September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
Suicide can be traced to unrecognized, untreated, or poorly treated mental illness. It can happen to people of either gender, any race or ethnicity, and any economic status.
NSU’s Suicide and Violence Prevention staff is devoted to creating a safety net at NSU, helping to prevent suicide and violence. The most effective ways to prevent suicide and violence are to know the warning signs, take them seriously, and help the individual access the appropriate resources. The only real risk is in doing nothing.
Each talk below is free and open to all within the NSU community.
Monday, September 12: Jackie Rosen – Florida Initiative for Suicide Prevention (FISP)
Maltz Psychology Building – Room 2050
12:00 – 1:00p.m.
Title: “How Does the Family Survive After a Suicide?”
Description: The PowerPoint presentation and Handouts include the
signs of suicide, the grief process, methods that survivors can use to
help them heal, Myths and the different way each family member deals
with grieving.
Tuesday, September 13: Ralph E. (Gene) Cash, Ph.D., NCSP
Maltz Psychology Building – Room 2050
12:00 – 1:00p.m.
Title: “Suicide: Preventable Tragedy”
Description: This presentation is designed to provide mental health
professionals and graduate students with basic information and
assessment skills needed to help prevent suicide attempts and
completions among children, adolescents, and young adults.
Wednesday, September 14: Scott Poland, Ed.D, and Douglas Flemons, Ph.D.
Maltz Psychology Building – Room 2055
12:00 – 1:00p.m.
Title: “Brown Bag: Increasing the Safety Net at NSU”
Description: Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for college
students and NSU has dedicated many resources towards the prevention
of suicide. Flemons and Poland, Co-Directors of NSU’s
Suicide and Violence Prevention Office will share important
prevention information.
Thursday, September 15: Grace Carricarte, M.S., Ed.D. – Ganley Foundation
Maltz Psychology Building – Room 2050
12:00 – 1:00p.m.
Title: Understanding Youth Depression & Suicide
Description: Depression, Suicide defined and statistics, Youth depression and vulnerabilities, risk factors and warning signs for
suicide, intervention, prevention and protective factors, etc.
Pain Awareness Month
Thursday, September 8th: Jose Rey, Pharm.D, BCPP
Maltz Psychology Building – Room 2045
12:00 – 1:00p.m.
Title: Pharmacotherapeutic Modalities in Pain Management
Friday, September 9th: Stephen Russo, Ph.D. & Renee Glick
Maltz Psychology Building – Room 2055
12:00 – 1:00p.m.
Title: Psychological Aspects of Pain
Thursday, September 29th: Ben Greenberg, M.S.
Maltz Psychology Building – Room 2055
Title: Biofeedback and Pain Disorders
For more information on the seminars email – tr438@nova.edu or call (203)815-5234.
If you or someone you know is suffering and you want to know how to help, call a Suicide Prevention hotline for 24/7 assistance:
- 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433)
- 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
If you are concerned about an NSU student, call the Henderson Student Counseling hotline:
- (954) 424-6911
If you are concerned about an NSU employee, call the MH Net hotline:
- 1-877-398-5816
- TTY: 1-800-338-2039
For more information on NSU’s Office of Suicide and Violence Prevention visit: http://www.nova.edu/suicideprevention/