MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF THE MIDSOUTH
Helping People Living with Suicidal Intensity:
Risk Formulation, Support, and Healing with Confidence and Compassion
August 28, 2025
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT
Live Virtual Webinar
8 Continuing Education Credits for
Social Workers, Counselors, and Certified Peer Recovery Specialists
Exclusive registration discounts available for select partners. Curious if you qualify? Contact us to learn more!
Contact: Nova Moss
Continuing Education & Content Director
NMoss@MHAMidSouth.org
COURSE OVERVIEW
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The public health tragedy of suicide continues to wreak havoc in the lives of millions of Americans. This daunting challenge leaves many mental health providers feeling confused, overwhelmed, and even scared. Many often feel at a loss on how best to help people experiencing suicidal intensity and suicide grief. This workshop will transform how you view and work with people who are fighting to stay and will give you the tools you need to help them help themselves. You will dive deeply into a comprehensive approach to suicide risk assessment and intervention and gain confidence and a heightened sense of compassion that are essential to understanding where clients are on their life journeys. Collaborating with clients, you will find ways to instill hope and a renewed desire to invest in lives that are worth living.
Dr Sally Spencer-Thomas
Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas is a clinical psychologist, award-winning mental health advocate, and suicide loss survivor. After losing her brother to suicide, she dedicated her career to supporting those with lived experience of suicidal thoughts, attempts, and loss—and helping people in despair rediscover hope.
She is the lead author of the National Guidelines for Workplace Suicide Prevention, President of United Suicide Survivors International, and co-founder of Man Therapy. Sally also co-edits the Guts, Grit & the Grind book series, designed to help men navigate life's challenges.
Her work has been featured in a TEDx talk and a 2016 White House address. She has partnered with organizations like the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, the FBI, Chubb Insurance, and Southwest Airlines, and has consulted internationally in Australia, Ireland, Singapore, Taiwan, Denmark, and Belgium.
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