SAFE Program: Mental health facts for families 
This online manual was developed by Dr. Michelle D. Sherman, Director of the Family Mental Health Program at the Oklahoma City VA Medical Center. Facilities use this manual to conduct an 18-session education program for the family members of those with posttraumatic stress disorder or behavioral health problems. Mental health professionals facilitate the sessions. A representative of the National Alliance on Mental Illness also attends. The manual includes information, discussion questions, and handouts for each session.

 

NIH Curriculum Supplement for Middle School: The Science of Mental Illness

Students gain insight into the biological basis of mental illnesses and how scientific evidence and research can help us understand its causes and lead to treatments and, ultimately, cures.

 

National Institute of Mental Health: The Brain’s Inner Workings - Activities for Grades 9 through 12

This comprehensive collection of multimedia resources and inquiry-based activities tied to the National Science Education Standards help teachers and students learn about the structure, function and cognitive aspects of the human brain. The packet includes a teacher's manual, student manual, DVD of videos, and a CDROM of accompanying materials.

 

National Institute of Mental Health: Brain Basics

Brain Basics provides information on how the brain works, how mental illnesses are disorders of the brain, and ongoing research that helps us better understand and treat disorders.

 

National Institute of Mental Health: Neuroscience and Psychiatry Modules

These online teaching modules present case vignettes and video presentations on areas of neuroscience research that are relevant to clinicians. The first module explores research on cognitive deficits, a core feature of schizophrenia, as an example of how translational neuroscience can provide clues for treatment development. The second module describes animal models of fear that have informed human studies of fear/safety, anxiety, and anxiety disorders.

SAMHSA Webinars

This page hosts webinars from SAMHSA and its partners dedicated to a variety of suicide-related topics. If you would like to suggest a webinar topic, please email Chelsea Booth at chelsea.booth@samhsa.hhs.gov.

Suicide Prevention among LGBT Youth: A Workshop for Professionals Who Serve Youth

Suicide Prevention among LGBT Youth: A Workshop for Professionals Who Serve Youth: This free workshop kit contains a Leader’s Guide, sample agenda, PowerPoint presentations, sample script, and handouts—everything needed to host a workshop on the prevention of suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth.

Suicide Prevention in Juvenile Correctional Facilities

SPRC developed this two-hour curriculum for state juvenile correctional administrators. The course is disseminated by the Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators. 

Suicide Prevention Resource Center Online Trainings

Courses available free of charge, including 

• Locating and Understanding Data for Suicide Prevention

• Choosing and Implementing a Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training Program

• Counseling on Access to Lethal Means

• Planning and Evaluation for Youth Suicide Prevention

• The Research Evidence for Suicide as a Preventable Public Health Problem