Shared by Beck Whipple, Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities, Behavioral Health Prevention & Promotion Branch

Spring 2026

WKU Department of Psychological Science

Equipping Kentucky Clinicians with Lethal Means Counseling and Suicide Prevention Training Study

Suicide Prevention and Risk Behaviors Lab

Director: Amy Brausch, Ph.D.

FREE TRAINING

• Free virtual 4-hour Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) training for WKU graduate mental health students and faculty
• Trainings offered:
  • March 2nd & 4th 1pm-5pm CST and March 23rd & 25th 9am-1pm CST
• Complete 4 online surveys
  • Before & immediately after the training, 3 months after, & 6 months after
• TRAINING EVALUATION: To understand how providing CALM training impacts clinician understanding and use of lethal means safety skills

CONTACT

• Email: riskbehaviorslab@gmail.com

BENEFITS

• 4 free Continuing Education credits for licensed clinicians
• $10 Amazon gift cards for completion of each 3- and 6- month post-training surveys

INTERESTED? SIGN UP FOR A TRAINING SLOT