Preventing Access to Methods of Suicide
November 1, 2021
Facts to Know About Suicide: Suicide is the leading cause of violent death in Wisconsin. Firearms are the most common method used in suicide, followed by hanging and poisoning. A
Ending Deaths of Despair Curriculum
our new task force in Dane County
Ending Deaths From Despair Coalition
Learn how to help the community
Do you want to help the community? Do you want to learn more about how to prevent deaths of despair in Dane County?
Review this content to learn more on suicide and the opioid epidemic to better understand the issue, and how you can make a difference.
This vision for this curriculum is that it’s meant to be accessible at any point so you can review bits and pieces as you have the time. Some of the content will be self-study and some of it will be linked to upcoming webinars. Once a webinar has happened, no worries if you missed it – it will be recorded for you to review after!
Safe Communities is not a counseling or crisis center and does not provide direct services. If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
JOIN OUR EVENTS
our upcoming webinar events
how to access our webinars
At the scheduled time of the webinar you’d like to watch, use this live streaming link to the live broadcast which can be used for the entire webinar series:
These are the other ways you can watch the broadcast as well:
- LIVE: Spectrum Cable TV, Channel 985
- LIVE: AT&T U-Verse Cable, channel 99 and choose “Community Channel F2”
- LIVE: TDS CableTV, Channel 7
- LIVE and recorded: Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire TV.
Review Past Webinars:
ENDING DEATH FROM DESPAIR CURRICULUM
our webinar topics
Suicide Prevention Webinars
There will be several webinars educating the community on suicide and what you can do to help.
For this series, there will be a set of webinars geared towards two different audiences – one for the general public that anyone would find value from, and one tailored specifically to clinicians.
Opioid Management Webinars
There will be several webinars educating the community on the opioid epidemic and what you can do to help.
These webinars are for people struggling with opioids, loved ones of those people, and general concerned community members.
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Suicide & Depression Q & A
November 1, 2021
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Dealing with Grief in Your Own Personal Way
November 1, 2021
Grief is as old as mankind but is one of the most neglected of human problems. As we become aware of this neglect, we come to realize the enormous cost