Suicide Prevention and Upcoming Trainings and Events

Suicide Prevention

September is National Suicide Prevention Month.

National Suicide Prevention Week is September 8th - 14th, 2019

It’s a time to share resources and stories, as well as promote suicide prevention awareness.

World Suicide Prevention Day is September 10. It’s a time to remember those affected by suicide, to raise awareness, and to focus efforts on directing treatment to those who need it most.

Know the Warning Signs

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Everyone can play a role in preventing suicide by being aware of the warning signs of suicidal behaviors:

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Preventing Youth Suicide: A KET Forum

Inside Youth Mental Health

As part of its Inside Youth Mental Health initiative, in July KET held a gathering of leading experts in suicide prevention and other concerned citizens that addressed this important topic. Hosted by Renee Shaw, the KET Forum explores the alarming rise in youth suicide, examining its root causes and highlights the most effective strategies for prevention.

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Kentucky Family Leadership Academy

The next KPFC Kentucky Family Leadership Academy will be held ton the weekend of September 26th -27th, 2019 in Frankfort, KY.

This training is a prerequisite to attending the Family or Youth Peer Support Core Competency Training.

The Leadership Academy is for:

Parents/primary caregivers of children birth to twenty-six years old with emotional/social delays or behavioral health disabilities, AND
Young adults (16-24 years old) that have a behavioral health disabilities. These transitional age youth must be at least 16 years old and be able to participate in the group process.
Providers or agency partners that understand and support the “family-driven and youth-guided System of Care” and want to assist KPFC in moving forward in this effort.
Any eligible family member or transition age young adult (18 - 35 years old) with lived experience who is interested in becoming a certified Kentucky Family Peer Support Specialist or a Kentucky Youth Peer Support Specialist.

(IMPORTANT: All young adults under 18, or who are over 18 and have a guardian, must have a parent or guardian that will attend the conference with them.)

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Kentucky Family and Youth Peer Support

Specialist Core Competency Training

Peer support services are delivered by individuals who have common life experiences with the people they are serving. People with mental and/or substance use disorders have a unique capacity to help each other based on a shared affiliation and a deep understanding of this experience.

Click the links below and read section 2 for the list of qualifications!

Youth Peer Support Qualifications

Family Peer Support Qualifications

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