1. Georgia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities
Georgia College & University
Suicide Prevention Coalition
(GCU-SPC)
Georgia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities
Nakia Valentine, GLS Director
January 24, 2018

3. GCU-SPC
About GLS Toward Zero Suicide College Coalition Upcoming Trainings
Other Training Information 2018 College Conference Contact Information Questions/Resources

4. About GLS

5. Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention Program in Georgia
Legislative History
The Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (S. 2634) was introduced in the U.S. Senate on July 8, 2004, by Senator Dodd (CT) and was passed that same day by unanimous consent. The companion bill (H.R. 4799) was introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman Bart Gordon (TN) on July 9, On September 9th, the House of Representatives passed an amended version of the bill, which was agreed to by the Senate on the same day. The Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (Public ) was signed into law by President Bush on October 21, 2004, calling for $82 million of support over three years ($15 million in FY 2005, $27 million in FY 2006 and $40 million in FY 2007).

6. Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention Program in Georgia
Purpose of Legislation
The bill’s aim was to provide support for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies, to authorize grants to institutions of higher education to reduce student mental and behavioral health problems, and to authorize a youth inter-agency research, training, and technical assistance center.

7. Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention Program in Georgia
Georgia Suicide Safer Communities for Youth Project
As a part of larger funding issued to The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities’ (DBHDD) through the Garrett Lee Smith federal funding from September through September 2020, The College and University Coalition, made up of over 30 institutions of higher education including technical schools and public and private colleges and universities, is included in the Georgia Suicide Safer Communities for Youth Project.

8. Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention Program in Georgia
Georgia Suicide Safer Communities for Youth Project
Under this project, The Georgia College and University Suicide Prevention Coalition will provide a yearly Suicide Prevention Conference for Colleges and Universities, three additional suicide prevention training opportunities a year and assessment, data collection, tracking and evaluation services for the College Coalition. The Georgia College Suicide Prevention Coalition (College Coalition) will oversee targeted college and post-secondary education efforts. The efforts of Georgia’s colleges and universities are included in the GLS goals to serve 5,000 youth and their families over the life of the 5-year project.

9. Toward Zero Suicide

10. Toward Zero Suicide

11. Toward Zero Suicide
Zero Suicide is a commitment to suicide prevention in health and behavioral health care systems, and also a specific set of tools and strategies.
It is both a concept and a practice. Its core propositions are that suicide deaths for people under care are preventable, and that the bold goal of zero suicides among persons receiving care is a continuous endeavor that health systems should accept.
The Zero Suicide approach aims to improve care and outcomes for individuals at risk of suicide in health care systems. It represents a commitment to patient safety—the most fundamental responsibility of health care— and also to the safety and support of clinical staff, that do the demanding work of treating and supporting suicidal patients.
Zero Suicide relies on a system wide approach to improve outcomes and close gaps rather than on the heroic efforts of individual practitioners.

12. Toward Zero Suicide LEAD TRAIN IDENTIFY ENGAGE TREAT TRANSITION
IMPROVE
ZERO SUICIDE MODEL
zerosuicide.sprc.org

13. College Coalition

14. College Coalition Vision:
To eliminate suicides at Georgia colleges and universities.
Mission:
To prevent suicide attempts by increasing protective factors and reducing risk factors at Georgia colleges and universities.
Members:
The group is comprised of higher education professionals from various private and public institutions; and partnership with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) will allow us to collaborate for resource development and sharing, providing free and subsidized trainings and workshops, and securing grants and other supportive funding.

15. College Coalition Goals:
Establish collaborative relationships with other institutions of higher education in Georgia.
Provision of free and subsidized trainings and workshops.
Development of a comprehensive reporting tool for suicide data.
Inform the state’s suicide prevention efforts.
Resource acquisition and development.
Increase outreach, research, publication and other scholarly activity.

16. College Coalition The Steering Committee Commitment:
Members will serve for a period of 1 year and may opt to renew their commitment for a second year.
Members will meet once per month for 90 minutes via conference call. Meeting dates will be agreed upon by the steering committee.
Members will miss no more than 1 of 4 core monthly meetings per semester (spring: Jan-April) & (fall: August – November).
Members may responsibly relinquish the post voluntarily, with 2 weeks ed notice to the Chair. We recognized that changes in job description or life event circumstances may necessitate this decision.
Additional meetings may be needed during each semester and closer to the planning for the conference.

17. Upcoming Trainings

18. Upcoming Trainings
Connect Training Suicide Prevention/Intervention Training (TOT)
Suicidal thinking and behavior among college students can result from a wide variety of problems including drug and alcohol abuse, mood disorders, problems in social relationships and physical health problems. As many of these issues emerge during the college years, faculty, staff and students are often the first to notice these behaviors. Many college students who die by suicide never seek the available help within their institutions.
A unique community-based intervention, Connect increases the competence of campus communities in recognizing individuals at risk for suicide and connecting those at risk to help. Included is a review of National Best Practice protocols specific to colleges, interactive case scenarios based on possible campus situations, and discussion on how to integrate key campus and community services for an effective and comprehensive response.

19. Upcoming Trainings
Connect Training Suicide Prevention/Intervention Training (TOT)
3 day training
February 27- March 1, 2018
Savannah State University
Savannah, GA
March 28-30, 2018
Georgia Highlands College
Rome, GA

20. Upcoming Trainings Mental Health First Aid (TOT)
The primary role of Instructors is to teach the Mental Health First Aid course with fidelity to the core program model and key messages. Each Instructor has a set of materials to help guide them through course facilitation.
To teach a course, certified Instructors must order manuals and prepare course materials and resources (available on the Instructor Portal) for all their participants. Upon completion, Instructors must provide participant evaluations to Mental Health First Aid USA. Instructors typically team up with another certified Instructor to teach the course, but may also choose to teach on their own.

21. Upcoming Trainings Mental Health First Aid (TOT) 5 day training
April 2-6, 2018
Macon, GA

22. Upcoming Trainings QPR (TOT)
Becoming a certified trainer of QPR’s industry-leading approach to suicide prevention is an excellent way for individuals and organizations to help empower their communities to effectively intervene on behalf of suicidal and in-crisis people.
GATEKEEPER TRAINING CERTIFICATION
3-year Certification
12 Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
25 QPR classroom booklets and everything you’ll need to host your first training workshop
Must be 18 years or older to complete this course.

23. Upcoming Trainings
QPR (TOT)
8 Hour training
TBD

24. Other Training Information

25. Other Training Information
Mental Health First Aid- Higher Education
QPR Gatekeeper Training
QPR Train the Trainer

26. 2018 College Conference

27. 2018 College Conference

28. Contact Information

29. Contact Information
Jacqueline Awe, LMSW, MAC
Chairperson, GCU-SPC  
Nakia Valentine, MBA
GLS Director, DBHDD

30. Questions/Resources

31. Georgia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities
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