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Become a Peer Sponsor: Intro to Military Transition Support (Coursera)

Dec 2nd 2024
Become a Peer Sponsor: Intro to Military Transition Support (Coursera)
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The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veteran Sponsorship Initiative (VSI) provides manualized, certification training to individuals interested in supporting service members and veterans as they transition from military service. The VSI is an evidence-based program designed to reduce transition stressors by matching service members with a community-based sponsor who [...]

Suicide Prevention (Coursera)

This course will explore the science of suicide research, prevention, and intervention. The field of suicide research is young and knowledge is rapidly changing. Topics will include terminology, epidemiology, historical and contemporary theories of suicide, modern approaches to suicide research, empirically supported approaches to prevention and intervention, the lived [...]

Responsible Reporting on Suicide for Journalists (Coursera)

Nov 25th 2024
Responsible Reporting on Suicide for Journalists (Coursera)
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Responsible Reporting on Suicide for Journalists is designed to give working journalists and students who are interested in the field an understanding of how news media can impact suicide trends and how that power can be used to improve public health. An extensive body of research shows that certain [...]

'Talk to me': Improving mental health and suicide prevention in young adults (edX)

As a student, parent, teacher, coach, or health professional, learn strategies to help improve the mental health of young people in your life, recognise concerning behaviours, and feel better prepared to have conversations about mental health. Poor mental health affects one in four people, and young adults are particularly [...]

Focus on Suicidal Behaviours (EPA)

The last decades have seen the greatest advances in our knowledge about the causes of suicidal behaviours and in our skills to take care of those at risk and prevent future suicidal events. In this online course, we will give you an overview of these advances through the lenses [...]

Injury Prevention for Children & Teens (edX)

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Injury Prevention for Children & Teens (edX)
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Injuries are the #1 cause of death among children and teens. This course lays a foundation for the prevention of child and teen injuries. Injuries, such as motor vehicle crash, youth violence, and suicide, are the leading cause of child and adolescent death. However, almost all of these injuries [...]

Understanding Suicide and Suicide Prevention Strategies in a Global Context (FutureLearn)

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Understanding Suicide and Suicide Prevention Strategies in a Global Context (FutureLearn)
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Develop an understanding of suicide in a global context. Learn about suicide risk factors and ways to help prevent it. Recognise suicide risk and optimise prevention worldwide. Suicide is preventable, yet it is estimated that a person dies by suicide every 40 seconds somewhere in the world. This equates [...]