Suicide Prevention in Religious Communities – The Present and Future

Summary: This webinar will present research findings in the areas of suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention in religious communities. Both robust research findings and preliminary findings will be presented. For example, religious service attendance is associated with lower suicide risk but social support in religious communities accounts for only about a quarter of the association between religious service attendance and health. Additional risks and protections in religious communities will be presented.

Intended Audience: Attendees should have an interest in the unique role of religious communities in suicide prevention.

Outcomes: At the end of this webinar participants will…

  1. List differences between suicide prevention, intervention and postvention.
  2. List three unique protective roles religious communities play in suicide prevention, intervention and postvention.
  3. List three risks for suicide that may be found in religious communities and ways to decrease these risks.

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Webinar: Suicide Prevention in Religious Communities – The Present and Future
Recorded 10/24/2024  |  60 minutes
Recorded 10/24/2024  |  60 minutes
Evaluation
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Attendance Certificate: Suicide Prevention in Religious Communities – The Present and Future
1.00 Continuing Education Hour credit  |  Certificate available
1.00 Continuing Education Hour credit  |  Certificate available

Continuing Education: The University of Cincinnati, Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences, Education and Research Center offers 1.0 contact hours for this activity. Upon completing the evaluation, learners will receive a certificate of completion. This course can meet continuing education requirements for a variety of professionals including: BGC criteria for IH/CIH professionalsBCSP criteria for safety professionalsCPH criteria for public health professionals. Please contact your accrediting agency regarding questions about receiving credits for this activity.

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Karen Mason, PhD

Professor of Counseling and Psychology

Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary—Hamilton

Dr. Karen Mason is a Professor of Counseling and Psychology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary—Hamilton where she has prepared students to be licensed mental health counselors since 2006. She is a native of Colorado (and loves to ski and hike). She completed an M.A. in Old Testament at Denver Seminary and an M.A. and Ph.D. in counseling psychology at the University of Denver. She is a licensed psychologist. Before moving to Massachusetts, she managed the Office of Suicide Prevention at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Her research is focused on faith leaders and faith communities’ role in suicide prevention.

Melinda Moore, PhD

Licensed Psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology

Eastern Kentucky University

Melinda Moore is a Licensed Psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Eastern Kentucky University. She holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from The Catholic University of America, where she trained in the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) and conducted research on CAMS. She regularly trains clinicians in CAMS, as well as advocates on behalf of suicide prevention nationally. She has conducted military suicide bereavement research at the University of Kentucky and suicide treatment research at the Robley Rex Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Louisville. Her interest in Posttraumatic Growth emerged from her own experience with suicide and the changes that experience created within her allowing for her current career path and personal interests and relationships.