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Education and Training
National
Center for Injury Prevention and Practice
San Diego State University
Graduate School of Public Health
6505 Alvarado Road, Suite 208
San Diego, CA 92120
Phone: 619-544-3691
Davidl@safetylit.org
Safetylit.org
Provides information about the occurrence and prevention of injuries available
from many sources and disciplines. Safetylit staff and volunteers regularly
examine more than 100 journals and scores of reports from government agencies
and organizations. Each week Safetylit abstracts are read by 12,000 people
from 63 Nations.
Children's Safety Network (CSN)
National Injury and Violence Prevention Resource Center
Education Development Center, Inc.
55 Chapel Street
Newton, MA 02458-1060
Phone: 617-618-2230
Fax: 617-969-9186
www.childrenssafetynetwork.org.
Email: csn@edc.org
For rural youth suicide issues: 715-389-4999
For youth suicide data information: 619-594-3691
For youth suicide economic and data information 301-781-09891
Provides resources and technical assistance to maternal and child health agencies
and other organizations seeking to reduce unintentional injuries and violence
to children and adolescents. CSN’s four resource centers provide information,
training and technical assistance to aid states, communities and others in
developing and enhancing injury and violence prevention programs. Funded by
Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Maternal and Child
Health Bureau.
Families for Depression Awareness
300 Fifth Ave.
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: 781-890-0220
Fax: 781-487-0009
www.familyaware.org
Email- info@familyaware.org
National education and advocacy organization to help families recognize and
cope with depression of a family member. Family Profiles depicts photos and
interviews with families coping with depression. Brochure available by mail
entitled, “Helping Someone Who is Depressed”.
University of Michigan Depression Center
1500 E Medical Center Drive
F6321 MCHC
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0295
734-936-4400
The mission of the University of Michigan Depression Center is to develop,
disseminate, and advance state-of-the-art science, education, treatment and
prevention strategies for clinical depression.
www.med.umich.edu/depression
Light for Life Foundation International
Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program
PO Box 644
Westminster, CO 80036-0644
Phone: 303-429-3530
Fax: 303-429-4496
www.yellowribbon.org
A national program that provides support services to youth and offers trainings,
seminars and workshops to teach awareness and suicide prevention skills.
National Center for Suicide Prevention Training
EDC/Harvard School of Public Health
55 Chapel Street
Newton, MA 02458-0160
Phone: 617-618-2418
www.ncspt.org
Three online workshops with the option of getting CEU credit; the workshops
are:
“Locating, Understanding, and Presenting Youth Suicide”
“Planning and Evaluation for Youth Suicide Prevention”
“Youth Suicide Prevention: An Introduction to Gatekeeping”
Question Persuade Refer (QPR) Institute
P.O. Box 2867
Spokane, WA 99220
Toll Free: 1- 888-726-7926
Fax: 509-536-5400
www.qprinstitute.com
The QPR Institute offers comprehensive suicide prevention training programs,
educational and clinical materials for the general public, professionals, and
institutions.
Livingworks Education, Inc.
Developed the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) workshop
(formerly the Suicide Intervention Workshop), a workshop for caregivers who
want to feel more comfortable, confident and competent in helping to prevent
the immediate risk of suicide.
www.livingworks.net
Youth Suicide Prevention Program
Washington State organization that offers gatekeeper training, ASIST training,
mini-workshops and they offer to hold trainings on-site.
www.yspp.org/training/training.htm
Glendon Associates
The Glendon staff conducts educational and training seminars and workshops.
These workshops are presented in an interactive style, intermixing lecture,
discussion and video demonstrations. They are designed to give participants
the opportunity to discuss the theory and methods presented and their application
to clinical practice. Glendon workshops have been conducted at universities,
mental health facilities and hospitals throughout the country.
www.glendon.org/html/workshops.html#youth
SPRC Library Online Training for Mental Health Professionals Category
11 separate online trainings listed with descriptions and links to the courses.
www.sprc.org/links/trainlinks_mhealth.asp
Training Institute for Suicide Assessment and Clinical
Interviewing (TISA)
Separate training for Mental Health Professionals and Primary Care Providers.
Offers trainings and courses on suicide assessment, suicide prevention, violence
assessment, risk assessment, crisis intervention, clinical interviewing,
diagnostic interviewing, and methods for engaging clients and transforming
resistance.
www.suicideassessment.com
School Based Suicide Prevention Programs
Screening for Mental Health
National Depression Screening Day
SOS High School Suicide Prevention Program
One Washington St. Suite 304
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
Phone: 781-239-0071
Fax: 781-431-7447
www.mentalhealthscreening.org
Screening for Mental Health (SMH) is the organization that introduced the depression-screening
tool and has also developed a suicide prevention program for high school students.
The SOS High School program teaches students to identify early warning signs
of suicide and how to deal with a mental health emergency. The program is available
to schools for a fee.
