Youth Suicide and Prevention

This course equips social workers to assess risk, apply evidence-based interventions, and collaborate across systems to prevent youth suicide, promote resilience, and ensure safety.

🕒 3 CE HOURS

COURSE LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE

Date of course creation/update: 04/24/2025

CE Broker Tracking NO: #20-1352650

Education Pathways, LLC provider #2485 , is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 02/05/2026–02/05/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 3 Clinical continuing education credits.

This online reading-based asynchronous distance learning course :

equips social workers with the knowledge and tools to understand risk and protective factors, conduct thorough assessments, and implement evidence-based interventions to support at-risk youth. It integrates developmental, cultural, and systemic perspectives while emphasizing ethical considerations and collaboration with caregivers and community systems. Through practical strategies, case examples, and policy awareness, participants will enhance their capacity to prevent youth suicide and promote resilience and safety. Youth suicide is a public health crisis with far-reaching consequences for individuals, families, schools, and communities.

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Learning Objectives:

Describe national and global trends in youth suicide and identify sociocultural and developmental risk factors.
Distinguish between risk and protective factors across developmental stages.
Utilize standardized tools and clinical judgment to assess suicide risk.
Apply evidence-based intervention strategies for suicidal ideation and behaviors.
Explain how cultural identity, gender, and systemic oppression impact suicide risk.
Implement family-centered strategies to engage caregivers in prevention and postvention.
Collaborate with schools and community partners on suicide prevention programs.
Navigate ethical and legal considerations in responding to youth at risk.
Formulate appropriate responses to acute suicide crises and post-attempt care.
Support youth, families, and systems through postvention strategies.
Analyze suicide prevention policies and identify advocacy opportunities.
Apply assessment and intervention strategies to real-world case examples.

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Understanding Youth Suicide – Scope, Trends, and Contributing Factors (16 minutes)

Epidemiology and statistics
Recent trends and demographic patterns
Developmental influences and adolescent brain development
Social media, cyberbullying, and peer influences

Risk and Protective Factors Across Developmental Stages (15 minutes)

Risk factors: mental health, trauma, family conflict, bullying
Protective factors: connectedness, coping skills, access to care
Differences across childhood, adolescence, and emerging adulthood
Cumulative risk and resilience-building

Assessment and Screening for Suicide Risk (15 minutes)

Validated tools: ASQ, Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale
Recognizing warning signs and suicidal communication
Conducting interviews and risk assessments
Documentation and determining levels of care

Intervention Strategies: Evidence-Based Approaches (15 minutes)

CBT for Suicide Prevention (CBT-SP)
DBT skills with adolescents
Brief safety planning interventions
Enhancing therapeutic alliance and hope

Cultural, Gender, and Identity Considerations (14 minutes)

LGBTQIA+ youth disparities
Race, ethnicity, and cultural stigmas
Gender-specific risk patterns
Creating inclusive and affirming environments

Family Engagement and Caregiver Support (15 minutes)

Psychoeducation for caregivers
Addressing family conflict and communication
Engaging parents/guardians in treatment and safety planning
Family systems and support structures

School and Community-Based Suicide Prevention (15 minutes)

Gatekeeper training (QPR, Mental Health First Aid)
Peer support and student-led initiatives
School postvention protocols
Collaboration with educators and agencies

Ethics, Legal Responsibilities, and Confidentiality (15 minutes)

Mandated reporting laws
Confidentiality limits in crises
Ethical decision-making frameworks
Documentation and informed consent

Responding to Suicide Attempts and Crisis Situations (15 minutes)

Crisis response and de-escalation
Emergency hospitalization and involuntary holds
Post-attempt care and follow-up planning
Trauma-informed care principles

Postvention: Supporting Survivors and Preventing Contagion (15 minutes)

Grief and trauma support for survivors
Reducing contagion and media considerations
School and community postvention practices
Resources and rituals for healing

Policy, Advocacy, and Suicide Prevention Systems (15 minutes)

National strategies and frameworks
Legislation and funding
Advocacy for mental health services
Policy change as prevention

Case Studies and Application of Knowledge (15 minutes)

Case examples from schools, clinics, and communities
Multidisciplinary collaboration
Integrating tools and strategies
Reflective practice and supervision

Total Minutes: 180

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