Informacion y Apoyo para los Sobrevivientes del Suicidio: Guia de Recursos del Departamento de Veteran Affairs para las familias que esten lidiando con el suicidio
How to Talk to a Child about a Suicide Attempt in Your Family: Guides Targeting Age Groups 4-8, 9-13 and 14-18
and now also available in Spanish!
Description: This information sheet is intended to serve as a guide for adults to use when talking with a 4-8, 9-13 or 14-18 year-old child about a suicide attempt in the family. It is not intended to replace the advice of a mental health professional. In fact, it may be best to use this along with professional support if you or your child is struggling with how to talk about this difficult topic. It is important to consider the child’s level of development and ability to understand events when deciding how to talk with them about this issue.
Download:
The Suicide Pocket Guide can be ordered through the local VA Suicide Prevention Coordinator (SPC). This link will take you to a page where the nearest SPC can be found.
This seven-minute program provides information regarding the impact of using drugs and alcohol after a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The video guides the viewer through a discussion about how the brain works before and after a brain injury, and then demonstrates how drugs and alcohol can affect persons with a history of TBI using brain animations and short vignettes. This tool was designed to help providers engage clients in a dialogue about substance use post-injury and was made possible by funding from the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. Jennifer Olson-Madden, Ph.D., VISN 19 MIRECC was the project PI. Collaborators included: John Corrigan, Ph.D., Ohio State University, and Lisa Brenner, Ph.D., VISN 19 MIRECC.
Algunas personas con un historial de traumatismo craneal y sus familiares compartieron sus historias con nostros e hicieron las siguientes sugerencias respecto a la prevención del suicidio.
Easily reproducible brochure for veterans and the family/caregiver. Individuals with a history of TBI and their family members shared their stories with us and made the following suggestions regarding suicide prevention.
We have just added Judge Crowder's presentation and PDF to the collection. We are making progress on the video and hope to have it up by the end of November.
Traumatic Brain Injury and Suicide - A Manual for Clinicians and Care Providers
There is a need for more resources that are specifically targeted toward TBI survivors who may be considering suicide. Based upon this need, researchers at the VA VISN 19 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC) produced this information and resources guide. The target audience is clinicians and care providers working with TBI survivors. Download the 31 page manual.
Recognizing Suicide Risk in Returning Combat Veterans
By Patricia A. Alexander, Ph.D. and Lisa A. Brenner, Ph.D ABPP (Rp). This paper suggest that assessing for feelings of burdensomeness, failed belongingness, and acquired ability may be important when evaluating suicide risk. Download the article from Military OneSource.
The Combating Civilian: Suicide Risk Factors in Combat Veterans
A PodCast featuring Lisa Brenner Ph.D. ABPP (Rp). The International Program of Psycho-Social Health Research (IPP-SHR) recently interviewed Dr. Brenner regarding an article she co-authored A Qualitative Study of Potential Suicide Risk Factors in Returning Combat Veterans (Brenner, L., Gutierrez, P., Cornette, M., Betthauser, L., Bahraini, N., Staves, P. (2008) Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 30(3):211-225). Hear the PodCast here.
Developed by the VAPTC - Clinical and Executive Committees
This presentation attempts to answer the question regarding ethics – what is right or what should be done in uncertain situations when values conflict.
UPDATED - 4/5/2011! COMPETENCY-BASED CLINICAL SUPERVISION
State of the Art
by Carol Falender, PhD
The is presentation has been newly taped in a studio with sound and video technicians; with much better video and audio. The original presentation was done at the VA Psychology Training Council Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, July 20, 2009
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Title: Assistant Training Director Fellowship Program
Clinical/Research Psychologist Contact:
303-355-5886
1055 Clermont Street
Denver, CO 80220 beeta.homaifar@va.gov
Suicide Attempt Survivor Family Resource Guide
