Connect Suicide Postvention Training

Registration: email to msandoval@midtownhealthne.org by April 29, 2026. No lunch provided –Free training- Limited seats
Suicide postvention refers to the organized response and support provided to individuals & communities after a suicide occurs, aimed at reducing risk and promoting heal. The primary goals of postvention are to:
• Reduce the risk of suicide among those exposed to the suicide.
• Promote healing and recovery for individuals and communities impacted by the loss.
• Provide immediate and long-term support to help individuals cope with grief and trauma.

Who should attend? Managers and front-line staff in law enforcement, fire, education, social services, mental health and substance abuse, EMS, school staff, spirituality leaders and funeral directors.

Training Highlights:
• Community response to the suicide death of a client or community member
• Recognizing warning signs for suicide in clients or other community members after a suicide death
• Suicide related phenomena (contagion, pacts, clusters, copycat suicides)
• Strategies for encouraging help-seeking, reducing stigma, and promoting healing
• Best practices on communicating safely about suicide and working with the media
• Funeral and memorial guidelines and resources for families touched by suicide.
• Understanding the needs and experience of survivors of suicide loss
• Promoting collaboration among key stakeholders
• Strategies for reducing the risk of contagion, especially with youth
• Awareness of the complexity of suicide-related grief and its cultural context
• Protocols for organizations, schools and/or communities who lose someone to suicide