Implement a consistent, scalable, and effective suicide-specific treatment across your entire operation.
Improve outcomes for patients with serious thoughts of suicide in an average of 6, one hour sessions to resolve suicidal ideation and reduce repeat visits. Create a shared language, culture, and confidence for mental health professionals of all kinds to save lives through empathy, honesty, and collaboration.
How does a large multi-state behavioral health system actually roll out CAMS in the real world — especially without major government grant funding? This case study shows exactly how KVC Health Systems® secured private funding, trained clinicians, and integrated suicide-focused care across their organization using a practical, repeatable six-step approach.
You’ll learn how leadership buy-in, a pilot cohort, and focused training quickly built clinician confidence and improved suicide care — ultimately scaling to 100+ trained clinicians and growing. If your organization is wondering where to start with CAMS implementation, this is the clearest real-world roadmap you’ll find.
The Recommended Learning Path
Individual clinicians & small groups can build a foundation of CAMS starting with becoming CAMS Trained™:
Once you receive your CAMS Trained designation, consider continuing your training to meet unique needs and situations of patients across settings and demographics, including CAMS-4Teens, Supervising for CAMS, and other Advanced CAMS Training.
Clinicians can also continue to earn their CAMS Certified designation and become a CAMS Approved Clinic.
Your journey with CAMS starts now. Learn how to quickly, confidently, and effectively save lives.
Individuals and groups of 4 or fewer can order training directly through the CAMS Training Platform. Groups of 5 or more people are invited to contact our team to design a custom training program.
*Discounts available for groups of 50 or more.
We adopted the CAMS model as our clinical framework in our Suicide Prevention Program and have made CAMS Foundational Training a mandatory requirement of all clinicians practicing in our service.
Chris Harvey
Manager of Suicide Prevention
Mildura Base Public Hospital
I especially like that CAMS can be delivered concurrently with other manualized or non-manualized treatments (like DBT).
Haylie Stewart
Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student
University of Alabama
Behavioral Centers Trained in CAMS
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, we have trained groups of less than ten attendees and we also encourage you to sign up multiple individuals to the Role-Play Training. Please complete our inquiry form with information about your organization and we will be happy to contact you to discuss the options available.
Yes, we would love to arrange for a consultant to visit your organization for a role-play training. Please complete the inquiry form and we will be happy to contact you. In response to COVID-19, we now provide group and individual Role-Play Training using the Zoom platform with Zoom Breakout Rooms for role-play sessions.
CAMS-care provides the only authorized training in CAMS that readily fits well into a Zero-Suicide policy effort. Dr. Jobes has been involved in the Zero Suicide movement since its inception and CAMS is consistently used within Zero Suicide initiatives as one of only a handful of suicide-specific evidence-based approaches to suicidal risk according to replicated randomized controlled trials.
We currently have studies underway to explore the efficacy of using CAMS in groups. At this time we do not recommend using CAMS in groups, but would encourage you to review the section in the CAMS Book that discusses the research underway regarding the use of CAMS in groups. We hope to have more information about our findings within the next year, so please check our website for updates.
Yes, CAMS is an excellent evidence-based suicide-specific clinical intervention that is well-suited for suicide prevention efforts funded by GLS. Many CAMS trainings have been conducted for state organizations and Native American behavioral health providers who have received GLS and other grants
As your group size grows, training costs per individual drop, typically for groups of 50 or more clinicians. Please complete our inquiry form and we will be happy to share pricing with you.
No, we have many organizations that opt to complete foundational training in CAMS by having staff read the book, complete the online video course, and attend a series of consultation calls. We have also split our Role Play Training into half-day sessions to fit with the needs of organizations. Please complete our inquiry form and we will be happy to contact you to discuss the options available.