MAKING THE COMMUNITY SUICIDE SAFER
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JUNE 1
JUNE 13-16
JUNE 1
MILITARY CULTURAL COMPETENCY
12:00 - 2:00
VIRTUAL - MVPN ABILENE
You will be given an overview of the indoctrination process of military culture, impacts on the family dynamic, the impacts of military-related traumas, and information about best practices for working with said population. Special attention will be given to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Addiction, Depression, and Moral Injury.
JUNE 7
JUNE 13-16
JUNE 1
TALK SAVES LIVES
12:00 - 2:00
VIRTUAL
A community-based presentation that covers the general scope of suicide, the research on prevention, and what people can do to fight suicide. Curriculum from America Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
JUNE 13-16
JUNE 13-16
JUNE 13-16
IN PERSON & VIRTUAL OPTIONS
NEW BRAUNFELS CIVIC & CONVENTION CENTER
The Texas Suicide Prevention Symposium: Coming Together to Care #TxSP23 will be hosted in-person for the first time since 2016! Come and join your partners in this important event! Thanks to our sponsors, we will be providing lunch and CEUs!
The Symposium will also be liv
IN PERSON & VIRTUAL OPTIONS
NEW BRAUNFELS CIVIC & CONVENTION CENTER
The Texas Suicide Prevention Symposium: Coming Together to Care #TxSP23 will be hosted in-person for the first time since 2016! Come and join your partners in this important event! Thanks to our sponsors, we will be providing lunch and CEUs!
The Symposium will also be live-streaming through the Whova app. CEUs are available at no charge for select professions.
#TxSP23 offers three amazing days of content:
June 13: Schools, Youth and Higher Education
June 14: General Session
June 15: Service Members, Veterans and their Families
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JUNE 15
AUGUST 2
JUNE 13-16
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID
8:30 - 5:00
IN PERSON
Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour course that gives the skills to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experienceing a mental health crisis.
This class is intended for all people and organizations that make up the fabric of a community.
JULY 11
AUGUST 2
AUGUST 2
CALM : COUNSELING ON ACCESS TO LETHAL MEANS
12:00 - 2:00
VIRTUAL MVPN ABILENE
Reducing access to lethal means, such as firearms and medication, can determine whether a person at risk for suicide lives or dies. This free 2-hour course focuses on how to reduce access to the methods people use to kill themselves. It covers how to: (1) identify
CALM : COUNSELING ON ACCESS TO LETHAL MEANS
12:00 - 2:00
VIRTUAL MVPN ABILENE
Reducing access to lethal means, such as firearms and medication, can determine whether a person at risk for suicide lives or dies. This free 2-hour course focuses on how to reduce access to the methods people use to kill themselves. It covers how to: (1) identify people who could benefit from lethal means counseling, (2) ask about their access to lethal methods, and (3) work with them—and their families—to reduce access.
This training is not suitable for a young audience.
AUGUST 2
AUGUST 2
AUGUST 2
AS+K? Ask About Suicide to Save a Life
12:00 - 2:00
VIRTUAL
AS+K? About Suicide To Save A Life (Basic) provides participants with an overview of the basic epidemiology of suicide and suicidal behavior, including risk and protective factors.
In this course, participants are trained to recognize warning signs—behaviors and characteristics tha
AS+K? Ask About Suicide to Save a Life
12:00 - 2:00
VIRTUAL
AS+K? About Suicide To Save A Life (Basic) provides participants with an overview of the basic epidemiology of suicide and suicidal behavior, including risk and protective factors.
In this course, participants are trained to recognize warning signs—behaviors and characteristics that might indicate elevated risk for suicidal behavior—and the initial intervention steps to support a person they think might be at risk for suicide.
Please note this course is designed for public health information purposes only and is not designed to assess, screen, diagnose or treat any mental or physical health condition.
SEPTEMBER 6 - 7
SEPTEMBER 6 - 7
SEPTEMBER 6 - 7
A S I S T: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
8:30 - 5:00
2 FULL DAYS TRAINING IN PERSON
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognize when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety. The ASIST method helps reduce suicidal feelings in those at risk. To receive certification, participants must attend both days.
Lunch will be provided
RSVP: charlynnjohns@sbcglobal.net OR tanya.mac@metrocareservices.org
SEPTEMBER 13
SEPTEMBER 6 - 7
SEPTEMBER 6 - 7
THE 'S' WORD CONVERSATION
12:00 - 2:00
VIRTUAL
We will be showing clips of the documentary to raise awareness about suicide prevention and resources, including alternatives that reach outside the box. Join us to talk openly about suicide without judgement, shame or discrimination.
SEPTEMBER 20
SEPTEMBER 6 - 7
SEPTEMBER 20
TALK SAVES LIVES
12:00 - 2:00
VIRTUAL
A community-based presentation that covers the general scope of suicide, the research on prevention, and what people can do to fight suicide. Curriculum from America Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
SEPTEMBER 27
SEPTEMBER 27
SEPTEMBER 20
AS+K? Ask About Suicide to Save a Life
12:00 - 2:00
VIRTUAL
AS+K? About Suicide To Save A Life (Basic) provides participants with an overview of the basic epidemiology of suicide and suicidal behavior, including risk and protective factors.
In this course, participants are trained to recognize warning signs—behaviors and characteristics that might indicate elevated risk for suicidal behavior—and the initial intervention steps to support a person they think might be at risk for suicide.
Please note this course is designed for public health information purposes only and is not designed to assess, screen, diagnose or treat any mental or physical health condition.
OCTOBER 4
SEPTEMBER 27
OCTOBER 26
MORAL INJURY
12:00 - 2:00
VIRTUAL
Military Veteran Peer Network offers this course in Moral Injury for individuals seeking to learn more on the impact of war and trauma in service men and women.
Moral injury refers to an injury to an individual's moral conscience resulting from an act of perceived moral transgression which produces profound emotional shame. The concept of moral injury emphasizes the psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual aspects of trauma.
OCTOBER 26
SEPTEMBER 27
OCTOBER 26
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID
8:30 - 5:00
IN PERSON
Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour course that gives the skills to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experienceing a mental health crisis.
This class is intended for all people and organizations that make up the fabric of a community.
NOVEMBER 1
NOVEMBER 1
NOVEMBER 1
CALM : COUNSELING ON ACCESS TO LETHAL MEANS
12:00 - 2:00
VIRTUAL
Join the Cohen Clinic, Military Veteran Peer Network (MVPN), and StopOne for this suicide prevention training. Learn how to create time and distance between the person in crisis and their weapon of choice.
This class is intended for people 18+
DECEMBER 6
NOVEMBER 1
NOVEMBER 1
MISSING MAN TABLE: In Honor of Pearl Harbor Day
12:00 - 1:00
VIRTUAL
The Missing Man Table, sometimes referred to as the Fallen Comrade Table, is meant to remind viewers of those fallen, missing or imprisoned US Military. Join Stephen A Cohen Clinic, Military Veteran Peer Network and Stop One Suicide as we pause to honor and reflect on the memory.
DECEMBER 7
NOVEMBER 1
DECEMBER 7
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID
8:30 - 5:00
IN PERSON
Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour course that gives the skills to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experienceing a mental health crisis.
This class is intended for all people and organizations that make up the fabric of a community.