Suicide Prevention

---

Learning Objectives:

• Distinguish between safe and unsafe ways to talk about suicide.
• Define risk factors, protective factors, and warning signs of suicide.
• Identify steps to complete the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
  Screener and the Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ).
• Describe the importance of working with the CPAN to strengthen the pathway
  to care for children and youth experiencing serious mental health issues.

Speakers:

• Jennifer Crutsinger, MA, LPC-S | HHSC Office of Mental Health Coordination, Youth Grant Project Director
• Laura Hernandez Gold, LCSW-S | HHSC Office of Mental Health Coordination, Suicide Prevention & Project AWARE
  Co-Coordinator