June 10, 2020, 1:30–3:00 p.m. ET
SAMHSA’s SMVF TA Center welcomes you to join a webinar focused on the core elements of the SMVF Crisis Intercept Map. The process of intercept mapping helps community stakeholders to visualize gaps, recognize opportunities, and strengthen coordination across local agencies and organizations. Screening for SMVF status and suicide risk early can change the trajectory of overload on our emergency response systems by increasing access to upstream support and diverting hospital emergency department visits to alternate care.
May 1–31, 2020
Throughout May, VA is encouraging Veterans to take the first step—or the next step—in their mental health journey. VA is encouraging Veterans and their families throughout the month to visit the
Make the Connection website to learn more about mental health resources and hear stories of recovery from other Veterans. VA has also created a
toolkit of materials, including social media content, newsletter articles, and digital graphics.
May 1–31, 2020
Our partners at the President’s Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End a National Tragedy of Suicide (PREVENTS) Office have created a social media challenge to share strategies that enhance emotional well-being. Please review this campaign and share it with your social networks as you are able.
May 19, 2020, 10:00 a.m. PT
Current conditions demand finding ways to safely work with suicidal individuals using telehealth. This webinar, co-hosted by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, will provide pragmatic guidance for evaluating and managing suicide risk via telehealth. In particular, adaptations to do remote screening and risk assessment will be discussed as well as how to effectively conduct safety planning with people at risk. Resources to immediately implement these strategies will be shared. Certificates of completion are available.
May 27, 2020, 2:00–3:00 p.m. ET
There are several systems and programs that Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) should be familiar with to effectively serve children in military families. This webinar provides CACs with an introductory orientation to the first of those key military programs—the U.S. Department of Defense Family Advocacy Program (FAP). Participants will learn about the role and focus of FAP, reporting requirements, coordinated community response, and FAP case process. A general overview will be provided by a representative from the Office of the Secretary of Defense followed service-specific introductions by representatives from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy FAP headquarters. The live webinar will allow an opportunity for questions and answers.
Application deadline: June 1, 2020
SAMHSA, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, is accepting applications for fiscal year 2020 Treatment, Recovery, and Workforce Support grants. The purpose of this program is to implement evidence-based programs to support individuals in substance use disorder treatment and recovery to live independently and participate in the workforce. To achieve this objective, recipients must coordinate, as applicable, with Indian tribes or tribal organizations, state and local workforce development boards, lead state agencies responsible for a workforce-investment activity, and state agencies responsible for carrying out substance use disorder prevention and treatment programs.
Application deadline: Rolling deadline
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is providing an opportunity to get funding. RWJF wants to hear from scientists, anthropologists, artists, urban planners, community leaders—anyone, anywhere who has a new or unconventional idea that could alter the trajectory of health and improve health equity and well-being for generations to come. The changes RWJF seeks diverse perspectives and ideas that cannot be accomplished by any one person, organization, or sector.
Rolling enrollment
ARMY STARRS research suggests that every completed suicide in a military unit heightens the risk of attempts by other members of the same unit. Suicide loss has many complicating factors that can hamper the healing process, increase risk, and interfere with readiness for duty. A proactive, comprehensive postvention plan and response that includes “safe messaging” can not only stabilize a unit, but it can help rebuild a culture that better supports suicide prevention, mental health, and wellness. In this course, “Unit Stabilization After Suicide Loss,” Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) Vice President and suicide survivor Kim Ruocco shares how the TAPS Postvention Model of Support can be applied to advising military leaders following the suicide loss of service members in active-duty military units.