September 30 - 26414 - Suicide Prevention - The Role of Lethal Means Access

Title: Suicide Prevention: The Role of Lethal Means Access

Presented By: Paul Nestadt, MD

Program #: 26414

Date(s): Tuesday, September 30, 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 – 11:30 AM (30 minutes)

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11:30 AM – 12:00 PM (30 minutes)

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12:00 PM – 12:30 PM (30 minutes)

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·       Q&A

 

Speaker Bio: Paul Nestadt, MD is the James Wah Professor of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Medical Director of the Center for Suicide Prevention in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. As a clinician, Dr. Nestadt attends on the inpatient dual diagnosis unit at Hopkins, directs the Anxiety Disorders consultation clinic, and helped found the esketamine clinic at Hopkins. His research into suicide prevention centers the roles of firearms, opioids, and large scale data analysis as well as qualitative interviews with grieving families.  Dr. Nestadt is the chair of Maryland’s Suicide Fatality Review Committee and has written dozens of chapters for leading psychiatric and medical textbooks, ~ 100 peer-reviewed papers, and has spoken nationally and internationally on the topics of suicide risk and the role of firearms, opiates, and the limitations of screening.

 

Learning Objectives:

1.       Describe the epidemiology of suicide in the United States, with emphasis on demographic and geographic patterns related to firearm use.

2.       Explain why access to firearms increases the lethality of suicide attempts and contributes to disparities in suicide mortality.

3.       Identify the key factors that influence method choice in suicidal behavior, including the role of impulsivity and access to lethal means.

 

Description: Dr. Paul Nestadt, a psychiatrist and suicide prevention researcher at Johns Hopkins, will present a data-driven talk on the critical role of firearm access in suicide. He’ll explore why firearms account for over half of all suicide deaths in the U.S., how their lethality drives disparities by sex, age, and geography, and what policies and clinical interventions—like safe storage practices and Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs)—have been shown to save lives. The presentation will highlight real-world examples and emphasize opportunities for action at the local level, especially relevant to suicide prevention efforts in Missouri.

 

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)

MIMH is an NBCC - Approved Continuing Education Provider, No. 6339 (ACEP^TM) and may offer NBCC - approved clock hours for events (or programs) that meet NBCC requirements. Sessions (or programs) for which NBCC – approved clock hours will be awarded are identified in the program bulletin (or web site). The ACEP is solely responsible for all aspects for the program.

1.5 clock hour(s) are offered to the participant for this program.

 

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

This program is approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Approval #886662054-XXXX) for X continuing education contact hour(s).

NASW Category: XXXX

NASW Approval Date(s): XXXX - XXXX

 

Accommodations Policy: Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to contact MIMH, Professional Training Center in writing at conferences@mimh.edu , as early as possible to request reasonable accommodations, such as ASL interpreters, alternate format materials, and map of accessible features.

 

Grievance Policy for UMSL | MIMH, Professional Training Center:

Complaints about Course Content, Speakers, Facilities, Nonreceipt of Certificates, Miscellaneous:

UMSL | MIMH, Professional Training Center is committed to providing quality professional continuing education trainings. If you experience dissatisfaction with the quality of services provided, the course content, speakers, facilities used, certificates or nonreceipt of certificates, etc., please email conferences@mimh.edu to notify UMSL | MIMH, Professional Training Center of your grievance. UMSL | MIMH, Professional Training Center CE Director, Kelly Gregory (kelly.gregory@mimh.edu ) and Social Work Consultant, Megan Galmiche (megan.galmiche@mimh.edu ) will review the grievance and will provide a response within 10 business days of communication. All grievances and actions taken to resolve the grievance will be documented, kept confidential, and only used to improve future courses.

Refund and/or Cancellation Requests:

If you are unable to attend and/or exhibit, we ask that you notify us as soon as possible at conferences@mimh.edu . Cancellations received in writing 5 business days prior for online programs, and 30 business days prior for in-person programs prior to the date of the program will be refunded, less a processing fee. For registrants, you may send a substitute, but we ask that you notify us in writing of this change at conferences@mimh.edu . If you do not attend or send a substitute, you or your employer will be responsible for the registration fee and/or exhibit fee in full.

 

Course Completion Requirements:

1. Attend course
2. Submit the online course evaluation
3. 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.
• A webcam is not required for participants. Participants may choose to turn on their own video and/or audio, but are not required to. The speaker and the host will have their webcam and audio functionality turned on throughout the webinar, so you may see the speaker, host, and slides.

 

Certificate of Credit:

1. Certificate of credit will be available in your Canvas account after the course evaluation has been submitted
2. Save your certificate of credit and any pertinent course information (flyer, brochure, program, schedule, agenda, etc.) for your records
3. UMSL | MIMH, Professional Training Center will maintain a record of your attendance and certificate of credit for seven years after program start date

 

Organization Responsible for Course:

UMSL | Missouri Institute of Mental Health, Professional Training Center

RCEW Building

8225 Florissant Rd.

St. Louis, MO 63121-2020

Website: www.mimhtraining.com 

Contact Information: conferences@mimh.edu | 314-516-8419