Talking About Suicide: What You Need to Know to Help Save a Life

Name: Talking About Suicide: What You Need to Know to Help Save a Life
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The suicidal state is almost always transient and temporary. If we can connect with someone when they are in crisis, we can truly help save a life.

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SKU: 20364 Category: Suicide Prevention Webinars Tag: Webinars

With the suicide rate rising each year, many of us have either been affected by suicide or are likely to encounter a person who may be having suicidal thoughts. Suicide risk has become an even bigger concern as people face a global pandemic, increased isolation and unemployment. an increase in calls to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

There’s nothing more concerning than the worry that someone you know may be in a suicidal crisis. This webinar with suicidologist Dr. Lisa Firestone will take the subject of suicide out of the shadows and teach you ways that you can help save a life.

Length: 60 Minutes

This FREE webinar will:

• Outline steps you can take to reach out and help someone who may be suicidal
• Highlight warning signs for suicide
• Describe resources that can help save a life
• Shed light on the self-destructive thoughts that suicidal individuals experience
• Explain steps people can take to challenge their “critical inner voice”

While it can feel scary to talk about suicide, it is important and necessary to save lives. We all need to feel empowered to be the one to reach out when someone is in crisis. The suicidal state is almost always transient and temporary. If we can connect with someone when they are in crisis, we can truly help save a life.

Lisa Firestone, Ph.D.
Dr. Lisa Firestone is the Director of Research and Education at The Glendon Association. An accomplished and much requested lecturer, Dr. Firestone speaks at national and international conferences in the areas of couple relations, parenting, and suicide and violence prevention. Dr. Firestone has published numerous professional articles, and most recently was the co-author of Sex and Love in Intimate Relationships (APA Books, 2006), Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice (New Harbinger, 2002), Creating a Life of Meaning and Compassion: The Wisdom of Psychotherapy (APA Books, 2003) and The Self Under Siege (Routledge, 2012). Follow Dr. Firestone on Twitter or Google.