Suicide and Youth: Understanding, Safety Planning, and Decreasing Future Suicidal Ideation with System involved Youth

Pamela Parkinson, Ph.D., LCSW

Training Description

Come to this training on understanding suicidal ideation with system involved youth. This is going to be a training within the context of family because we need the larger team to keep system involved youth safe. We are going to talk about why youth might choose suicide, things to look for, how we talk about it, and ways to keep system involved youth safe! However, once youth are safe, our focus will shift to how do we keep them alive and having a future outlook that does not include seeing suicide as a viable option for managing their pain. Additionally, we are going to be learning about the pandemic as it relates to suicide.

Learning Objectives

1. Describe and understand what suicidal ideation (SI) represents and how to explore and assess it with system involved youth.

2. Learn about the pandemic’s continuing impact on suicide.