RSD & Community
Mental Health Events
If you work for the district and would like to be part of our team, please reach out to us. We would love to have you! If you have any events you would like to put on the website, please let us know!
The Mental Health Committee
Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention is a community-based presentation that covers the general scope of suicide, the research on prevention, and what people can do to fight suicide. Participants will learn common risk factors and warning signs associated with suicide, and how to keep themselves and others safe.
**A Zoom link will be sent 1-2 days prior to the presentation date.**
Participants must be 18 years and older. Questions? Contact Karen Heisig at kheisig@afsp.org.
CLICK HERE to learn more and register to attend.
Recovery-Oriented Suicide Prevention in Primary Care:
A SafeSide Prevention Live AFSP NE Division Leadership Event
AFSP has partnered with SafeSide Prevention to provide suicide prevention training to primary care practices and health care systems.
Click here for a 2-minute overview.
When you join us for this leadership event, you will learn:
How the SafeSide Primary CARE gives primary care staff a common approach and practical, evidence-based suicide prevention skills and approach for connecting, assessing, and responding to patients at-risk.
SafeSide’s innovative, sustainable approach to workforce education - InPlace Learning™ - fits well within the busy schedule of a primary care practice, with three interactive, 50-minute video-based sessions teams can complete together over lunch.
What resources are available to support you in bringing this important opportunity to teams within your health system or practice.
Questions? Contact Area Director Shamera Simpson at ssimpson@afsp.org.
CLICK HERE to sign up today!
Out of the Darkness is an event for suicide prevention, sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). These events are usually “walks” on a specific date, and these events happen all across our country at various times of the year.
This year, the Dover Mental Health Alliance has teamed up with the AFSP to host this event in Dover. Our Out of the Darkness style is a bit different from other events. Register to participate ANYTIME between May 15 and June 18. Do an activity that works for you (Hop, skip, run, bike, hike, yoga or jump), while locating all of the DMHA Rolling Community Event checkpoints placed around Dover. There are 20 checkpoints in total. Track your activity minutes to earn AFSP schwag.
Registration is FREE.
You choose your own activity. You choose own route. You choose your own date (anytime between May 15-June 18; go multiple days!) Keep track of your activity minutes by using the “Activity Tracker” on your registration page. Help spread awareness for this important cause by taking a selfie at the “checkpoints” and posting on your social media pages. Want to be more involved? Form a team and raise money for the AFSP.
All the information to register for this event, the checkpoints, activity checker, team creation and fundraising can be found at this link: AFSP WALKS
Collectively, let’s work to prevent suicide. Let’s go viral!
2022 Out of the Darkness Walks
Be sure to join us for an Out of the Darkness Community Walk near you this fall. We are planning to hold all of our walks in person this year and we can't wait to see you!
Keene Ruck Up - November 11