RSV 2022 Session 8B: Workforce Education to Address Opioid-Related Suicide Risk in Rural Communities (Day 1)

Whether an opioid overdose death is unintentional or intentional (i.e., suicide), it can be difficult to disentangle. The suffering and hopelessness associated with addiction often lead to indifference to living or dying and to extreme risk taking. In this presentation, examples were described and presented from an opioid-specific suicide prevention training module that is part of the SafeSide Prevention learning program. The module was designed in collaboration with the University of Rochester Recovery Center of Excellence, which sponsors suicide prevention training for organizations in its catchment area of rural Appalachia.

Presenter(s):

• Anthony R. Pisani, PhD, Associate Professor, Psychiatry (Psychology) and Pediatrics, Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide, University of Rochester Medical Center, Founder, SafeSide Prevention
• Jack Stem, CRNA (Ret.), CDCA, Project Manager, University of Cincinnati College of Nursing

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