Suicide Prevention Resource for Action (4 credit hours)

Course overview

This course explores suicide prevention and provides strategies and approaches for reducing suicide risk and harms. Strategies include: strengthen economic supports, create protective environments, improve access and delivery of suicide care, promote healthy connections, teach coping and problem-solving skills, identify and support people at risk, and lessen harms and prevent future risk. The course explores risk and protective factors at the individual, relationship, community, and societal level. Crisis response interventions and therapeutic treatment approaches are discussed.