Colorado Office of Suicide Prevention Virtual Academy
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Pre Academy | Tuesday, June 6, 2023 | 10:00am-11:00am MT
Academy Day 1 | Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 8:00am-4:00pm MT
Academy Day 2 | Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | 8:00am- 4:00pm MT
Post Academy | Thursday July 13, 2023 | 10:00am- 11:00am MT
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.
The objectives of the Zero Suicide Academy are to:
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).
All organizations wishing to be considered for the Zero Suicide Academy will submit the application by the due date. Although applications will be reviewed as they come in, with some priority to first-come, first-serve; priority will also be given to teams or systems that have NOT attended a Zero Suicide Academy previously. Applicants will be notified of their Academy acceptance no later than May 31, 2023.
A Zero Suicide Organizational Self-Study is to be completed by your implementation team members by June 13, 2023. 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.
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The Zero Suicide Academy application consists of: 1. The lead applicant will receive all correspondence and must be one of the team members. 2. A letter of commitment written by the organization’s CEO/Senior Executive Leader. The CEO/Senior Executive Leader should review and approve the submission and agree to the strategy proposed. Leadership letters of commitment to the Zero Suicide model created for other purposes are acceptable so long as they are dated within the prior 6 months. Click here for sample letter. 3. A narrative that, in two to four pages, responds to the following: • Briefly describe the members of your team and the relevant skills, knowledge, and experience they bring to the Zero Suicide Academy. • What are your team’s goals for participating in the Zero Suicide Academy™ and what does the team hope to learn during the training? Describe how you would like to apply Zero Suicide in your organization. • What successes and/or challenges have you had with systems-change in your organization? Consider other collaborative efforts within your team and/or other quality improvement programs in your organization. 4. A Zero Suicide Organizational Self-Study is to be completed by your implementation team members by June 13, 2023 |
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