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Rocky Mountain MIRECC for VA Suicide Prevention
Rocky Mountain Short Takes on Suicide Prevention:
Postvention Podcast 9: Postvention Practices for Crisis Centers
2 July 2019
Suicide postvention is “not something we should wait to talk about,” especially within crisis centers. Proactive training and planning are extremely beneficial to suicide postvention for crisis lines or call centers like the Veteran Crisis Line (VCL). Learn more about what crisis centers do & how crisis centers support their callers, their employees and the agencies they work with in this episode with our host Dr. Sarra Nazem and guests, Greg Hughes, LISCW and Joi Sabrina, LPC from the VCL.
Listen to Postvention Practices for Crisis Centers
Resources
Postvention resources for survivors of a suicide loss can be found at these sites:
- www.suicidology.org
- https://afsp.org
- www.sprc.org
- Clinician Survivor Task Force: Clinicians as Survivors: After a Suicide Loss
Other resources discussed in this episode:
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline/Veterans Crisis Line (VCL):
- Phone: 1-800-273-8255; Press 1 for Veterans
- Online:
- VCL brochure for collaborating agencies and first responders
Consultation Services:
Check out previous and future episodes in the podcast series at:
https://www.mirecc.va.gov/visn19/education/media/#PostventionPodcastsContact the Uniting for Suicide Postvention team to inquire about postvention resources or potential consultation services – Sarra.Nazem@va.gov
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