CDP Presents: Social Connectedness and Youth Suicide Prevention via Zoom

11 July 2024, Noon to 1:30 p.m. Eastern

Description: Suicide is one of the leading causes of death among youth in the United States. In addition to understanding factors that place a youth at elevated risk for suicide, it is important to identify and enhance factors that promote resilience. This webinar will focus on the protective role that interpersonal connectedness, across relational domains, can serve. Literature examining the relationship between connectedness and youth suicide risk will be reviewed. Additionally, promising interventions and approaches anchored in connectedness will be presented. Considerations for military connected youth will be discussed. Participants will leave with enhanced knowledge about the critical role that connectedness can serve to youth suicide prevention efforts, as well as ideas for enhancing connectedness in their own practice.

Please note: While registration is slated to end once the webinar begins on 11 July 2024, space in this event is limited and registration will close once capacity has been reached, even if this is before the final registration date. 

Target Audience: For behavioral health/healthcare providers who treat military personnel, veterans, and their families.

To access the course, on the day of the event, log into your account here: https://deploymentpsych.ce21.com/Account/MyAccount and click on the green "Launch Webinar" button.

System Requirements:
This course will be presented via Zoom teleconferencing software. Zoom is browser-based, however an add-in may need to be installed before attending. Participants can test their computer's capabilities by clicking here (or visiting https://zoom.us/test​). We recommend those using Internet connections on government or military locations test their ability to load Zoom in advance of the event to ensure there are no technical difficulties. Microphones and webcams are not necessary, but you will need a computer with working speakers or headphones. If you encounter connection difficulties when using your computer, the Zoom app is also available for iOS and Android devices.

Learning Objectives:
Attendees will be able to:

• Explain the relationship between social connectedness and youth suicide risk
• Evaluate emerging areas of clinical and community practice for working with youth at elevated risk for suicide, with a focus on enhancing social connectedness

Continuing Education Details:
The Center for Deployment Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Center for Deployment Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The Center for Deployment Psychology offers attendees 1.5 credit hours for participation in this training.

Participant attendance data will be collected electronically during webinars. There is a 30-day time limit post-training to complete all CE requirements. If you do not wish to complete the evaluation, please contact the training event's POC after the training event. Partial credits cannot be issued. 

Inquiries regarding CE credits may be directed via email to Jeremy Karp at jeremy.karp.ctr@usuhs.edu. CEs provided by American Psychological Association sponsors are acceptable for most licensed professionals when renewing their license and it is our experience that these CE credits have been recognized by most professional state license boards. However, please check with your board regarding the acceptability of these CE credits for this activity.

For additional details, please click here or on the "CE DETAILS" button at the top of the page.

For technical issues, please contact Mr. Jeremy Karp (jeremy.karp.ctr@usuhs.edu) or Mr. Chris Adams (christopher.adams.ctr@usuhs.edu).