Events and Training
Out of the Darkness: Walk to Prevent Suicide
3RD Annual 5k Walk Around Lake Baldwin at Baldwin Park in Orlando
Sign-in: 8:00 am
Opening Ceremony: 9:00 am
Brought to you by: AFSP-Central Florida Chapter www.afsp.org/cfl
Out of the Darkness website
FREE Webinar on Teen Depression and Suicide Risk
Learn How to Educate Your Students about Depression Today
…And You May Save a Life
To accommodate your busy schedule, the webinar will be offered at the following times:
Tuesday, February 9th at 10:00am EST / 9:00am CST / 8:00am MST
Tuesday, February 9th at 3:30pm EST / 2:30pm CST / 1:30pm MST
Wednesday, February 10th at 10:00am EST / 9:00am CST / 8:00am MST
Wednesday, February 10th at 1:00pm EST / 12:00pm CST / 11:00am MST
Thursday, February 11th at 10:00am EST / 9:00am CST / 8:00am MST
You can register by clicking the following link: “CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.” It will provide more information about how you can sign up to reserve a place in the session that is most convenient for you. You may also copy/paste this link into your browser if you prefer: http://bit.ly/6mQ4OU.
Did you know that...?
- One out of every eight adolescents in the U.S. suffers from depression.
- Only one out of three depressed teens receives any kind of treatment.
- Untreated depression is a leading cause of teen suicide.
As high school faculty or staff, you and your colleagues are in a unique position to help your students recognize depression in themselves or their friends, and encourage them to get help for this common and treatable problem.
This FREE 60-minute webinar on Teen Depression and Suicide Risk is designed to show teachers, counselors, school nurses, psychologists and other school personnel how they can effectively incorporate depression education into the classroom, using a ground-breaking new film, More Than Sad: Teen Depression, developed by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The film features vignettes of four teens that will help students recognize the varied signs and symptoms of depression, reduce their misconceptions and apprehensions about treatment and promote help-seeking behavior.
Following completion of the webinar and a brief feedback form, participants will receive a complimentary copy of More Than Sad: Teen Depression (valued at $49.99) to use with your students. The film comes packaged with easy-to-use materials, including a sample lesson plan, handouts and a pre-post quiz, that will maximize students’ educational experience.
Speaker:
Ann P. Haas, Ph.D.:
Director of Prevention Projects, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Please feel free to forward this invitation to anyone else who you think would benefit from participating in these webinars, such as members of professional organizations and your colleagues.
About the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
AFSP is the leading national not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research, education and advocacy, and to reaching out to people with mental disorders and those impacted by suicide.
More Information
For more information about AFSP's depression education and suicide prevention efforts, please contact Sarah Azrak, Education Manager, at sazrak@afsp.org
Suicide Prevention Day
March 24, 2010
Location: Tallahassee, Florida
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
March 24, 2010; 9:00 AM, Capitol Rotunda
Educational Display Booths and Legislative Advocacy
March 24, 2010; 11:00 AM, Capitol 22nd Floor Observatory
Suicide Prevention Day Press Conference
March 25 – 26, 2010; 9:00 AM – 5:00PM, Capitol Room 2103
Mental Health First Aid Training
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Mental Health First Aid
March 25 & 26, 2010 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Registration deadline: Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Location: The Capitol, Room 2103, 400 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399
Fee: $119 per person
Registration Form
April5 & 6, 2010 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Registration deadline: Monday, March 22, 2010
Location: IKEA Orlando - 4092 Eastgate Drive, Orlando, FL 32839
Fee: $149 per person (full breakfast & lunch included)
Registration Form
www.creatingtoday.net/MHFA.html
Adolescent Depression & Suicide: Screening, Assessment and Intervention
The Ganley Foundation is proud to announce our partnership with the Melissa Institute for the 14th Annual May Conference on May 7, 2010 entitled Adolescent Depression & Suicide: Screening, Assessment and Intervention.
A leading panel of national experts will come together to discuss early detection, diagnosis, treatment of depression, and suicide prevention. Through a series of presentations, panel discussion, and question & answer sessions, we will explore those early predictors of depression that may appear in children as well as co-morbidity factors, which may lead to suicidal behavior. Suicide is the third leading cause of death among youth overall ages 10-25. With 20% of adolescents experiencing clinical depression prior to graduating high school there is an increasing need to better address these mental health needs in our youth. This conference will attempt to meet that challenge.
The 14th Annual May Conference will be held on May 7, 2010 at the Victor E. Clarke Education Center, located at South Miami Hospital, 6200 Southwest 73rd Street. Our target audience includes professionals within the fields of education, mental health, social services, law enforcement, judicial system, and medical fields. Continuing education credits are available and registration information for this conference will be available at melissainstitute.org and at ganleyfoundation.org.
