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Call to action - workplaces and professional associations - it's the time for the Guidelines for Workplace Suicide Prevention. 80% of all people who die by suicide are working age, making the workplace the most cross-cutting system for suicide prevention, intervention and crisis response.  If we're going to get in front of the tragedy of suicide, widen our lens from seeing suicide only as a mental health framework, to a broader public health one.

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize the prevalence of death by suicide and the importance of prevention practices within the workplace;
• Learn the epidemiology, etiology and risk factors of suicidal behavior;
• Discover strategies for screening, assessing,and reducing the risk of suicide;
• Understand special concerns, risk factors and interventions related to military veterans;
• Identify self-injurious behaviors and what objects, substances, and actions are common in suicide attempts;
• Highlight the management and treatment modalities for patients at risk for suicide, including best practices for connecting the patient to referral;
• Gain the knowledge and skills to conduct suicide Postvention; and
• Comprehend the relationship between workplace stress and suicide and learn valuable techniques to stress-less at work.

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