Candid, open discussions about mental health and suicide are vital to suicide prevention, and there are safe ways to talk about these important topics. Join AVMA’s director of wellbeing initiatives for two free live broadcasts that will explore steps we can take as individuals and collectively as a community to promote mental health and wellbeing.
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Suicide prevention 1: How we communicate matters will take place Wednesday, September 21 at noon Central Time. Learn communication-based challenges to suicide prevention and approaches that work better. Come away with action steps you can take today to facilitate effective conversations about mental health and suicide prevention.
Suicide Prevention 2: Lives built on hope will be on Wednesday, October 5 at noon Central Time. In this session, you’ll learn about systemic challenges to suicide prevention and evidence-based approaches for reducing suicidal behaviors. You’ll come away with steps we can take together to help create lives worth living.
Each live broadcast offers 1 hour of CE credit and registration is free for all veterinary professionals.
We all have a role to play in suicide prevention
September is Suicide Prevention Month and it’s a great opportunity to reacquaint yourself with AVMA’s library of wellbeing and suicide-prevention resources. Find tools to help you live your healthiest life at work and at home–and help colleagues do the same.
- Workplace Wellbeing Certificate Program – This interactive CE program arms the whole veterinary team with crucial skills to support a culture of wellbeing in the workplace.
- AVMA’s Professional Quality of Life assessment – Take this self-assessment to get a read on your current state and think about where to focus your self-care journey.
- Self-care for veterinarians – Learn how you can add self-care to your daily routine.
- Free suicide-prevention training – AVMA’s QPR (question, persuade, refer) training teaches you how to identify and help colleagues who may be contemplating suicide.
Visit avma.org/Wellbeing and aasv.org/Resources/Wellbeing.
[Source: AVMA]