CME ON-DEMAND
Provides 2.00 hours of CE/CME credit for Part I and Part II
Youth Suicide Prevention: A Clinician and School-Based Approach
Overview
These enduring materials address the national youth mental health crisis by emphasizing a comprehensive, cross-system approach to suicide prevention. Clinicians will explore the critical role of primary care in screening, brief assessment, safety planning, and referral of suicidal youth, with practical tools for implementing office-based protocols. The presentation also highlights school-based supports and interventions across a multi-tiered system of care, emphasizing staff roles, evidence-based practices, and the importance of strengthening student protective factors.
Registration
$100 total for Part I and Part II. For questions or inquiries regarding this program series, please email cme@med.unr.edu.
Youth Suicide Prevention: A Clinician and School-Based Approach
Suicide Prevention in Schools – Nevada Part I
Presentation will orient providers to school-based supports and interventions for preventing suicide. Will cover a continuum of resources, supports, and evidence based practices across the multi-tiered system in schools, highlighting staff roles and student protective factors.
Provides 0.75 hours of CE/CME credit
Learning Objectives
Following participation in this course, participants should be able to:
- Share current Nevada student population data around suicide
- Identify risk and protective factors for students and families
- Identify comprehensive multi-tiered, multi-disciplinary approach to preventing suicide
- Provide local, regional and national resources for school-based providers to prevent suicide
Presenter
Dana Walburn, LCSW
Online Registration for Suicide Prevention in Schools – Nevada Part I
Youth Suicide: A Clinician's Guide Part II
This presentation describes the current national youth mental health crisis and the importance of a comprehensive, cross-system approach to youth suicide prevention. Clinicians will learn the vital role that primary care providers play in screening, brief assessment, safety planning and referral of suicidal youth. Helpful tools for developing office-based youth suicide prevention protocols are provided.
Provides 1.25 hours of CE/CME credit
Learning Objectives
Following participation in this course, participants should be able to:
- Understand risk and protective factors for suicide in youth
- Be able to identify warning signs that someone may be thinking about suicide
- List strategies for suicide prevention across a continuum
- Understand the vital role of primary care providers in screening, brief assessment and referral
- Know where to access resources to aid in developing a youth suicide prevention protocol for your practice
- Describe how to develop a suicide safety plan
- Be familiar with evidence-based treatment for suicidal ideation
Presenter
Erika Ryst, M.D.