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Zero Suicide Academy

Sponsor
Education Development Center, Inc.
Deadlines
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Purpose

The Zero Suicide Academy is a virtual or in-person training for healthcare and behavioral healthcare organizations that seek to dramatically reduce suicides among patients in their care. Participants learn how to incorporate best and promising practices into their organizations and processes to improve care and safety for individuals at risk.

Dates and locations for upcoming academies are listed on the program website.

Eligibility

Eligible participants are health and behavioral healthcare organizations. Additional eligibility criteria may be required by the sponsoring sites.

Geographic coverage
Nationwide
Amount of funding

Fees, materials, and other costs for the trainings are typically covered by local sponsoring entities.

Trainings sponsored by Education Development Center, Inc. are open to teams of 3-6 people for $5,500 per team.

Application process

States, federal grantees, federal agencies, and regional prevention coalitions interested in supporting local health and behavioral health organizations may use the online contact form to begin the process of sponsoring an Academy.

Upcoming in-person and virtual training dates and the application process for each are listed on the program website.

Each local training application has its own deadline and local contact information.

More information including application instructions are available on the program website.

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Children and youth ยท Suicide and suicide prevention



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