This 30-minute course is intended to help community providers identify their role in helping patients transition away from a dependence on opioids and to encourage them to study more about pain management and suicide prevention.
The objectives of the course are to teach the community providers how to:
- Define the meaning of the SAVE acronym
- Identify the warning signs of suicide
- Explain how to conduct a suicide assessment
- Describe how to discuss lethal means
- Refer patients at imminent risk of suicide, or in need of further assessment, to live crisis resources.
Funding for this course was made possible by grant no. 1H79TI080816-01 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Certificate of Completion Available