St. Louis Regional Suicide Prevention Coalition
Serving as the Region's
Gateway to Hope
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OCTOBER 2024: SUICIDE PREVENTION SPEAKER SERIES
OCT. 18, 2024
Featured Speakers: Sherry Molock, PhD, HAVEN, and Donna M. Scott, ThD, BCMHC, DMS Ministries
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MAY 2024: SUICIDE PREVENTION SPEAKER SERIES
MAY 31, 2024
Featured Speakers: Victor Armstrong, MSW, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and Reba Rice-Portwood, MEd, LPC, Safer Homes Collaborative at Missouri Institute of Mental Health
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OCTOBER 2023: SUICIDE PREVENTION SPEAKER SERIES
OCT. 13, 2023
Featured Speaker: Dr. Caitlin Ryan, Family Acceptance Project
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MAY 2023: SUICIDE PREVENTION SPEAKER SERIES
MAY 12, 2023
Featured Speakers: Casey Pick, JD, The Trevor Project
Katie Heiden-Rootes, PhD, Saint Louis University, Medical Family Therapy Program
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Featured Training: Missouri Ask Listen Refer
Missouri Ask. Listen. Refer is a free, online training designed to help Missouri residents prevent suicide by teaching participants to identify people at risk for suicide, recognize the risk and protective factors and warning signs of suicide, and how to respond to and get help for someone in need. The training takes approximately 20 minutes to complete and includes a pre- and post-test and a certificate upon completion. Take the training today at http://moasklistenrefer.org.
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The following is a selection of recognized training for suicide prevention and intervention. Many of these programs are offered by providers in the St. Louis metro area. See local providers on the Resources page.
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Mental Health & Medical Providers
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Assessing & Managing Suicide Risk (AMSR)
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Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM)
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Community & General Public
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Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
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Conversation (CALM)
gun shop owners/public
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Mental Health First Aid
Upcoming Missouri Mental Health First Aid Training Events
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Question Persuade Refer (QPR)
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S.A.V.E Training
veterans at risk for suicide
call STL VA at (314) 652-4100, ext. 66166
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Talks Saves Lives
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Youth-Related
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Signs of Suicide (SOS)
6th-12th grade students
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SOS Trusted Adult Training
gatekeepers
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Youth Mental Health First Aid
adult gatekeepers
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Coalition Presentations: Archive
2025
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Jan 2025 - Nicole Wood
2024
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Nov 2024 - James Dickerson
Jan 2024 - Missy Bowles
Southeast Behavioral Services - NO RECORDING - Southeast Behavioral Hospital
Sept 2024 - Dr. John Gaal
Mar 2024 - Bart Andrews
July 2024 - David Ray
May 2024 - Elizabeth Deakos
2023
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Sep 2023 - Kate Hardy
Jan 2023 - Treaka Young
Nov 2023 - Mindi Allison
Feb 2023 - Jaclyn Brown
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Mar 2023 - Jessi LaRose
2022
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Aug 2022 - Mike Binetsch
Mar 2022 - Lauren Moyer
Sep 2022 - Luka Cai
April 2022 - Liz Sale
The State of Suicide In Missouri - NO RECORDING - Missouri Institute of Mental Health
Nov 2022 - Dana Silverblatt
Jul 2022 - Joan Masters
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Jan 2022 - Rose Jackson-Beavers
Feb 2022 - Ryan Lindsey
2021
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Dec 2021 - Chelsey Wilks
Sep 2021 - Brandon Anderson
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Oct 2021 - Jessi LaRose
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Nov 2021 - Katie Ellison
OCTOBER 2022: SUICIDE PREVENTION SPEAKER SERIES
OCT 14, 2022
SUICIDE PREVENTION IN HIGHER EDUCATION
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MAY 2022: SUICIDE PREVENTION SPEAKER SERIES
MAY 13, 2022
WHAT'S DATA GOT TO DO WITH IT?
USING TECHNOLOGY TO REDUCE SUICIDE
MARCH 2021: SUICIDE PREVENTION SPEAKER SERIES
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EQUITABLE AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SUICIDE PREVENTION: INCREASING EQUITY IN COMMUNITIES
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March 5, 2021 - Widening the Lens: Setting the Stage for Social Justice and Racial Equity in Suicide Prevention - Pata Suyeemoto, PhD, Jennifer Kelliher, and Tiffany Lacy Clark
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March 12, 2021 - And How are the Children? Cultural Responsiveness and Equity in Preventing Suicide in our Schools - Jonathan B. Singer, PhD, LCSW, and Terry Harris, PhD
Widening the Lens
