Understanding Youth Suicide and Fostering Protective Factors to Improve Outcomes for System Involved Youth

Nicole Klasey, Psy.D., Jessika Fuhrmaneck

Training Description

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for system involved youth. It's crucial for those who support system involved youth to learn how to identify the potential for suicide, know what to do if a youth endorses suicidal ideation, and how to foster protective factors. The training will also touch on helping system involved youth grieve friends and family lost to suicide.

Learning Objectives

1. Participants will be to identify at least 1 risk factor for suicide.

2. Participants will be able to identify at least 1 protective factor for system involved youth contemplating suicide.