Menu
This introductory level offering explores the myths and facts of suicide and how to intervene with youth struggling with suicidal ideation.
Based on three SAMHSA Nationally Recognized Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) youth suicide prevention programs, this training uses, video, discussion, and role-play to enable participants to feel comfortable identifying signs and symptoms of youth suicide and how to assist a camper who may be suicidal.
This course is presented by trainers from the Center for School Behavioral Health at Mental Health America of Greater Houston (the Center) as part of its Emotional Backpack Project. For more information about the Emotional Backpack project, click here. The Center serves as a “living laboratory” for incubating innovative, cost-effective and replicable best practices to improve the behavioral health of students by:
*ACA, New England offered this program in February 2023. If you attended that session, please note that the content is the same. *
Sharifa J. Charles serves as a Senior Professional Development Specialist for the Center for School Behavioral Health at Mental Health America – Greater Houston. She is charged with creating and providing high impact, enriching and culturally sensitive mental and behavioral health professional development opportunities to school districts and community organizations throughout the city of Houston. To date, she has provided mental and behavioral health trainings in over 25 districts, countless youth serving organizations across the Greater Houston Area. Ms. Charles has also been deployed to Hurricane ravaged communities like Bay County Florida and the United States Virgin Islands to provide professional development trainings to counselors and first responders. Throughout her professional career, Sharifa has proudly worked for or collaborated with countless CBOS, government agencies and NGOs. She brings an extensive background in program implementation, capacity building, training and facilitation within diverse vulnerable populations throughout the City of Houston and beyond.
When: Wednesday, January 22, 2025. 1:30 – 3:00pm ET
Where: Online via Zoom
Cost: $70 for ACANE members, $95 for non-members
Each registration comes with two seats for your organization. You can select both participants during checkout process. Registration of the first person from your organization is based on individual membership status. This e-session is limited to 30 organizations.
Click here to register. Please register your first attendee as FIRST PERSON and your second attendee as SECOND PERSON (there is no additional charge for your second attendee).
Registrations are non-refundable but may be transferred to another eligible individual from your camp/program prior to the start of the event.
For the most robust and engaging experience, we highly recommend you join us live. If you are unable to do so, a recording of this e-session will be available to registered participants for 15 days following the live e-session.
We encourage you to join both this training and the Child Mental Health module on January 22, but attendance at both is not required as they are offered independently.
Questions, reach out Gillian Gold, Events & Logistics Coordinator at gillian@acanewengland.org or 781-541-6080 ext. 106.
Use of Images and Audio by ACA, New England: Through my registration, I give American Camp Association, New England (ACANE) full rights and permissions with respect to any photographs, video, and audio recordings taken during the ACANE event. These images and recordings may be used by ACANE and its agents in any format or medium and for any lawful purpose.
Update your e-Mail subscription preferences now!