NYAPRS Note: The following comes to us courtesy of SAMHSA’s Dennis Romero, who writes “The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) along with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office on Women’s Health (OWH) have partnered to bring a suicide prevention training seminar. The seminar will coincide with World Suicide Prevention month and will highlight both state and community best and promising practices.”
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World Suicide Prevention Month:
Thinking Globally, Acting Locally.
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A Regional In-Person Seminar and Simulcast Webcast
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Wednesday, September 4, 2013
9:00 AM - 12:00 noon EST
To commemorate World Suicide Prevention Day, this seminar will provide an overview of the US Surgeon General's 2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, present community best and promising practices in suicide prevention for at-risk populations, and conduct specialized training on Q, P, R - Question, Persuade, and Refer--an evidence-based tool for gatekeepers on the warning signs of suicide. This seminar will be conducted live in-person with a simulcast webcast. This seminar and webcast are provided free of charge.
For more information, or to register for the meeting or webcast, please visit the website at:
http://www.webconferences.com/samhsa/owh/index.html
For questions regarding registration, please contact Frank Bajowski at
Frank.Bajowski@cabezon.com, or by phone at 301-468-6062. For other information, please contact Donna Broomfield at 212- 264-5192 or donna.broomfield@samhsa.hhs.gov.
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Dennis O. Romero, MA
Regional Administrator
Region II (NJ, NY, PR, U.S. VI)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
26 Federal Plaza, Suite 3337
New York, New York 10278
Phone: 212-264-8097
Fax: 212-264-2673
E-mail: dennis.romero@samhsa.hhs.gov
Website: www.samhsa.gov /1-877-726-4727
Behavioral Health is Essential To Health • Prevention Works • Treatment is Effective • People Recover
