ZERO SUICIDE: Safety Planning & Means Reduction in Large Health Care Organizations

Safety Planning & Means Reduction  

in Large Health Care Organizations

Join us for our next Zero Suicide webinar on Tuesday, December 16th from 3:00-4:30 pm ET entitled Safety Planning & Means Reduction in Large Health Care Organizations.

 
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

1. identify safety planning and lethal means reduction as part of a comprehensive Zero Suicide approach;
2. discuss ways to maximize the effectiveness of a safety plan;
3. develop an organizational policy for lethal means reduction; and
4. explain the importance of input from people with lived experience during safety planning and means reduction policy development.

Learn more and register here:  http://edc.adobeconnect.com/e7643vlg3mz/event/registration.html    

The webinar recording will be archived on the Zero Suicide toolkit, www.zerosuicide.com .  

Speaker Information

Date Month

Barbara Stanley, PhD is Professor of Medical Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, Director of the Suicide Prevention Training, Implementation and Evaluation program for the Center for Practice Innovations at Columbia University and Research Scientist in the Division of Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology at New York State Psychiatric Institute. Dr. Stanley has been a principal investigator on several NIH and foundation grants investigating clinical and neurobiological factors and intervention strategies related to suicidal behavior, borderline personality disorder and non-suicidal self-injury. She is the author of more than 200 publications and has edited or authored several books. She has also served on NIH and foundation grant review committees and has chaired the Committee on Human Research for the American Psychological Association. With her colleague, Dr. Gregory Brown, she developed the Safety Planning Intervention designed to mitigate suicide risk and is used throughout the VA and in civilian Emergency Departments, inpatient and outpatient facilities. 

Becky Stoll, LCSW is Vice President of Crisis & Disaster Management at Centerstone, where she is responsible for the overall operation of Centerstone's Crisis Services as well as Crisis Management Strategies. Ms. Stoll is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 16 years of behavioral health experience. She is a Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress and a Diplomate of the American Association of Experts in Traumatic Stress. In addition, she is certified as a Trauma Specialist by the Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists, and is a Certified Employee Assistance Professional. She is a member of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, the Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists and the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation. Ms. Stoll serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors for the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation and is on their faculty. Ms. Stoll has provided response and training nationally and internationally to professional sports, aviation industry, educational institutions, banking industry, manufacturing industry, emergency responders, and civic groups.

Ursula Whiteside, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 15 years working in the field of treatment for suicidal individuals. She is currently a Research Scientist with Forefront: innovations in suicide prevention, working on grants from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). She is a member of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention's Zero Suicide Advisory Group. She is also an advocate for the consumer voice in suicide prevention and has developed an online resource based on Dialectical Behavioral Therapy -- www.NowMattersNow.org.

Sarah Clingan is a graduate student in social work and a suicide attempt survivor. She is passionate about raising awareness about mental illness and suicide and does so through her writing and her actions.