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VitalCog: Suicide Prevention in the Workplace

VitalCog trains organizations to proactively address the early warning signs of suicide in the workplace. Just as organizations have realized […]

First Responder QPR Instructor Course

The Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation (OSPF) funds evidence-based Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Instructor training for Ohio first responder agencies. It […]

Monthly Webinar Series: Gambling and Lethality – Why Ask about Suicide?

Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States, but this issue disproportionately impacts individuals living with […]

First Responder QPR Instructor Course – Self Study

The Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation (OSPF) funds evidence-based Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Instructor training for Ohio first responder agencies. It […]

March Ohio Suicide Prevention Coalitions Partners Training Meeting

“Using a Strengths-Based Approach to Enhance Coalition Member Engagement & Increase Coalition Productivity” Utilizing CliftonStrengths as a framework, this session […]

Tending to Your Broken Heart When Someone Dies: Hope for Your Healing

This is an opportunity to learn some essential information that Dr. Wolfelt has learned in his four decades of “companioning” […]

VitalCog: Suicide Prevention in the Workplace

VitalCog trains organizations to proactively address the early warning signs of suicide in the workplace. Just as organizations have realized […]

Assessing & Managing Suicide Risk (AMSR) for Outpatient Providers

THE OHIO SUICIDE PREVENTION FOUNDATION (OSPF) invites you to this 1-day workshop designed to train outpatient treatment providers in how to recognize and assess […]

April Monthly Coalition Partners Meeting

Assessing & Managing Suicide Risk (AMSR) for Outpatient Providers

THE OHIO SUICIDE PREVENTION FOUNDATION (OSPF) invites you to this 1-day workshop designed to train outpatient treatment providers in how to recognize and assess […]

Suicide prevention program ‘Sources of Strength’ makes positive impact at Cuyahoga Falls High School

Spectrum News 1   https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/cleveland/news/2023/01/19/suicide-prevention-program–sources-of-strength–makes-positive-impact-at-cuyahoga-falls-high-school?cq_ck=1675112813289#   Cuyahoga Falls High School students wrote positive messages on clothespins before distributing them during […]

Calls, texts and chats pouring into new 988 mental health helpline

Fox 10 Phoenix https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/calls-texts-and-chats-pouring-into-new-988-mental-health-helpline When Jamieson Brill answers a crisis call from a Spanish speaker on the newly launched national […]

Hilliard family sues Amazon for selling product that led to 16-year-old’s death by suicide

NBC4i https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/hilliard-family-sues-amazon-for-selling-product-that-led-to-16-year-olds-death-by-suicide/ A Hilliard family is accusing Amazon of selling a product to their 16-year-old daughter that their attorneys say […]

A journey from abuse & despair, to healing & inspiration

NBC4i https://www.nbc4i.com/daytime-columbus/a-journey-from-abuse-despair-to-healing-inspiration/ Coping with one extreme trauma is difficult enough. Dealing with a lifetime of physical, verbal, and sexual abuse […]

Ohio artists’ works reflect on suicide, mental health as part of inaugural fundraiser

The Columbus Dispatch https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2022/09/28/art-to-explore-suicide-mental-health-at-ohio-foundations-fundraiser/65474742007/ Amid the worst months of her husband’s rapid mental health decline, Julie Leonard recalls waking up […]

How gun shops are trying to reduce suicide by firearm

NBC4i https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/how-gun-shops-are-trying-to-reduce-suicide-by-firearm/ A first-of-its-kind statewide campaign is partnering with a unique sector to end suicide: gun owners in Ohio. About 10 […]

Mental health or substance abuse crisis? Call 988

NBC4i https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/mental-health-or-substance-abuse-crisis-call-988/ Ohio’s new 988 number for those experiencing mental health or addiction crises is up and running. Launched on Saturday, Ohioans dealing […]

Don’t suffer in silence: Resources to prevent suicide

NBC4i https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/dont-suffer-in-silence-resources-to-prevent-suicide/  Ohio mental health specialists are reminding everyone you are not alone. The Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation says one […]

From cops to counselors: How Ohio’s 988 crisis number will work

NBC4i https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/from-cops-to-counselors-how-ohios-988-crisis-number-will-work/ 9-8-8 will soon become Ohio’s go-to number for mental health crises, all while attempting to divert care from […]

Ohio organization shining light on LGBTQ+ suicide prevention

NBC4i https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/ohio-organization-shining-light-on-lgbtq-suicide-prevention/ June is Pride Month and the local LGBTQ+ community is shining a light on a serious issue many […]