Community Connections: Suicide Prevention in Rural Primary Care

Community Connections: Suicide Prevention in Rural Primary Care

Conference: 2012 Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention — Creating Partnerships: Taking a Collaborative Approach to Advancing Suicide Prevention

Friday, Apr 06, 2012
Augusta Civic Center, Augusta, Maine Workshop/Presentation: B4. Community Connections: Suicide Prevention in Rural Primary Care
Rebecca Morin

This breakout session will provide an overview of the WICHE Suicide Prevention in Rural Primary Care Toolkit and how elements of this toolkit have been implemented in Maine’s Federally Qualified Health Centers. Those in attendance will be presented with lessons learned, tools to engage community partners in primary care suicide response, and the role of integrated physical and behavioral/mental health care in responding the universal risk and impact of suicide.