Samaritans Suicide Prevention Center

in association with Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone

invite you to attend

Meeting the Needs of NYC's Children & Families

Mental Health & Emotional Support

professional development training for school/community-based health providers

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

 

St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY

180 Remsen Street, Founders Hall

 

Free Admission - Pre-registration Required
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Registration (no refreshments provided)     8:15–8:45 am      
Responding to Young People and Their Family     9:00–12:00 pm

Break for Lunch (not provided with this program)     12:00–1:00pm

 Utilizing Samaritans Approach, Community Resources     1:00–3:00 pm  
  

Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death of American youth, the CDC reports.  And for every suicide death there are an estimated 25 attempts, of tremendous significance when considering the impulsive, violent, self-harming and suicidal behavior exhibited by so many young people.

Research shows that the manner in which children are responded to by their family and caregivers when they are in distress shapes how they will react to crises as they get older.

This training will explore issues and challenges health providers face when responding to young people’s mental health and behavioral problems and their subsequent needs as well as approaches and strategies that have proved effective in addressing these issues with family members.

 

  • an overview and perspective of suicide statistics and trends
  • examining youth behaviors and psychological disorders
  • understanding self-harming behaviors and lethality
  • approaches and techniques that have proved effective
  • strategies that can be utilized when working with family.

 *Certificates of Attendance will be provided at program’s conclusion, with site supervisors copied.
 
SEATING IS LIMITED!   BE SURE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT TODAY!
 
 
This free workshop is presented by the Samaritans of New York, with funding from NYC Council Members Robert E. Cornegy Jr., Stephen Levin and Jumaane D. Williams, and NYS Senator Marisol Alcantara in association with NYC DOE Office of Safety and Youth Development/Office of Counseling Support Programs and hosted by St. Francis College
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Samaritans is NYC’s only community-based organization devoted to preventing suicide and operates NYC’s confidential 24-hour suicide hotline that has answered over 1.3 million calls; a public education program that has trained over 40,000 health providers working in community non-profit, government, academic settings; and survivor support programs that have served hundreds of individuals who have lost loved ones to suicide.

 

 

Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, is devoted to transforming child mental healthcare through innovative research, patient care, education, and engagement.  Staff consists of clinicians with expertise in child and adolescent psychiatry, clinical psychology, social work—and trained in the most advanced, research-based treatments and diagnostic techniques.