What We Need to Know to Prevent Suicide

Presenter: Lisa Firestone, Ph.D.

Length: 60 Minutes

Price: FREE

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See slides from “What We Need to Know to Prevent Suicide” here

If you’re interested in watching part two of this Webinar featuring Kevin Hines, please contact [email protected].

• See a full list of upcoming PsychAliveWebinars here
• If you are a mental health professional or interested in a longer, more in-depth presentation on suicide prevention, watch Dr. Lisa Firestone’s archived CE Webinar “Suicide: What Therapists Need to Know.”
• All Webinars are provided by The Glendon Association, a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and enhancing mental health. To support this Webinar series, you can make a donation to The Glendon Association by clicking here

In this Webinar:

In this free Webinar, Dr. Lisa Firestone teaches the warning signs of suicide as well as the helper tasks that can save a life. The Webinar will help participants to recognize when someone is in crisis and will teach the tools for all individuals to be able to reach out to those suffering. Dr. Firestone sheds light on what goes on in the mind of someone who is suicidal and talks about steps people can take to stand up to the destructive thought process that drives the suicidal state.

Recommended Books

 

Recommended Films

VISIT:

• PsychAlive’s Suicide Prevention Advice
• The Glendon Association’s Suicide and Self-Destructive Behavior

CALL:

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline If you or someone you know is in crisis or in need of immediate help, call 1-800-273-TALK (8255). This is a free hotline available 24 hours a day to anyone in emotional distress or suicidal crisis.

International readers can click here for a list of helplines and crisis centers around the world.

WATCH:

Cognitions in Suicide

The Warning Signs of Suicide

How You Can Help Someone Who’s Suicidal

These clips are from the documentary Understanding and Preventing Suicide produced by The Glendon Association. You can order the full version of this film on DVD by clicking HERE.

About the Presenter

Lisa Firestone, Ph.D. Dr. Lisa Firestone is the Director of Research and Education at The Glendon Association. An accomplished and much requested lecturer, Dr. Firestone speaks at national and international conferences in the areas of couple relations, parenting, and suicide and violence prevention. Dr. Firestone has published numerous professional articles, and most recently was the co-author of Sex and Love in Intimate Relationships (APA Books, 2006), Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice (New Harbinger, 2002), Creating a Life of Meaning and Compassion: The Wisdom of Psychotherapy (APA Books, 2003) and The Self Under Siege (Routledge, 2012). Follow Dr. Firestone on Twitter or Google.

7 Comments

Anne McInnis LCSW September 7th, 2016

I work in an out-patient mental health facility. We have a lot of patients who have or are suicidal so I am very interested in this webinar. Thank you.

Jules E Beuck, LCSW September 25th, 2016

I will be on the road coming home from work at that time. Will it be recorded for later listening? Are there ceus?

purnima khanna September 26th, 2016

Thanks for including me in the webpage

I work with children in a school as a counselor

PsychAlive September 26th, 2016

Yes, the Webinar will be recorded. If you sign up in advance, you will be sent a copy of the recording. There are no CEUs for this particular Webinar.

Loney Jacob September 27th, 2016

I am from India. Due to the time difference I may not be able to attend the live session. Can I get a recorded version for later viewing? I am signing up. Thank you.

PsychAlive September 27th, 2016

Yes, if you sign up in advance, you will be emailed a recording of the Webinar within 24 hours of the live event.

Tyrrea Byrd April 28th, 2020

Very interested in this webinar.