What is involved in the implementation of a Zero Suicide approach and what resources exist to support this work.Introduction to Zero Suicide in Vermont: Suicide Safe Pathways to CareNovember 7, 2024 from 9:00 am – 10:00 amThere is no cost to attend.Offered by VT Suicide Prevention Center under funding from the Vermont Department of Mental Health.Note: During CHL-sponsored trainings, participants are not permitted to use AI tools for note-taking or recording sessions. If you require accommodations due to a disability, please contact info@healthandlearning.org.Zero Suicide is a set of evidence-based principles and practices for preventing suicide within health and mental health

Reducing Suicide, Reducing Workloads, and Reducing LiabilityHelping Save Lives Using the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scales (CSSRS):Reducing Suicide, Reducing Workloads, and Reducing LiabilityThe Columbia Protocol, also known as the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS), supports suicide risk assessment through a series of simple, plain-language questions that anyone can ask. The answers help users identify whether someone is at risk for suicide, assess the severity and immediacy of that risk, and gauge the level of support that the person needs. Users of the tool ask people:• Whether and when they have thought about suicide (ideation)• What actions they have taken —

Virtual MeetingVermont Suicide Prevention Coalition Meeting:The December Coalition meeting will be held virtually on Thursday, December 5, 2024, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. There wll be time allotted from 8:30-9:00 am to network and chat.Agenda Description:Join us on the 5th for our last Coalition Meeting of 2024! We will spend the first part of themeeting getting updates from state departments, including the statewide Suicide Data Brief, and suicide prevention grant updates from the CDC Comprehensive Suicide Prevention and SAMHSA Garrett-Lee Smith grants. We will also share ongoing Suicide Prevention Strategic Plan updates. After the break, we will welcome a

What is involved in the implementation of a Zero Suicide approach and what resources exist to support this work.Introduction to Zero Suicide in Vermont: Suicide Safe Pathways to CareDecember 12, 2024 from 9:00 am – 10:00 amThere is no cost to attend.Offered by VT Suicide Prevention Center under funding from the Vermont Department of Mental Health.Note: During CHL-sponsored trainings, participants are not permitted to use AI tools for note-taking or recording sessions. If you require accommodations due to a disability, please contact info@healthandlearning.org.Zero Suicide is a set of evidence-based principles and practices for preventing suicide within health and mental health

Refresher for previous CSSRS attendeesHelping Save Lives Using the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scales (CSSRS) - Question and AnswerReducing Suicide, Reducing Workloads, and Reducing Liability60 - minute webinar15 minutes will be a refresher on the CSSRS tool45 minutes will be spent as a Q & ACSSRS Q & A is an opportunity to ask questions and have a discussion with Adam Lesser, Columbia Lighthouse Project trainer for CSSRS in Vermont. Please send questions for the training to kirk@healthandlearning.orgDecember 19, from 8:00 am - 9:00 amNote: During CHL-sponsored trainings, participants are not permitted to use AI tools for note-taking or recording