This presentation will highlight suicide risk and prevention strategies as they relate to selected diverse cultures. Studies have shown a wide range of risk factors for suicide, that are different between cultures, understanding them can help clinicians with identifying the risks their patients are facing. In addition, and based on that, the effectiveness of intervention strategies for various ethnoracial or minority groups depends on which group the patient is from. As such, having a culturally sensitive discussion and being able to select the appropriate intervention or management method is vital in addressing suicide in diverse cultures.

This presentation was originally reviewed on March 11, 2024, and broadcast live online on March 15, 2024, from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET.

This presentation was originally reviewed on March 1, 2024, and broadcast live online on March 1, 2024, from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET.

This presentation was originally reviewed on March 23, 2021, and broadcast live online on March 26, 2021, from 9:00 AM- 10:30 AM ET.

This presentation was last reviewed on July 10, 2024, and broadcast live online on March 26, 2021, from 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM ET.

This presentation was last reviewed on July 10, 2024, and broadcast live online on May 21, 2021, from 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM ET.

This presentation was last reviewed on July 10, 2024, and broadcast live online on May 21, 2021, from 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM ET.

Library and social work collaborations are growing across the US and globally, and with good reason, as psychosocial needs have increased while the social safety net has simultaneously decreased in many communities. This presentation will cover recent research on the growing psychosocial needs of library patrons, how patrons are using their library to address psychosocial needs, and how these needs have shifted libraries' roles and increased staff stress and trauma. Information will be presented about how social work partnerships are used to complement public library services and address the psychosocial needs of library patrons while also increasing support for library staff. Examples will be shared of successful library and social work collaborations to address patrons' needs, support staff, and improve community capacity to address psychosocial needs. The presentation will end with suggestions for social workers and libraries wanting to begin a new collaboration to meet staff, patron, and community needs in their local areas.

Trauma-informed care tends to focus on the symptoms of a person impacted by trauma. As a treatment-based model, trauma-informed care views these symptoms in isolation which potentially can make one feel like they are what happened to them. Thus, the term “trauma survivor.” As service providers we need to shift from a treatment-based model to a salutogenic approach that supports collective well-being. Healing-centered engagement expands how we think about trauma as an isolated experience and offers a holistic approach to restore well-being. A Healing-Centered approach is holistic involving culture, civic action, and collective healing. A Healing-Centered approach highlights the ways in which trauma and healing are experienced collectively. Healing-Centered Engagement expands how we think about trauma and offers a strengths-based approach to restore well-being. Participants will distinguish trauma-informed care from healing-centered engagement strategies, explore key brain regions as they play a vital role in addressing the wellbeing of Black boys and men, and practice how to apply a healing-centered engagement approach by analyzing a case study.

In the United States, many people experience potentially traumatic events across the life course, and some people experience long-term negative impacts from those events that affect the ways they engage with others and the care system. Given the high rates of trauma in the population, it is reasonable to believe that the older adults for which we provide care will also have high rates of trauma about which providers may or may not be aware. Trauma informed care is a system wide approach to care that aims to reduce re-traumatization and make health and social services more accessible to people who have past traumatic experiences. This presentation will cover risk factors for trauma in older adults, possible presentations of the effects of trauma, ways that individual providers and systems can become more trauma informed, and the differences between trauma informed care and trauma treatment.