Suicide Prevention Training for Parents

The Healthy Communities Initiative of Jefferson County is offering a free virtual webinar training on suicide prevention for parents on Thursday, April 22, 2021, from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.  

A portion of my role focuses on all aspects of our district’s Student Services and Counseling in all of our schools, including our district’s Social and Emotional Learning and Wellness initiatives.  My goal is to reach out periodically with tools and resources to help support our students and families.

The free webinar, More Than Sad: Suicide Prevention for Parents, teaches parents how to be smart about mental health. Parents will learn how to recognize signs of depression and other mental health problems, initiate a conversation with their child, and get him or her help.

 Learning Objectives:

• Identify signs of depression and other mental health problems

• Learn strategies to talk with youth about mental health

• Learn how to access mental health services and supports

 Registration is required. Please use this link to register.

Speaker:

Tandra Rutledge is the Director of Business Development at Riveredge Hospital, a free-standing psychiatric facility in Illinois. Tandra is a mental health advocate and suicide prevention educator. She promotes wellness and resilience through a social justice and racial equity lens. Tandra serves on the Board of Directors of the Illinois Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and is a member of the Illinois Suicide Prevention Alliance. She is an AMSR trainer (Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk), a certified suicide prevention educator for the QPR Institute, an adult Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) instructor, and a Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) instructor with the Chicago Police Department.

This presentation is sponsored by the Mental Health Transfer Network.

National Suicide Prevention Hotline:  

Phone:  (800) 273-8255   Text:  741741

Sincerely,

Shelli Reetz

Assistant Director, Special Services