Addressing the Nation’s Youth Mental Health Crisis: Evidence-Based Practices for Suicide Screening and Prevention

This course for the interdisciplinary health care team (RN, MD, APP, EMS) provides new knowledge related to suicide screening and prevention in order to provide current, evidence-based care to pediatric patients. The course also includes a discussion of suicide prevalence, effective suicide screening, and case studies to help triage suicide risk and care for pediatric patients.

Estimated time for completion: 1 hour

Target Audience

Advanced Practice Providers, Nurses, Physicians, EMS

Learner Outcomes

As a result of this activity, learners will be able to report new knowledge related to suicide screening and prevention in order to provide current, evidence-based care to pediatric patients.

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the prevalence of youth mental health concerns, including suicide
  • Outline effective methods for suicide screening
  • Discuss triage of pediatric patients based on suicide risk

 

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Attendance
  • 1.00 Colorado State EMS
  • 1.00 NCPD
Course opens: 
01/16/2024
Course expires: 
12/31/2025
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
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Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, CO
United States

Faculty Presenter:
Jessica Hawks, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Clinical Director, Pediatric Mental Health Institute
Children’s Hospital Colorado

Peer Reviewer:
Lauren Egbert Eckhart, PsyD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Clinical Director, Colorado Springs Division of the Pediatric Mental Health Institute
Children’s Hospital Colorado

 

Planners, faculty and others in control of content (either individually or as a group) for this activity have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Medical
Children’s Hospital Colorado is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Children’s Hospital Colorado designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Nursing
Children’s Hospital Colorado is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This educational activity for 1 nursing contact hour(s) is provided by Children’s Hospital Colorado.

EMS
Children’s Hospital Colorado is a State of Colorado recognized EMS Training Group (CO-049) and will provide 1 continuing education credit(s) for all pre-hospital providers.

Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be provided upon completion of this course.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Attendance
  • 1.00 Colorado State EMS
  • 1.00 NCPD

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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Required Hardware/software

You will need access to the internet, speakers or a headset to participate in this course.