archived Webinars 

Presentation Slides/Resources

 

CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out on the Streets): Providing an Innovative Approach to Mobile Crisis Intervention Since 1989

Presentation Slides

Overview of the history, impact, and application of White Bird Clinic’s CAHOOTS model of mobile crisis intervention based in Eugene, OR. Topics covered will include: budget, community impact, service delivery and best practices for intervention, patient and responder safety.

  • Objective 1: Comprehensive understanding of the CAHOOTS response team model and staffing
  • Objective 2: Key considerations for mobile crisis service implementation
  • Objective 3: Best practices in effective collaboration with traditional public safety entities.

Tim Black is the Director of Consulting at White Bird Clinic. With a background in runaway and homeless youth, harm reduction, and street outreach, he began working for CAHOOTS as a Crisis Intervention Worker in 2010 before moving into an administrative role as the CAHOOTS Operations Coordinator in 2015. His work with White Bird and CAHOOTS has put him in touch with cities across North America looking to implement services based on the CAHOOTS model of behavioral health first response. Programs based on the CAHOOTS model have been implemented in Olympia WA, Denver CO, Rochester NY, San Francisco CA, and Portland OR. In addition to his work with White Bird Clinic, Tim is active in homeless advocacy and also serves on the Board of Directors for Eugene’s Community Supported Shelters.


Trainings from TTCs around the country

March-May 2020 | Peer Recovery Support Series (click to find list of recordings) Great Lakes ATTC & NAADAC webinar series
April 7-28, 2020 | 10AM-11:00 AM | Telehealth Learning & Consultation (TLC) Tuesdays, Mid-America ATTC & MHTTC, Mountain Plains MHTTC, and SAMHSA virtual series | Click for recordings: Telehealth Basics, Telehealth Billing, Telehealth Tools, Telehealth with Children and Adolescents, Telehealth Troubleshooting 


Other Archived Webinars

Why Do Black Males Consider Suicide? (CAMS Care) 

New Perspectives on Suicide Risk Among Military Personnel and Veterans (CAMS Care) 

Decarcerating Care: Laying Foundations for a Liberated Practice (IDHA) 

Decarcerating Care: Challenging Criminalization and Control in Mental Health Care (IDHA) 

Supporting People who Self-Injury (Wildflower Alliance) 

Mistakes We Need to Stop Making in Suicidology (CAMS Care) 

Reviewing Suicides: Best Practices, Successes, and Resources (NCFRP; passcode NCFRP)

Archived Webinars from the National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention 

Adolescent Suicide Prevention (CAMS Care) 

Decarcerating Care: Taking Policing Out of Mental Health Crisis Response (IDHA) 

Suicide and Older Adults (CAMS Care) 

Suicide and Communities of Color (CAMS Care) 

 Under Reporting of Suicide Attempts in Gender Non-Conforming Individuals (MHA) 

Treating Suicidal Risk Using Telepsychology  (CAMS Care)

Treating Suicidal College Students using Telepsychology (CAMS Care) 

Responding to the Alarm - Addressing Black Youth Suicide (NIMH, SAMHSA) 

Ending African American Deaths from Despair  (Safe Communities and African American Opioid Coalition) 

Adapting and Implementing Caring Contacts for Suicide Prevention in VA (HSRD Cyberseminar, 3/9/2020)

What We Know About Stigma and How it Applies to Suicide. Heidi Bryan Consulting - www.heidibryan.com.

 

 

Archived PSW Teleconferences/Webinars


2016 PSW teleconference series: The Elements of Zero Suicide.

Each teleconference will introduce you to one of the elements of the Zero Suicide model and provide a concrete strategy that you can begin to implement in your organization or community.

• March 15: The First Step: Evidence-Based Suicide Screening Across Medical & Mental Health Facilities

• May 17: Safety Planning

• September 20: Collaborative Assessment & Management of Suicide

• November 15: The Elements of Zero Suicide; Training the Workforce; 2016 Coalition Survey Findings

May 16: First Responders

Care for the Caretakers: Responding to the elevated risk of suicide among first responders ,, Presented by Mary VanHaute

March 21: Middle Aged Men

Presenters:

  • Laurie Rosenblum, MPH - SPRC Researcher/Writer. Laurie will talk about Preventing Suicide among Men in the Middle Years: Recommendations for Suicide Prevention Programs, a report for which she directed research.
  • Barb Bigalke - Executive Director, Center for Suicide Awareness (Hopeline). Barb will talk about her outreach to taverns to reach this population.

Current State Statistics (Scroll to bottom of page. Open Excel spreadsheet.)

Preventing Suicide among Men in the Middle Years: Recommendations for Suicide Prevention Programs (SPRC) (Report)

Preventing Suicide among Men in the Middle Years: Recommendations for State and Community Suicide Prevention Programs (SPRC)  (PDF)


January 17: LGBTQ

What Can Wisconsin Communities Do to Support the Health of LGBTQ Youth?

LGBTQ Audience Specific Resources

New Webinars!


Stay up to date on evidence-based approaches to suicide prevention with the following sources.

Suicide Prevention Resource Center 

You can find information about suicide prevention at their website and also sign up for the weekly eNewsletter at www.sprc.org. They offer regular webinars on important topics. Visit the Training & Events page and filter by "General Webinars".

Zero Suicide 

Zero Suicide is a way to improve suicide care within health and behavioral health systems. This is a systemwide training for healthcare and behavioral health organizations to improve the suicide care that they offer. The Zero Suicide Institute offers a variety of suicide care trainings.

The Jed Foundation (JED)

JED works with partners to provide informative webinar sessions for campus professionals on current issues in college mental health. Learn more and find archived webinars here.

American Association of Suicidology (AAS)

 AAS promotes the understanding and prevention of suicide and supports those who have been affected by it. Find out about upcoming webinars and link to previously recorded webinars here.