BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:gcfv.georgia.gov X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:60a6454508bd0 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170829 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170831 URL:https://gcfv.georgia.gov/events/2017-08-29/suicide-prevention-leadershi p-training LOCATION:Mansour Center 995 Roswell Street Northeast MARIETTA\, GA 30060 SUMMARY:Suicide Prevention Leadership Training CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Georgia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Project (the Proj ect)\, a statewide partnership between the Georgia Commission on Family Vi olence (GCFV) and the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence (GCADV)\ , is excited to announce a new initiative focused on integrating suicide p revention strategies into domestic violence advocacy and intervention.The Project is seeking 10 professionals interested in joining a suicide preven tion leadership group charged with addressing key recommendations from the 2016 Georgia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Annual Report\, which focu ses on the suicide-homicide connection in lethal incidents of domestic vio lence. A primary goal of the suicide prevention leadership group is to inc rease training for service providers and bystanders on effective suicide p revention strategies.Group members will assist GCFV and GCADV staff with p roviding these trainings in their own communities. Ideal candidates will c ome from varied disciplines including victim advocacy\, law enforcement\, courts\, FVIP\, and mental health or medical providers.Group members will attend a two-day training to be held on August 29th and 30th at the Mansou r Center in Marietta\, GA.The training will cover the following topics:Rel ationship dynamics and tactics of abuse common in domestic violence-relate d murder-suicide casesStrategies which encourage a coordinated community r esponse to reduce the risk of a domestic violence-related murder-suicide i ncident\, including responses from advocates\, and the civil and criminal justice systemsSuicide Prevention and InterventionUnderstanding the nature and range of suicidal communicationsKnowing the groups at greatest risk o f suicide o New and promising approaches to suicide preventionCompletion o f the QPR Gatekeeper Training Certification Course\, a three-year certific ation which authorizes participants to conduct the QPR Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention. More information on the QPR model is available at www.QPRinstitute.com.Development of implementation initiatives\n\nSelecte d attendees will receive a scholarship covering the cost of the two-day tr aining\, to include overnight accommodations\, mileage reimbursement and p er diem. Travel expenses will be paid on a reimbursement basis and will fo llow State and Federal travel policies. The scholarship also covers the co st of the QPR Gatekeeper Training Certification (valued at $495) and train ing materials.\n\nAttendees will be required to conduct a minimum of three QPR Gatekeeper Trainings in the year following the training and will be e ligible for follow-up technical assistance by Fatality Review Project staf f.\n\nIf you are interested in being selected for the group\, please compl ete the questionnaire below by July 10\, 2017 and return it to niki.lemesh ka@dcs.ga.gov marked with the subject line “Suicide Prevention Leadershi p Training.” X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20210520T071725Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR