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What education is available for an Employer
 
Introduction

Employers can provide helpful educational resources for their employees by distributing materials, offering training, providing information about support services, and offering therapeutic information as needed.

 

It is very likely that at some point, you will work with an employee who is impacted by suicide.   As an employer, you must be knowledgeable about suicide in order to maintain a safe, productive, and supportive working environment.

 

Education in the fields of suicide and suicide prevention can help employers to have a greater understanding of suicide as well as the impact of suicide on family, communities, states, countries, and the world.  

Enhanced education using tools like books, online educational tools, courses, and suicide prevention organizations can help employers to meet the needs of their employees in relation to suicide as well as advocate for suicide prevention efforts.

Resources

Internal links can help you to easily locate information that applies to employers and What education is available.   You will find numerous educational resources, like courses and publications, as well as suicide prevention organizations that can be sources of additional educational tools and information.

 

If you are unable to find the information that you need, please contact the Online Guide.


The following resources are examples of information available for employers in the What education is available area of this Web site.

What education is available: Education resources


Online educational tools

 

Surgeon General's 1999 Report on Suicide

 

On July 28, 1999, Surgeon General David Satcher presented a comprehensive plan to prevent suicide in the United States. The document is titled The Surgeon General's Call To Action To Prevent Suicide and outlines more than a dozen steps that can be taken by individuals, communities, organizations, and policymakers to prevent suicide in the U.S.   This report marked a great advance in the pursuit of suicide prevention efforts and awareness in the United States.

 

The Surgeon General's 1999 Report on Suicide is available at the following Web address:

http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/calltoaction/default.htm


Courses for credit

 

National Center Suicide Prevention Training (NCSPT)

 

The NCSPT is a U.S. not-for-profit organization providing educational resources to help public officials, service providers, and community-based coalitions develop effective suicide prevention programs and policies.   The NCSPT was established in June 2001 and is funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Human Resources and Services Administration, and United States Department of Health and Human Services.  

 

The NCSPT offers a series of regular workshops and courses on suicide and suicide prevention.   Information on NCSPT training opportunities is available at the following Web address:

http://www.ncspt.org/workshops/default.asp


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