In this episode of Welcome to Group Therapy we discuss suicide prevention in honor of National Suicide Prevention Month.
In our discussion we cover:
• What suicide prevention is
• Suicide prevention at systemic, community, interpersonal, and individual levels
• How we approach suicide prevention in therapy
• Misconceptions about and unhelpful approaches to suicide prevention
Google Scholar Shorts Article: Evaluating the Prevalence of Four Recommended Practices for Suicide Prevention Following Hospital Discharge
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1553725024000679 (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1553725024000679)
Crisis Line Resources:
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (https://988lifeline.org/): 988
Trevor Project Hotline for LGBTQ+ Youth (https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/): 1-866-488-7386
Thrive Lifeline (https://thrivelifeline.org/): 1-313-662-8209
Call Black Line (https://www.callblackline.com/#:~:text=1%20(800)%20604%2D5841,-BlackLine%20is%20non): 1-800-604-5841
International Suicide Hotlines: https://blog.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines/ (https://blog.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines/)
Additional Resources:
Suicide Statistics: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/about/index.html (https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/about/index.html)
https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/360460/WHO-MSD-UCN-MHE-22.03-eng.pdf?sequence=1 (https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/360460/WHO-MSD-UCN-MHE-22.03-eng.pdf?sequence=1)
Gatekeeper Training: https://sprc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/GatekeeperMatrix6-21-18_0.pdf (https://sprc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/GatekeeperMatrix6-21-18_0.pdf)
Suicide Safety Planning: https://sprc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/SafetyPlanningGuide-Quick-Guide-for-Clinicians.pdf (https://sprc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/SafetyPlanningGuide-Quick-Guide-for-Clinicians.pdf)
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