Suicidology Resources & News
The latest in suicide prevention news, articles, resources and other materials related to preventing and treating suicide risk.
Shirley B. Wang, Ph.D. | Modeling the Complexity of Suicide and Self-Harm using Computational Clinical...
Because of our rising suicide rate, the United States Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, called mental health...
Holly Wilcox Ph.D. & David A. Jobes, Ph.D., ABPP | Public Health Approaches to Suicide Prevention
Because of our rising suicide rate, the United States Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, called mental health...
Marianne Goodman, MD & David A. Jobes, Ph.D., ABPP | New Directions in Suicide Safety Planning: The Project Life Force...
Dr. Goodman describes the development and testing of a novel treatment - \"Project Life Force (PLF)\"...
Dr. Lena Heilmann & David A. Jobes, Ph.D., ABPP | Colorado’s Comprehensive Approach to Suicide Prevention: What’s Working
Dr. Lena Heilmann, Director of the Colorado Office of Suicide Prevention (OSP) will provide an overview...
Dr. Raymond P. Tucker & David A. Jobes, Ph.D., ABPP | 2024 CAMS Update and Introducing CAMS Brief Intervention
In this suicide prevention month webinar, Dr. Jobes will discuss recent updates based on clinical trial...
Suicide Prevention: Why Are Therapists Rarely Trained in Suicide Prevention...
Rates for death by suicide are on the rise and sadly, those we turn to for...
Jasmin Brooks Stephens, Ph.D. & Dr. Raymond P. Tucker | Strengths-Based Approaches to Suicide Prevention in the Black Community
In this talk, Dr. Brooks Stephens will review socio-cultural risk factors for suicide among Black youth...
Julie Goldstein Grumet, Ph.D. | Zero Suicide – Outcomes and Opportunities
Consistent with the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, Zero Suicide called for improved suicide identification and...
Kate Comtois, Ph.D., MPH | Improving Outpatient Suicide Treatment, a Better Alternative to EDs and...
This presentation will highlight the need for a paradigm shift in suicide care, describe our innovative...
Matthew K. Nock, Ph.D. | Using Advances in Technology to Advance the Understanding, Prediction, and...
Suicide is a leading cause of death in the US and worldwide. Whereas the mortality rate...
M. David Rudd, Ph.D., ABPP | Stigma, Shame, and Suicide Webinar
The connection between stigma, shame and suicide will be discussed, with a focus on not just...
Dr. Kevin Crowley & David A. Jobes, Ph.D., ABPP | Innovations in Clinical Suicide Prevention: CAMS Update and the 3rd...
This webinar will delve into the latest research and tools presented in the new book, written...
Tanisha Esperanza, M.A.; Janel Cubbage; Tianna Dowie-Chin, PhD | Black Suicidology Summit Webinar
We will examine the socio-historical context of systemic disparities, provide intersectional discourse on current risk/preventative factors,...
Thomas Joiner, Ph.D. | Empirical, Clinical, and Conceptual Evidence Converges to Indicate Good Support...
On-Demand webinar hosted by Dr. David A. Jobes and Thomas Joiner.
Shireen L. Rizvi, Ph.D., ABPP | Essential DBT Skills for Individuals Who are Suicidal and the...
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a comprehensive psychological treatment that was originally developed for borderline personality...
Guy Diamond, Ph.D. | Attachment-Based Family Therapy: a family safety net approach to suicide...
Attachment Based family therapy aims to identify and address the family events and processes that may...
Marjan G. Holloway, Ph.D. | 10 Tips for Clinical Management of Suicide Risk
Clinicians often face anxiety and uncertainty in managing and treating suicide risk. This presentation will highlight...
David A. Jobes, Ph.D. ABPP | Office Hours with Dr. Jobes
These FREE quarterly meetings are an opportunity to talk with Dr. Jobes and other clinicians patient...
Dr. Kevin Crowley | CAMS-4Teens®: The Complexities of Working with Parents
This presentation provides an overview of the CAMS-4Teens approach along with an update on the current...
Christine Cha, Ph.D. | What Future? How People Who Are Suicidal Look Beyond the...
Delve into the cognitive processes of suicidal individuals as they envision their future with Dr. Cha's...
Dr. Evan Kleiman, Ph.D. | How can technology improve how we predict and prevent suicidal...
Technology like smartphones and smartwatches have become nearly ubiquitous over the past few years. This has...
Dr. Sean Joe, Ph.D., MSW | Why do Black Males Consider Suicide?
Suicidologist have focused on the quality and reproducibility of the science of why people die by...
Suicide Status Form Intake: Integrating a Culturally Informed Interview Process
The Suicide Status Form (SSF) is part of the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS)...
Dr. Craig J. Bryan | New Perspectives on Suicide Risk Among Military Personnel and Veterans
Dr. Craig J. Bryan, reviews new empirical findings that cast a different perspective on the nature...
Dr. Kevin Crowley | Telehealth: A Critical Tool for Treating Suicidal Risk On-Demand
David Jobes, the creator of the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality, discusses the benefits of...
Trillium Case Study: Suicide Prevention – A consistent approach with...
Dr. Ian Dawe is a Psychiatrist in Ontario, Canada and an expert in suicide prevention. As...
Dr. Rory O’Connor | When It is Darkest: Why People Die by Suicide On-Demand
Based around his new book, Dr. Rory O'Connor will try to dispel myths around suicide.
CAMS Meta-Analysis: Intervention for Suicidal Ideation
A recent rigorous meta-analysis of the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality ("CAMS") showed that it...
