This is a monthly newsletter from CDPHE regarding the Office of Suicide Prevention. |
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Edition 43 | December 2021 |
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OFFICE OF SUICIDE PREVENTION |
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Rockstar Partner Spotlight! |
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Regional Youth Suicide Prevention Coordinators
Kimberly Pratt
Kimberly Pratt, MA, LPC is the Program Director for the Alliance for Suicide Prevention of Larimer County. Pratt has been working in suicide prevention and crisis response since 2013. She has trained over 50,000 adults and adolescents in suicide prevention. Pratt developed the suicide crisis response programming for Weld County and has led the crisis response for over 30 student suicides across 17 school districts. She is a part of the Child Fatality Review Board and a certified Adult and Youth Mental Health First Aid trainer and Question, Persuade, Review Master trainer.
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Sam Taylor
In her new role as the Manager of Community Engagement at Jefferson Center, Sam Taylor is taking her passion for community connection and education to individuals and organizations, throughout the Jefferson, Clear Creek, and Gilpin Counties region promoting mental health awareness and reducing the stigma that prevents people from reaching out for help when they need it. She has built many strong connections in her community and across the state through her work as the Youth Suicide Prevention Coordinator, and in her new role, she is focused on expanding Jefferson Center’s impact. She offers leadership, guidance, and action through numerous boards, coalitions, and partnerships. Through this education, outreach, and collaborative action, Sam is increasing awareness, starting conversations, and helping to develop a more supportive community.
Do you have a Rockstar Partner in your community that you would like to see featured in our next newsletter? Nominate them here by completing our Rockstar Partner Nomination Form.
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Office of Suicide Prevention Updates |
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This recent article from our Colorado-National Collaborative partners in Mesa County discusses the importance of postvention efforts.
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Zero Suicide Colorado Learning Collaborative
Every month we hold an interactive online Learning Collaborative for health system leaders working in suicide prevention. Experts in health care-based suicide prevention, advocates who speak on their lived experience, and a diverse array of other guest speakers join health system leaders from across Colorado in discussing state of the art approaches to improving care and saving lives. The next collaborative will take place virtually on Thursday January 27th, 2022 at 10 am MST. To be contacted for the next collaborative, please email the OSP Zero Suicide Coordinator, Conlin.Bass@state.co.us.
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Older Adults Workgroup
The Office of Suicide Prevention has recently created an older adults workgroup, focusing on suicide prevention for adults, ages 65+. Our next meeting will take place on Friday, December 3rd, 9:00-10:30 am. For more information, please reach out to Dymond.Ruybal@state.co.us.
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Trainings
Please visit the Office of Suicide Prevention’s Training webpage for more information on CAMS, LivingWorks Start, and much more!
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RESOURCES - Hot off the Press!
*Disclaimer: The following resources or events are not a reflection of the Office of Suicide Prevention’s views or opinions.
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Equity & Lived Experience
First Place Lived Experience Writing Competition
Congratulations to Silen Wellington, Alliance for Suicide Prevention of Larimer County’s LGBTQ+ Outreach Coordinator! Silen has won the American Association of Suicidology's: Paul G. Quinnett Lived Experience Writing Competition, 2021. Click here to read their winning article.
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Youth and Young Adults
The Colorado Office of Behavioral Health has launched the I Matter campaign, a program that provides up to three free counseling sessions for Colorado youth. Youth and their parents can visit the I Matter platform to take a confidential online survey about their mental health and schedule sessions with a licensed behavioral health clinician, primarily online over telehealth. All Colorado youth ages 18 or younger—or 21 and younger if receiving special education services—are eligible to receive free services.
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Older Adults
A free, one-hour recorded webinar from CAMS with Dr. Yeates Conwell, Professor and Vice-Chair of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Director of the Geriatric Psychiatry Program and the medical centers Office for Aging Research, and Co-Director of the UR Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide.
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Veterans
Operation Veteran Strong
The Office of Suicide Prevention in partnership with Grit Digital Health, has launched a new, suicide prevention free online resource supporting active military, veterans and their loved ones. Operation Veteran Strong is designed to provide veterans, and the communities in which they live, access to the necessary tools, resources, and referrals to foster resilience and prevent suicide via a customized digital platform.
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Lethal Means Safety
Open competitive employment opportunity only open to Colorado residents:
The Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV) at the University of Colorado Boulder is looking for independent contractors who will be conducting field efforts to evaluate the Colorado Gun Shop Project. These are research positions, ideally for someone who would have familiarity with firearms or at least be comfortable visiting firearm establishments. The team is also looking for candidates who may live around the state for up to 5 positions. To learn more and apply, click here.
Naloxone Bulk Purchase Fund: The Naloxone Bulk Fund is accepting and encouraging orders. To learn more about eligibility requirements and apply for the Naloxone Bulk Fund, please visit our website. Or email jericho.dorsey@state.co.us for more information
New firearm resource just published: A group of leaders from various organizations, including the Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative, came together to make recommendations about how to talk about firearm injury and how to work together.
Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative director Dr. Emmy Betz was part of a year-long collaborative process led by Convergence for a "Dialogue on Guns and Suicide Prevention." The group's report is now available online and you can watch the launch webinar here.
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Cross-Pollinated Resources
Homeless Persons' Memorial Day is December 21st
Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day is commemorated annually on the first day of winter and longest night of year as a day of remembrance of those who have passed while experiencing homelessness. The Homeless and Housing Resource Center, in solidarity with the National Consumer Advisory Board, the National Coalition for the Homeless, and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, memorializes the individuals who have lost their lives this year. To learn more about this day's significance and how to get involved, visit:
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Colorado Funding Opportunities
CDPHE Colorado Coroner Mini-Grant Opportunity: The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's Opioid Overdose Prevention Program invites Colorado coroners' offices to apply for mini-grants offered to support coroners as they deal with the opioid crisis in Colorado. Colorado coroners may apply for up to or over $5000 to support toxicology testing. Apply now. Or email cody.brown@state.co.us for more information.
Caring for Colorado’s statewide grant application for funding in Healthy Beginnings, Healthy Youth, Strong & Resilient Families, and Public Policy Advocacy is now open! The Part 1 application is due Thursday, February 3, 2022, at 5 PM. For more information, view the recorded informational webinar here. To apply, click here.
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Upcoming QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) suicide prevention trainings from Jefferson Center:
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Partners for Children’s Mental Health will be hosting a free Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) in Colorado Springs early next year. ASIST is an internationally acclaimed two-day workshop in suicide first aid featuring powerful audiovisuals, discussions, and simulations. Participants learn how to recognize signs of suicide risk, effectively intervene, and develop a safety plan to keep someone alive. Training details:
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Free upcoming community seminar by the nonprofit Johnny’s Ambassadors Youth Marijuana and Suicide Prevention. Tuesday, February 15, 2022, 6:00 to 7:30 PM MST. See link here for more details https://p2p.onecause.com/douglascounty
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