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ForwardThe Intersection of Substance Use and Suicide: Identifying Co-Occurring Issues to Improve Client Outcomes
Many individuals having substance use disorder (SUD) are at increased risk of suicide. However, many providers do not screen SUD clients for suicide risk. There is a need for increased assessment of individuals at high risk of suicide, especially those seeking services for SUD.
Target Audience
This activity is designed for nurse practitioners, nurses, first responders, public health professionals and students, and other interested healthcare or public health professionals.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this educational activity, you will be able to:
- Interpret current trends in suicidal behavior as a way of targeting prevention/interventions
- Interpret current trends in substance use/overdose deaths as a way of targeting prevention/intervention
- Identify shared risk and protective factors between substance use and suicide
- Identify opportunities for shared prevention/ intervention/harm reduction strategies addressing both substance use and suicidal behaviors
Faculty & Credentials
Patti M. Clark, EdD, MBA, CPS
Program Manager, Prevention and Promotion Branch
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities (DBHDID)
Project Director and Principal Investigator
Kentucky's Partnership for Success Grant
Frankfort, Kentucky
Disclosure Information
No speakers, planners, or reviewers have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.
The material presented in this course represents information obtained from the scientific literature as well as the clinical experiences of the speakers. In some cases, the presentations might include discussion of investigational agents and/or off-label indications for various agents used in clinical practice. Speakers will inform the audience when they are discussing investigational and/or off-label uses.
Content review confirmed that the content was developed in a fair, balanced manner free from commercial bias. Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or condone commercial bias in any presentation, but it is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of a presentation.
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by University of Kentucky HealthCare CECentral and the Kentucky Department of Public Health. University of Kentucky HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Available Credit
- 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
In support of improving patient care, UK HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This Enduring activity is designated for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 0.75 ANCC (UK Healthcare CECentral)
In support of improving patient care, UK HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 0.75 nursing contact hour(s).
- 0.75 ParticipationUK Healthcare CECentral certifies this activity for 0.75 hour(s) of participation.