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SUMMARY:Community Talk on Suicide Prevention: Holly C. Wilcox, Ph.D., M.A.
DESCRIPTION:\nHolly C. Wilcox\, Ph.D.\, M.A.\n\nProfessor\, Johns Hopkin
	s\n\nBloomberg School of Public Health\n\n"Before the Crisis: A Communit
	y Conversation on Suicide Prevention"\n\nAbstract: For decades\, suicide
	 prevention in the United States and around the world has focused mainly
	 on identifying individuals at risk and treating them in healthcare sett
	ings. Yet suicide rates have not gone down. About 60% of young people wh
	o die by suicide never see a mental health professional\, and most peopl
	e who are struggling with suicidal thoughts will never receive care that
	 research has shown to work.\n\nHealthcare matters\, but it can’t do thi
	s alone. We also need to reach people where they already are: in schools
	\, workplaces\, and neighborhoods\, and on social media and AI chatbots.
	 And we need to do a better job of putting what we already know into pra
	ctice.\n\nThis talk makes the case for “upstream” prevention: acting ear
	ly\, and for everyone\, to lower the risk across a whole community rathe
	r than waiting until someone is in crisis. It will show that programs th
	at help children manage anger\, impulsive behavior\, and behavior proble
	ms also reduce suicidal behavior later in life\, and that some of these 
	programs save far more money than they cost. It will also look at the la
	ws\, policies\, and data systems that make prevention possible\, includi
	ng policies that make it harder to access the most lethal means of suici
	de\, and linked data that help us understand who is at risk and what wor
	ks. It will conclude with what researchers\, health officials\, and poli
	cymakers can do to turn this evidence into action. There will be ample t
	ime for questions and discussion.\n\nThis event is co-sponsored with the
	 Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center\n\nRegistration is requi
	red. \n\nFor more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/suicide-preve
	ntion-wilcox/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head></head><body><p><a href="https:
	//publichealth.jhu.edu/faculty/1588/holly-c-wilcox">Holly C. Wilcox, Ph.
	D., M.A.</a><br />Professor, Johns Hopkins<br />Bloomberg School of Publ
	ic Health</p><p><strong>"Before the Crisis: A Community Conversation on 
	Suicide Prevention"</strong></p><p>Abstract: For decades, suicide preven
	tion in the United States and around the world has focused mainly on ide
	ntifying individuals at risk and treating them in healthcare settings. Y
	et suicide rates have not gone down. About 60% of young people who die b
	y suicide never see a mental health professional, and most people who ar
	e struggling with suicidal thoughts will never receive care that researc
	h has shown to work.</p><p>Healthcare matters, but it can’t do this alon
	e. We also need to reach people where they already are: in schools, work
	places, and neighborhoods, and on social media and AI chatbots. And we n
	eed to do a better job of putting what we already know into practice.</p
	><p>This talk makes the case for “upstream” prevention: acting early, an
	d for everyone, to lower the risk across a whole community rather than w
	aiting until someone is in crisis. It will show that programs that help 
	children manage anger, impulsive behavior, and behavior problems also re
	duce suicidal behavior later in life, and that some of these programs sa
	ve far more money than they cost. It will also look at the laws, policie
	s, and data systems that make prevention possible, including policies th
	at make it harder to access the most lethal means of suicide, and linked
	 data that help us understand who is at risk and what works. It will con
	clude with what researchers, health officials, and policymakers can do t
	o turn this evidence into action. There will be ample time for questions
	 and discussion.</p><p>This event is co-sponsored with the Edna Bennett 
	Pierce Prevention Research Center</p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com
	/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSel91LHmrEyBOyptMmEqvFt7hY1wRKDHU9qLcd6y4CY2Ok7oA/view
	form">Registration is required. </a></p><p>For more details: <a href='ht
	tps://events.la.psu.edu/event/suicide-prevention-wilcox/'>https://events
	.la.psu.edu/event/suicide-prevention-wilcox/</a></p></body></html>
URL:https://csc.la.psu.edu/speaker-series/2026-2027-speaker-series/
LOCATION:The Press: Cider &amp; Craft Beverage Taphouse, State College, PA
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