September 16 - 26409 - From Research to Real-World: Firearm Suicide Prevention
1.5 credits
Full course description
Title: From Research to Real-World: Firearm Suicide Prevention
Presented By: Marian E. (Emmy) Betz, MD, MPH
Program #: 26409
Date(s): Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM, Central Time
Format: Live Interactive Webinar, Synchronous Distance Learning
Location: Online
CE Credit Awarded: 1.5 [Suicide Prevention] CE Credit
Total Minutes of Educational Instruction: 90 Minutes
Fee: $0; fee collected at registration includes attendance for the training and CE certificate issuance
Agenda:
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM (75 minutes)
· Suicides in the United States
· Rationale
o Timing
o Prognosis
o Lethality
o Fatal suicides and nonfatal suicide attempts
o Lethal Means Safety
o Firearms 101
o In-home storage options and out-of-home storage options
· Clinical
o Hypothetical case
o Do doctors think differently?
o Counseling
o Lock to Live
· Community
o Trusted messengers
o Marketing, promotions for safety
o Gun shop projects
o PSAs, videos, social media campaigns, brochures, webinars
o Gun storage and maps
o Pause to Protect
12:15 AM – 12:30 PM (15 minutes)
· Overview
· The road ahead
· Q&A
Speaker Bio: Dr. Emmy Betz, MD, MPH, is an emergency physician and nationally recognized leader in firearm injury prevention and suicide prevention. She is currently a Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, where she is the Founding Director of the Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative. She oversees a multi-million-dollar research portfolio of complex, community-engaged, mixed-methods studies funded by the National Institutes of Health and Department of Defense. In her early career, she was the recipient of a Young Investigator Grant from AFSP (2011), which launched her work in firearm suicide prevention in emergency departments. Subsequently she was a Co-Investigator on a large AFSP-funded trial of lethal means counseling for parents of at-risk youth being evaluated in emergency departments. With NIH support, she created the “Lock to Live” decision aid for individuals with suicide risk; for that work, she received the 2020 AFSP/American College of Emergency Physicians “Suicide Prevention Innovation in Acute Care Suicide Prevention Award”. Dr. Betz is a recognized national expert in firearm injury prevention and has been invited to work with numerous organizations spanning the civilian to veteran spectrum. Examples include medical organizations (American Medical Association, American College of Surgeons), the American Bar Association, multiple VA workgroups, the Department of Defense Suicide Prevention Office, and White House events or initiatives under the Obama, Trump and Biden administrations. In 2023 she was elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the rationale for reducing access to firearms and other lethal means for individuals at risk of
suicide
2. Identify examples of programs partnering with the firearms community in suicide prevention
3. Identify opportunities for local engagement in firearm suicide prevention
Description: Firearm suicide expert Dr. Betz will share insights and experience spanning research in clinical and community settings, to development and implementation of tools and programs for real-world impact.
Target Audience: Social Workers, Counselors, and/or other Mental Health Professionals
Accreditations:
Missouri Institute of Mental Health (MIMH)
The University of Missouri-St. Louis, Missouri Institute of Mental Health will be responsible for this program and will maintain a record of your continuing education credits earned.
MIMH awards 1.5 clock hour(s) or 1.8 contact hour(s) (.18 CEUs) for this program, including 0 clock hour(s) towards ethics, 1.5 clock hour(s) towards suicide prevention, and 0 clock hour(s) towards cultural competency.
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
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1.5 clock hour(s) are offered to the participant for this program.
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Course Completion Requirements:
- Attend course
- Submit the online course evaluation
- Your CE Certificate will be available in your Canvas account upon submission of the course evaluation
Deadline to Register: Registrations may be taken up until one hour before the start of the program to allow for time to receive instructions and login.
System Requirements:
- An internet connection – broadband wired or wireless (4G/LTE or 5G)
- Speakers and a microphone – built-in, USB plug-in, or wireless Bluetooth. Participants’ audio and video functionality will initially be off during the webinar. Participants may choose to turn on their own video and/or audio, but are not required to. Participants may type questions in the Q&A or Chat functions in Zoom. The host or speaker will read each question/comment and respond to them during the training.
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