Dr. E. David Klonsky | 404 ERROR: Mistakes We Need to Stop Making in Suicidology...
In this webinar, Dr. David Klonsky suggests that we overvalue predicting suicide -- so much so...
Christine Moutier, M.D.; Ms. Diana Cortez Yanez; Dr. Jill Harkavy-Friedman | Suicide Prevention in Healthcare Settings On-Demand
Christine Moutier, M.D., AFSP's Chief Medical Officer, David Jobes, Ph.D., professor and creator of CAMS, and...
Dr. Eric A. Harris | On-Demand: Providing Effective, Risk Managed Treatment for Potentially Suicidal Patients...
Dr. Jobes and Dr. Eric Harris discuss a way for psychologists to build awareness about using...
Proven CAMS-4Teens® Strategies To Treat Adolescent Suicide
According to the CDC, suicide became the second leading cause of death among teens and young...
Meeting the Growing Need for Training in Evidence-Based Suicide Prevention...
CAMS-care recognizes this growing need to make effective training available to healthcare workers and clinicians to...
Dr. Cheryl King | Adolescent Suicide Prevention On-Demand
Dr. Jobes and his special guest Dr. Cheryl King discuss the problem of suicide among the...
Vermont’s Zero Suicide Initiative
Vermont’s suicide rate has increased by 73.1% since 1999, which marks the 4th largest increase of...
The State of Ohio: Suicide Prevention Using Evidence-Based Practices
Ohio is one of the first states to train over 1,000 clinicians in treating suicidal people,...
Dr. Yeates Conwell | Suicide and Older Adults: On-Demand
Join Dr. Jobes & guest Dr. Yeates Conwell in their webinar, as they discuss suicide in...
A Guide to Contextualizing the Reality of Systemic Racism and...
On our journey of enlightenment and understanding the mechanisms of Black suicidality, we have explored the...
How the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health uses CAMS for...
The State of Oklahoma began an initiative in 2016 to provide a system of care to...
A Guide to Contextualizing the Reality of Systemic Racism and...
In this second part of this three-part series, we will examine the current research and evidence-based...
Dr. Sherry Molock | Suicide and Communities of Color: On-Demand
Dr. David Jobes and Dr. Molock discuss why suicide rates are significantly higher in colored communities...
A Guide to Contextualizing the Reality of Systemic Racism and...
The mortality rate for COVID-19 has been disproportionately affecting the African American, Latinx, and Indigenous communities.
Malpractice Liability Related to Suicidal Risk: How to Decrease the...
Few clinical concerns frighten mental health providers more than the fear of being sued for malpractice...
The Gender Paradox of Suicide: How Suicide Differs Between Men,...
Recently, the question of gender in suicidal behavior has expanded to include transgender and gender-diverse (TGD)...
Adolescent and Teen Suicide: By the Numbers
The alarming rise of teen and adolescent suicide rates over the last decade is prompting researchers...
The Importance of Acknowledging Cultural Differences and Validating the Experiences...
Sweeping cultural differences under the rug and ignoring the unique experiences of suicidal minority patients undermines...
David A. Jobes, Ph.D., ABPP | Treating Suicidal Risk Using Telepsychology: On Demand
On-Demand Presentation: Dr. David Jobes as he responds to the telepsychology use of CAMS and the...
Melinda Moore, Ph.D. | Treating Suicidal College Students Using Telepsychology: A CAMS Approach On-Demand
On-Demand Presentation: Dr. Melinda Moore responds to the telepsychology use of CAMS for treating suicidal college...
An Exploration of Future Research and Treatment to Combat the...
Contrary to the trends we observe with Black adolescents, current research finds that the suicide rates...
NAViGO’s Implementation of CAMS System of Care in UK: Preliminary...
In 2017, NAViGO Community Interest Company implemented CAMS as part of their National Health Service-commissioned health...
Suicidality in Correctional Facilities: Challenges in Assessing and Treating
With suicide rates rising dramatically over the past few years in both state prisons and local...
Challenges of Assessing and Treating Youth Suicide: A Solution in...
The news of rising teen suicide rates is difficult to ignore. Every few months, the media...
4 Things that Can Go Wrong When Working with Suicidal...
Using a cookie-cutter approach to treatment with a suicidal person who is part of a minority...
One Size Does Not Fit All – Part 3: Effective...
Within clinical science, RCTs are the gold standard of what has proven effective in a causal...
One Size Does Not Fit All – Part 2: Key...
There are various contemporary developments that may help workers in the field to move from a...
One Size Does Not Fit All – Part 1: A...
Why is suicide a major public health issue? Historically, mental health has been largely misunderstood. Learn...
5 Approaches When Working with Mental Health Minority Clients
Mental health clinicians unintentionally harm therapeutic relationships with minority patients. Learn 5 ways how to approach...
The Challenges of Assessing and Treating Prison Suicidality: A Possible...
The rate of inmate mental illness is drastically higher than the general population. So how do...
6 Risk Factors for Transgender & Gender Diverse Suicide
Our understanding of how gender affects suicidality was developed when most scholars viewed gender as a...
Gun Safety and Suicide Prevention
Perhaps you’ve personally known someone, or treated someone, who attempted suicide using a firearm. Chances are,...
Suicide Malpractice Statistics | The Risk of Suicide Malpractice Lawsuits
Survey data has shown that when patients die by suicide, more than half of patient families...
How to Treat a Suicidal Patient: The 4 Cornerstones of...
Effective treatment for suicidal patients requires consistency of care. Learn 4 cornerstones of suicidal care that...