Suicide Prevention for Non-Clinicians - March 19, 2027

A 6-Hour Training with James Figueiredo, M.Ed.

8:30am-3:45pm

130 Pembroke Road, Suite 150, Second Floor, Concord, NH 03301

Content level: Introduction

Presentation: Troubling statistics indicate that death by suicide is rising at an alarming rate and increasingly impacting a wide diversity of community members. Half of those who died by suicide received health care services in the year prior to their death and half of these received services within 4 weeks of their death. For over three-quarters (76 %) of those patients, fewer than one-quarter (24 %) had a mental health diagnosis. Well trained frontline workers with a deep familiarity of communities save lives. They do so by recognizing and appropriately responding when a person is in crisis, (recognizing that cultural expressions of distress vary) and through providing culturally tailored assessments, interventions, and outreach education about suicide for the communities they are entrusted to serve. While non-clinical frontline workers are uniquely situated to help in suicide prevention efforts, they remain a largely untapped resource in supporting community members who are at a heightened risk for taking their own lives or self-injurious behaviors.

This workshop will describe how to integrate evidence-based and evidence-informed suicide prevention interventions into their practice. We will demonstrate useful tools which are inclusive to widely diverse populations and shine a light on stressors known to negatively affect the mental health of community members, including those entrusted to serve vulnerable populations.

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the role of non-clinicians in suicide prevention;
2. Explain at least 3 conditions which raise vulnerability to suicide;
3. Examine suicide trends in Black, Latin American, Asian, and White communities; and
4. Describe strategies for culturally responsive suicide prevention.

Break Information: This training includes two-15 minutes breaks and a 45-minute lunch. Exact break and meal schedule is at the discretion of the presenter and may vary.

6 Contact Hours Available

CRSW Performance Domains: 1-4
LADC/MLADC Categories of Competence: 4, 7, 11, 13 & 15
Certified Prevention Specialist Domains: 3 & 6
NBCC: LICSW/L-MFT/LCMHC (Category A) & Psychologist (Category A) 

NH Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider. ACEP No 6754. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. NHADACA is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.

This course has been approved by New Hampshire Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association (NHADACA), as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #23792, NHADACA is responsible for all aspects of the programming.

This training is financed under a contract with the State of NH, Department of Health and Human Services, with funds provided in part by the State of NH and/or such funding sources as were available or required, e.g., the United States Department of Health and Human Services.