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Rocky Mountain MIRECC for VA Suicide Prevention - Education Core

Updated: 20 March 2015

Overview

Rocky Mountain MIRECC endeavors to disseminate useful information about suicide prevention in ways that are accessible to Veterans and the community at large, and evaluate strategies to translate research-informed practices into everyday care.

Feature Story

Online Training for the Self-Directed Violence Classification System on YouTube

Rocky Mountain MIRECC has created a brief online training for the Self-Directed Violence Classification System. The video is narrated by Lisa Brenner, PhD, Director of Rocky Mountain MIRECC.

The field of Suicidology has long struggled with the lack of a universally agreed upon definition for suicide and associated terms. Synonymous with the word suicide is the term self-directed violence. A shared understanding of self-directed violence (SDV) in its various forms is critical. The VA is adopting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s Self-Directed Violence Classification System (SDVCS).

Watch the video here »

Educational Products for Veterans and Clinicians

The Rocky Mountain MIRECC has created a number of useful educational products for Veterans, Families and Clinicians. They can be downloaded or ordered online. [Learn more]

Selected Presentations to Download and Use

From the Self-Directed Violence Nomenclature to Suicide 101, Rocky Mountain MIRECC has posted select presentations for Veterans, Families and Clinicians. They can be downloaded easily to help you better understand the complex topic of suicide prevention. [Learn more]