Louisiana health and behavioral healthcare teams by invitation only are encouraged to apply by May 5, 2023 for a June online Zero Suicide Academy® sponsored by the Louisiana Department of Health/Office of Behavioral Health.

DATES

Pre-Academy June 6th, 2023 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm CT

Academy Day One June 13th, 2023 at 8:00am - 4:00pm CT

Academy Day Two June 14th, 2023 at 8:00am - 4:00pm CT

Post-Academy June 28th, 2023 at 1:00pm - 2:00 pm CT

LOCATION

Online Academy

CONTACT

info@zerosuicideinstitute.com

Louisiana health and behavioral healthcare organizations by invitation only are eligible to apply. This event is funded through Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and provided to participants at no cost.

ACADEMY DESCRIPTION

Join Jan Ulrich, Zero Suicide Institute Senior Project Associate, for a two-day, online Zero Suicide launch event. This event is co-sponsored by the Louisiana Department of Health/Office of Behavioral Health.

The Zero Suicide Academy is a two-day training for senior leaders of health and behavioral health care organizations that seek to dramatically reduce suicides among patients in their care. Using the Zero Suicide framework, participants learn how to incorporate best and promising practices into their organizations and processes to improve care and safety for individuals at risk. Zero Suicide faculty provide both interactive presentations and small group sessions, collaborating with participants to develop organization-specific action plans.

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Objective

The objectives of the Zero Suicide Academy® are to: 

• Provide organizations interested in adopting a Zero Suicide approach with the skills and information necessary to launch their effort; 
• Create collaborative links between the organizations launching these initiatives in order to provide mentorship and support so that the perspectives, knowledge, and skills of each inform the work of the others; and 
• Aid in developing implementation plans for the Zero Suicide initiatives at each participating organization. 

PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY

Applicants are to attend the Zero Suicide Academy with a team of 4 individuals including the person identified as the lead for the system's Zero Suicide initiative. Recommendations for team composition include: 

Person(s) responsible and with authority for implementation decisions (e.g. Medical Doctor, CIO, ED, BH Director, or IT). 

» At least one senior leader/management (irrespective of discipline area).

» At least one person who manages your electronic health records (EHR) system, quality improvement, or risk management.

» At least one person (e.g., case manager, psychologist, social worker, nurse, other) who provides care direct to patients daily.

Zero Suicide implementation team members should include persons who can both champion Zero Suicide with passion and those who have some power and influence in your system. This can include clinical directors, senior clinical staff with coordination over a certain area or department, information technology, risk management or quality improvement, or a person with lived experience.

SELECTION CRITERIA

All organizations wishing to be considered for the Zero Suicide Academy will submit the application by the due date. The completed application will be reviewed by Zero Suicide Institute (ZSI); a complete application will be required, including at least 4 team members information.  Only one application is submitted per team by the lead applicant who must be one of the team members. Applications are due by May 19, 2023 at 5pm ET.

ORGANIZATIONAL SELF-STUDY

A Zero Suicide Organizational Self-Study is to be completed by your implementation team members, along with your application. We offer two versions of the Organizational Self-Study: the General Organizational Self-Study and the Inpatient Organizational Self-Study. Organizations can choose to take one or both available Self-Studies.

If you would like to review the questions before taking the survey, we offer a PDF of each version of the Self-Study. To access these resources, you will need to create an account on the Zero Suicide website.