Suicide Prevention for Christians in Social Work
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As a result of this training, participants will be able to:
- Articulate a understanding of the scope of suicide within the United States
- Describe how to identify a client that may be at risk for suicide
- Articulate what to do when you identify a client at risk for suicide
Suicide facts. https://academized.com/suicide-facts.
United States Suicide Injury Deaths and Rates per 100,000 in 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2016, from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention WISQARS, http://webappa.cdc.gov/cgi-bin/broker.exe.
Suicide Facts at a Glance. (2015). Retrieved August 1, 2016, from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/suicide-datasheet-a.PDF
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (2016). Suicide among Veterans and other Americans 2001-2014. Washington, DC: Office of Suicide Prevention. https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/docs/2016suicidedatareport.pdf
National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action, (2012) A Report of the US Surgeon General and of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK109917/