february, 2019
Event Details
This summer – in the wake of 2 celebrity suicides and the release of the CDC report highlighting an alarming rise in the US suicide rate – the public’s
Event Details
This summer – in the wake of 2 celebrity suicides and the release of the CDC report highlighting an alarming rise in the US suicide rate – the public’s attention was drawn to the significant public health problem of suicide. Because substance use greatly increases suicide risk, it is critical to integrate suicide prevention into substance use early intervention and treatment. Hosted by NORC at the University of Chicago, this webinar describes suicide as a public health problem and explains how suicide screening and intervention can be integrated into the substance use screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) model for adolescents and young adults.
2 Date Options:
- Tuesday, February 19, 2019 @ 8 am-9:30 am PT
- Wednesday, March 20, 2019 @ 11 am-12:30 pm PT
Register here: https://sbirt.webs.com/suicide-sbirt
Learning Objectives: As a result of participating in this webinar, you will be able to:
- Describe suicide as a public health problem;
- Identify a suicide screening tool and brief intervention; and
- Explain how suicide prevention can be integrated into the SBIRT model.
Presenter: Brett Harris, DrPH, is the Director of Public Health Initiatives at the Suicide Prevention Office of the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH). In this role, Dr. Harris works with large health systems and community providers to integrate suicide safer care into multiple service settings including inpatient and outpatient mental health, emergency departments, substance use disorder treatment, and primary care. Dr. Harris is also a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University at Albany School of Public Health where she is designing a course in suicide prevention and collaborating on alcohol and drug prevention and early intervention projects. Prior to joining OMH and the University at Albany, Dr. Harris developed, implemented, and evaluated alcohol and drug Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) projects with the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS). Dr. Harris received her Doctor and Master of Public Health from the University at Albany and her Bachelor of Science from Cornell University.
Moderated by: Tracy McPherson, PhD, Senior Research Associate, NORC at the University of Chicago
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Time
(Tuesday) 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Location
Webinar
Organizer
NORC at the University of Chicago & Adolescent SBIRT
