About the Academy 

Description  

The CCBHC-Expansion National Training and Technical Assistance Center has partnered with the Zero Suicide Institute to provide virtual Zero Suicide training and Community of Practice (COP) for free to up to 20 CCBHC grantee clinics.

The Zero Suicide Academy is a two-day training for senior leaders of health and behavioral healthcare organizations that seek to dramatically reduce suicides among individuals in their care. The Zero Suicide Community of Practice convene monthly following the Academy to facilitate group learning and assist sites in their first years of implementation.

Using the Zero Suicide framework, participants will learn how to incorporate best and promising practices into their organizations and processes to improve care and safety for individuals at risk. Zero Suicide faculty provides both interactive presentations and small group sessions, collaborating with participants to develop organization-specific action plans.

Applications for this opportunity are due by June 6, 2023, at 5pm ET. Please submit one application per team. Individual team members do not have to register separately. The application should be under the team lead and list all team members. 

Dates

Selected applicants are expected to commit to participation in both the Zero Suicide Academy and Community of Practice.

·         Pre-Academy Tuesday, June 13th, 2023, at 1:00pm – 2:00pm PT

·         Academy Day One June 20^th, 2023, at 8:00am – 4:00pm PT

·         Academy Day Two June 21^st, 2023, at 8:00am – 4:00pm PT

·         Post-Academy July 19^th, 2023, at 1:00pm – 2:00 pm PT

·         Monthly 90 minute Community of Practice meetings will run from September 2023 through May 2024 for continued learning and collaboration.

Objectives 

The objectives of the Zero Suicide Academy are to: 

• Provide organizations interested in adopting a Zero Suicide approach with the skills and information necessary to launch their effort; 
• Create collaborative links between the organizations launching these initiatives in order to provide mentorship and support so that the perspectives, knowledge, and skills of each inform the work of the others; and 
• Aid in developing implementation plans for the Zero Suicide initiatives at each participating organization. 

Contact

Questions? Please Contact:

• Zero Suicide Institute at info@zerosuicideinstitute.com regarding application assistance   

How to Apply 

Participant Eligibility

Only SAMHSA CCBHC-E grantee clinics (including PDI and IA grantees) are eligible to participate in this training. Applicants are to attend the Zero Suicide Academy with a team of 4 individuals (including the team lead).

Recommendations for team composition include:

Person(s) responsible and with authority for implementation decisions (e.g. Medical Doctor, CIO, ED, BH Director, or IT)

• At least one senior leader/management (irrespective of discipline area).
• At least one person who manages your electronic health records (EHR) system, quality improvement, or risk management. 
• At least one person (e.g., case manager, psychologist, social worker, nurse, other) who provides care directly to patients daily. 

Zero Suicide implementation team members should include persons who can both champion Zero Suicide with passion and those who have some power and influence in your system. This can include clinical directors, senior clinical staff with coordination over a certain area or department, information technology, risk management or quality improvement, or a person with lived experience.

 

 

Application Instructions

All organizations wishing to be considered for the Zero Suicide Academy will submit the application by clicking ‘apply’ below by June 6, 2023, 5 p.m. ET.  

Please submit one application per team. Individual team members do not have to register separately. The application should be under the team lead and list all team members. 

Application submission should include the following:

1. A letter of commitment written by the organization's CEO/Senior Executive Leader. The CEO/Senior Executive Leader should review and approve the submission and agree to the strategy proposed. You can review a template with suggested language here.  
2. A narrative that responds to the following (no more than 2 pages in length):

• Briefly describe the members of your Zero Suicide implementation team and their relevant skills, knowledge, and experience.
• What are your team's goals for participating in the Zero Suicide Academy and what does the team hope to learn during the training?

 

Organizational Self-Study

If selected, participants will need to complete a Zero Suicide Organizational Self-Study with their implementation team members by June 19, 2023. There are two versions of Organizational Self-Study: the General Organizational Self-Study and the Inpatient Organizational Self-Study. Organizations can choose to take one or both, if appropriate.

If you would like to review the questions before taking the survey, we offer a PDF of each version of the Self-Study. To access these resources, you will need to create an account on the Zero Suicide website