Jefferson County Suicide Prevention Coalition
About us:
The Jefferson County Suicide Prevention Coalition is comprised of health agencies, community organizations, and individual members who share a determination to prevent suicide deaths in our community. Through working together our goal is to provide training to the community in suicide prevention and work to coordinate suicide prevention resources. It is a collective of volunteers that strives for diverse and inclusive representation and encourages collaboration for achieving goals.
Officers:
Alicia Ruperd, Chair
Beth Solar, Co-Chair
Melissa Beagle, Secretary
(vacant), Treasurer
Suicide Prevention Coordinator:
Tim Fayette
Available Trainings and Presentations:
QPR -
QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer - the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people training in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. Each year thousands of Americans, like you, are saying "Yes" to saving the life of a friend, colleague, sibling, or neighbor. QPR can be learned in our Gatekeeper course in as little as ONE HOUR.
VA S.A.V.E -
VA S.A.V.E stands for Signs, Ask, Validate, and Encourage/Expedite - this free, brief online or in-person course will help you act with care and compassion if you come across a Veteran who is in crisis or having thoughts of suicide. The Acronym S.A.V.E. helps you remember the important steps involved in suicide prevention. VA S.A.V.E can be taught in as little as ONE HOUR.
safeTALK -
LivingWorks safeTALK is a four-hour face-to-face workshop featuring powerful presentations, audiovisuals, and skills practice. At a LivingWorks safeTALK workshop, you will learn how to prevent suicide by recognizing signs, engaging someone, and connecting them to an intervention resource for further support. A skilled, supportive training will guide you through the course, and a community resource will be on hand to support your safety and comfort. This course takes about FOUR HOURS to complete.
Mental Health First Aid -
Just as CPR helps you assist an individual having a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid helps you assist someone experiancing a mental health or substance use-reltated crisis. In the Mental Health First Aid course, you learn risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addictions concerns, strategies for how to help someone in both crisis and non-crisis situations, and where to turn for help. This course takes about EIGHT HOURS to complete.
Youth Mental Health First Aid -
Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD), and eating disorders. This course takes about EIGHT HOURS to complete.
ASIST -
LivingWorks ASIST stands for Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training and is a TWO DAY face-to-face workshop featuring powerful audiovisuals, discussions, and simulations. At a LivingWorks ASIST workshop, you'll learn how to prevent suicide by recognizing signs, providing a skilled intervention, and developing a safety plan to keep someone alive. Two knowledgeable, supportive trainers will guide you through the course, ensuring your comfort and safety.
It's Real: Teens and Mental Health * -
It’s Real: Teens and Mental Health is program that provides young people with mental health education and resources. The program raises awareness about mental health issues, how to start a conversation about mental health, the importance of self-care, and how to reach out for help. Recommended ages: 14-18. This presentation is approximately ONE HOUR in length.
*This is a presentation for teens, not a training.
Teen Mental Health First Aid -
Teen Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based training that teaches teens grades 10-12, or ages 15-18, how to identify, understand, and respond to signs and symptoms of mental health or substance use challenges among their friends and peers. The program equips young people with the knowledge and skills they need to take care of their own mental health and to support each other, including how to get the help of a trusted adult.
Gun Lock Request Form:
The Syracuse VA Medical Center and the Jefferson County Suicide Prevention Coalition have partnered to support organizations and individuals that share our commitment to preventing gun-related accidents and tragedies. Through this form, gun locks will be provided at no cost to the requester.
https://forms.gle/aihe699EjnPv3GUZ8
