Training

Suicide Prevention Training in Texas

There are many suicide prevention training opportunities offered in Texas.  Listed below are trainings provided through grants to Mental Health America of Texas, and supported by the Texas Department of State Health Services, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, private foundations and donations from the public. These trainings and resources are free, accessible throughout the state, and available online, in-person and via smart phones. They are designed to meet the needs of a wide range of applications and audiences, such as education, mental health professionals, adolescents, young adults and communities.

Suicide Prevention Trainings for Communities, Schools and Mental Health Professionals

Online

• ASK about Suicide to Save a Life, Video (Five Parts)
  • Part 1
    
  • Part 2
    
  • Part 3
    
  • Part 4
    
  • Part 5
    
• ASK about Suicide to Save a Life PowerPoint
• ASK about Suicide to save a Life, 2 page summary handout
• Suicide Prevention Resources in Texas: Where to Go if You or a Family Member Need Help, Video, 11 minutes
  
  

In-Person

• ASK about Suicide to Save a Life - Volunteer trainers for ASK about Suicide to Save a Life are available statewide and may be in your community. To find out more, contact txsuicideprevention@mhatexas.org
• Making Connections: Suicide Prevention Through Movement, 2 hours - a limited number of volunteer Texas trainers are available in Texas. To find out more, contact txsuicideprevention@mhatexas.org

At-Risk Online Training for Texas Colleges and Universities

Interactive At-Risk Suicide Prevention Training for Texas college and university faculty and students can be downloaded at no cost for Texas students and faculty. 1- hour trainings to help identify common signs and symptoms of psychological distress and have the confidence to take appropriate action, such as a referral for counseling.

• At-Risk for University Faculty - www.kognitocampus.com/faculty/tx. Enrollment Key: mhatexas
• At-Risk for University Students - www.kognitocampus.com/students/tx. Enrollment Key: mhatexas

Educator Suicide Prevention Trainings
Online

• At-Risk for High School Educators (Texas public high schools only), 1 hour
• At-Risk for Middle School Educators (Texas public middle schools only), 45 minutes

In-Person

ASK about Suicide to Save a Life - Volunteer trainers for ASK about Suicide to Save a Life are available statewide and may be available in your community. To find out more, contact txsuicideprevention@mhatexas.org

Texas College/University Student Training

Online

At-Risk for College Students (Texas only)

Fact Sheets

• African Americans and Suicide
• Do You have a Mood Disorder?
• Is a Young Person Trying to Tell you Something
• Suicide Fact Sheet on Hispanic Americans
• Your Child’s Mental Health
• Youth Suicide Prevention

Bilingual brochures (Spanish/English)

www.texassuicideprevention.org/espanol.asp

Texas Resources (Partial List)

• ASK App - free app with warning signs, how to ask the question, where to refer in Texas and the Lifeline phone number.  Look up “suicide prevention” and " ASK about suicide" on Android and iPhones.
• Coming Together to Care, Texas Suicide Prevention and Postvention Toolkit. Toolkit lists many additional Texas and national trainings and resources
• Hope Box App - virtual Hope Box with own key to store photos, resources and notes of people you care about and trust. Also contain resources and uplifting messages. - under construction
• Mental Health America of Texas
• Public Service Announcement - music video, 30 seconds
  
• You Belong: Music Video from Mental Health America of Texas
• Texas Department of State Health Services. Search for “suicide”
• Texas State Plan for Suicide Prevention
• Texas Statutes Regarding Suicide
• Texas Suicide Prevention website

• Videos - “Stories of Hope and Help” videos (3 - 4 minutes) to incorporate into trainings or in classes
• Video Discussion Guide for “Stories of Hope and Help” to use in trainings or in classes
• Youth Suicide in Texas: Professional Reporting and Referral Requirements - under construction

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

• 1-800-273-8255 - please put this number in your cell phone
• www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org