Catastrophic events like the COVID-19 pandemic, hurricanes, or other disasters can cause major upheaval in the lives of individuals and communities as a whole, disrupting the social fabric and cutting people off from much needed support. Preventing trauma and suicide under these conditions, and in the long term, requires dedicated attention and resources.
In this webinar, presenters from the Prevention Institute and the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) will introduce their new toolkit on preventing trauma and suicide during catastrophic events and beyond. This toolkit offers a foundation for prevention activities to implement during periods of infrastructure disruption due to catastrophic events such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Presenters will provide an overview of the suicide prevention modules, which provide guidance and tools to help assess local contexts, populations most impacted by suicide, and promising suicide prevention strategies. Additionally, a presenter from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) will demonstrate how to use available data to guide prevention efforts in California. A new resource will be highlighted that illustrates how to access state and county-level suicide data using the Injury and Violence Prevention Branch’s EpiCenter website.
Upon registration, a calendar invitation with Zoom information will be emailed to you.
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