Firearm suicide: What we know and what we can do

Presenter:  Dr. Michael Anestis

Overview:

Dr. Michael Anestis will describe the relationship between firearms and suicide: how does access to firearms relate to risk of suicide, and what tools are available to reduce the risk of firearm suicide? Clinicians will learn about the evidence supporting a variety of intervention strategies to help reduce risk in the communities they serve. Dr. Anestis is the Executive Director of the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center and an Associate Professor in the School of Public Health at Rutgers University. He has published approximately 200 peer reviewed scientific articles as well as a book – Guns and Suicide: An American Epidemic – and has been a named investigator on over $20 million in externally funded research grants. Dr. Anestis is an internationally recognized expert on firearm suicide prevention, as evidenced in part by having been named the 2018 recipient of the Edwin Shneidman Award for early career achievement in suicide research.

Learning Objectives: Intermediate Audience

To describe the scope of the relationship between firearm access and suicide
To describe the evidence supporting various firearm suicide prevention tools

CE Credits Available: 1.0

Attendees must attend the entirety of the program and complete the Evaluation sent after the program.  Evaluations will be sent via email shortly after the Live webinar.  CE Certificates will be processed and emailed within 5 – 10 business days from Live Webinar.

Cost: Free for Members and $50 for Non-Members (NOTE: Members must be signed in to get the discounted rate. If you have trouble signing in, contact us).

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Cancellation Policy: No refunds will be provided except when SCP cancels the webinar.

The Society of Clinical Psychology, Division 12 does not have commercial support for the content of this webinar including endorsement of products, conflict of interest including but not limited to research grants, royalties for books or training, commercial support from companies or pharmaceutical sponsorship.

Dr. Anestis receives personal book royalties for a book on firearm suicide prevention as well as consulting and speaking fees on this topic. He is also PI or Co-I on several grants examining firearm suicide prevention.

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