The Problem

Youth Suicide

• Third leading cause of death in adolescents/young adults
• Low percentage receive services

Suicide Risk Assessment Training

• A foundation clinical skill all therapists must learn
• Only 50% of psychologists report receiving training
• Consequences of poor training
  • Hospitalization
  • Discontinuation of services
  • Provider burden
• Effective training is hard to achieve
• Workshops are forgotten
  • Increased knowledge but not skills
  • Improvements not maintained
• Effective trainings = intensive & expensive!