SUICIDE AWARENESS & PREVENTION
Everyone can have a role in helping to prevent suicide
Welcome to the movement...
I am glad you are here. Find resources or help choosing in how you want to get involved. For my part, I am a mental health professional and suicide prevention educator with an emphasis on intentional intervention strategies to reduce suicide in the U.S.
Immediate
Action Protocol
Resources, support and help designing protocols for healthcare professionals
Community Education
Custom programs for crisis, intervention, referral, resources and more
Presenter Bio
Rebecca Lynne Ray, MA, PLPC
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Rebecca Lynne's (she/her) experience in direct therapeutic services includes two years as a crisis worker with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, based at Provident Behavioral Health in St. Louis, where she provided crisis counseling by phone, chat and online forum. In addition to Lifeline training, she completed Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) and Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM). Her roles in suicide prevention awareness and education include: member, Suicide Prevention Coalition of Colorado; member, St. Louis Regional Suicide Prevention Coalition; member, American Association of Suicidology (AAS) and their Crisis Services Committee (supporting 988 rollout); and former volunteer and lifeguard with American Foundation for Suicide Prevention-Missouri (AFSP). Suicide prevention education/programming listed below, from 2018-22.
Presentations/Programming
New Mothers In Crisis | Perinatal Mental Health & Insights for Suicide Prevention ~ with Heartland Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Consultants, also with Creve Coeur Counseling Associates
Missouri Mental Health Counselors Association Annual Conference (MMHCA) - 2018-21 | Topics: Post-COVID Microcosms and Suicide Prevention; Stress Cracks: Stress and Suicide Prevention; A Closer Look At Safety Planning; The Mental Health Counselor's Role for Clients with Thoughts of Suicide
Missouri Behavioral Health Council and Missouri Department of Mental Health - September Series
Creve Coeur Counseling Associates Seminar Series
St. Louis Crime Victim Center In-service Training
OBSERVANCES
WORLDWIDE | NOV. 17 IS INTERNATIONAL SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE LOSS DAY
NATIONWIDE | SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH
WORLDWIDE | SEPT. 10 IS WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY
ST. LOUIS | SEPTEMBER IS OUT OF THE DARKNESS WALK (AFSP)
COLORADO | SPRING | BRIDGING THE DIVIDE ANNUAL SUMMIT
IMPORTANT FOR ALL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN MISSOURI
Missouri HB 1719 was enacted with the 2018 legislative session. The bill contains language encouraging all licensed Missouri healthcare professionals to complete suicide assessment, referral, treatment and management training. Continuing education requirements for LPCs now include at least two hours of suicide assessment, referral, treatment and management training. Keep up with Missouri news through the Missouri Suicide Prevention Network.