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