New Jersey Adolescent Suicide Prevention Project
Managing Sudden Traumatic Loss in the Schools, a manual that addresses specific
issues and includes sample handouts and documents that have been used in
schools which have experienced traumatic loss.
www.state.nj.us/health
Video Training
Preventing Adolescent Suicide
Presented by the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and
America’s Continuing Education Network. Taking the time now to educate
and prepare your school & community may one day save the life the life
of a student. This program is intended to provide you with a framework around
which you can build an effective adolescent suicide prevention program. This
video takes a look at the tragic national problem of adolescent suicide. Expert
panelists provide brief presentations on identification, prevention and postvention
efforts followed by a panel discussion on intervention. An Important Educational
Program for School administrators, guidance counselors, teachers, nurses, psychologists,
social workers, family service agency workers, community health and mental
health professionals, community outreach workers, police, parents, and advocates.
www.ace-network.com/whatsnew.htm#SuicMenu
The Youth Suicide Prevention School Based Guide
The Guide is not a program but a tool that provides a framework for schools
to their existing or proposed suicide prevention efforts (through a series
of checklists) and provides resources and information that school administrators
can use to enhance or add to their existing program.
http://cfs.fmhi.edu/stateandlocal/suicide_prevention/
Youth Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention Guidelines:
A Resource Guide for School Personnel
This book is used as an integral part of an interactive youth suicide prevention
gatekeeper training and is also designed to serve as a resource book for trained
gatekeepers.
www.state.me.us/suicide/
Guidelines for School Based Suicide Prevention Programs
Compiled by the Prevention Division of the American Association of Suicidology,
this is a resource for schools and school administrators.
www.suicidology.org
Peer Gatekeepers Training
www.health.state.nd.us/ndhd
Living Works Suicide Intervention Training for Teens and QPR youth Training
Is designed mainly for professionals who may come into contact with potentially
suicidal persons.
www.yspp.org
Centers for Disease Control, US Department of Health
and Human Services.
Youth Suicide Prevention Programs: A Resource Guide. Full text available at:
www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/youthsui.htm
Statewide
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Injury Prevention and Control Program
http://www.state.ma.us/dph/ipcp.htm
250 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-624-5070
Fax: 617-624-5075
The Injury Control and Prevention Program (IPCP) seeks to promote reduction
in the incidence of residential, recreational, school, traffic, and violent
injuries and suicide among Massachusetts residents, and to improve emergency
medical services for children.
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Suicide Prevention Program
250 Washington St. 4th floor
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-624-5476
Fax: 617-624-5075
Merrimack Valley/Northeast Region
Samaritans of Merrimack Valley
A program of Family Service, Inc.
430 North Canal Street
Lawrence, MA 01840
Business phone: 978-327-6670
Fax: 978-327-6601
www.familyserviceinc.com/Samaritans
We offer numerous educational opportunities and trainings, tailored to meet the needs of the audience, whether it’s youth, faith based, organizations, schools, police, etc. We also offer an 8 hour and a 4 hour suicide prevention training for people who work with older adults. We are also able to do trainings for the Connect Suicide Prevention Project, a community-wide, best practice, suicide prevention initiative.
Southeast
Adolescent Suicide Prevention Project
South Shore Hospital
55 Fogg Rd. Box 40
S. Weymouth, MA 02190
Phone: 781-794-7415
A collaborative project between South Shore Hospital, the communities of Norfolk
County and the public, private and parochial schools. The project links services
in the area to reduce suicides among young people. Through education and consultations
with parents, educators and teens, at-risk adolescents are identified and treated.
Program also includes parent education nights, peer leadership training, gatekeeper
training, crisis intervention for school personnel and a Peer Leadership Training
Manual for High School students.
Suicide Prevention Task Force of Norfolk Anti-Crime Council
45 Shawmut Rd.
Canton, MA 02021
Phone: 781-830-4800 x386
Fax: 781-830-4801
In response to high number of suicides in Norfolk County from 1999-2001 investigated
by Norfolk District Attorney, William Keating. Developed brochure and resource
guide for adults and professionals to access support and information to prevent
adolescent suicide.
Boston
The Samaritans of Boston
654 Beacon Street
6th Floor
Boston, MA 02215
Business Line: 617-536-2460
Fax: 617-247-0207
www.samaritansofboston.org
Boston Public Health Commission
Department of Child and Adolescent Health
1010 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
Phone: 617-534-2279
Fax: 617 534 4688
www.talklisten.org
Information and help for youth and parents addressing mental health issues.
Youth-friendly website to answer questions and provide information and resources
Regional Centers for Healthy Communities
(Formerly known as MassPrevention Centers)
Brochures, curriculum, videos, assessment and planning tools for suicide prevention
1. Western Massachusetts Center for Healthy Communities
489 Whitney Ave. 2nd floor
Holyoke, MA 01040
Phone: 800-850-3880
Host Agency: Cooley Dickinson Hospital
www.westernmasshealthycommunities.org
2. Central Massachusetts Regional Center for Healthy Communities
44 Front St. Suite 280
Worcester, MA 01608
Phone: 800-820-0036
Host Agency: LUK, Inc
www.cmchc.org
3. Northeast Center for Healthy Communities
101 Amesbury St.
Lawrence, MA 01841
Phone:978-688-2323
Host Agency: Greater Lawrence Family Health Center
www.nc4hc.org
4. Southeast Center for Healthy Communities
942 West Chestnut St.
Brockton, MA 02301
Phone: 508-583-2350
Host Agency: Health of Southeastern Massachusetts, Inc.
www.preventionworks.org
5. Regional Center for Healthy Communities (serving suburban Boston and Metrowest)
552 Massachusetts Ave.
Canmbridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617-441-0700
Host Agency: Mt. Auburn Hospital
www.healthiercommunities.org
6. Greater Boston Center for Healthy Communities (serving Boston, Chelsea & Winthrop)
622 Washington St.
Dorchester, MA 02124
Phone: 617-423-4337
Host Agency: The Medical Foundation
www.tmfnet.org/rchc
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