September is National Suicide Prevention Month

September 6–10, 2023  |  Nashville, TN   |   Register
Featured Sessions on Suicide Prevention

September is National Suicide Prevention Month. A key part of our mission at Psych Congress is to develop and deliver critical educational resources for mental health clinicians and other medical professionals aimed at preventing suicides. Take a look at 3 sessions on this year's agenda focused on suicide prevention, developed in partnership with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

 
 
 
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
3:30 PM – 4:45 PM CT
Prolonged Grief after Suicide Loss: Treatments Restore Hope

Speaker:

Sidney Zisook, MD
Director, Healer Education, Assessment and Referral Program (HEAR) and Distinguished Professor, University of California San Diego, Del Mar, California

Friday, September 8, 2023
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Psychotherapy and Psychopharmacology for Suicide Prevention

Speakers:

Michael Thase, MD
Professor of Psychiatry
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania SOM 

Jill Harkavy-Friedman, PhD
Senior Vice President of Research
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Columbia University

Saturday, September 9, 2023
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM CT
Promise of 988: Crisis Care for Anyone, Anywhere, Any Time!

Speakers:

David Covington, LPC, MBA
President and CEO
RI International

John Draper, PhD
President of Research and Development
Behavioral Health Link


Out of the Darkness Community Walk

Plus, don't forget to join us for our Out of the Darkness Community Walk taking place on Thursday, September 7 with pre-walk activities beginning at at 6:00 AM CT. All Psych Congress participants are encouraged to attend. While donations are not required to walk, they are appreciated. Learn more, donate to AFSP, and register for the walk at www.afsp.org/psychcongress.
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Continuing Education
In support of improving patient care, HMP Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Note: This statement is not an indication of approved credits. Please visit the accreditation page for full accreditation details, including credit types and totals, for this activity.

 


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