Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Learning Opportunities

Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Webinars

Understanding the 988 Minnesota Lifeline System

This webinar will provide an in-depth overview of the 988 Minnesota Lifeline infrastructure, including understanding the routing system of the 988 network, operational components of 988 Minnesota Lifeline centers, and how the system is designed to support individuals in need of emotional and mental health support. Whether you are a local organization, stakeholder in crisis services or community member, this session will provide a foundational understanding of how 988 functions in Minnesota.

Date and time: Thursday, September 10, 2026, 10 - 11 a.m. CDT

Registration: Understanding the 988 Lifeline System in Minnesota

Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) Conversations  

CALM Conversations is designed to provide friends, family, and others with information on how to recognize and respond to suicide risk with an additional focus on increasing lethal means safety. Participants learn how to talk with someone who might be having these thoughts in a collaborative, non-judgmental, and supportive manner.

Date and time: Monday, September 14, 2026, 1 - 2:30 p.m. CDT

Registration: Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) Conversations

The Suicide Prevention Regional Coordination System in Minnesota

Minnesota’s Suicide Prevention Regional Coordinators are community-based professionals funded to support suicide prevention across all 87 counties and Tribal Nations, offering technical assistance, training, 988 Minnesota Lifeline awareness, and regional collaboration. Come learn more about the regional coordinators and how to connect to this resource in your area!

Date and time: Friday, September 18, 2026, 11 a.m. - noon, CDT

Registration: An Overview of the Minnesota Suicide Prevention Regional Coordination System

Postvention 101: Responding to Suicide Loss

Suicide loss can have a profound impact on individuals, organizations and communities. Postvention is a critical component of suicide prevention, providing structured support to those affected while reducing the risk of future suicides. This webinar will define postvention and explain why it is an essential component of comprehensive suicide prevention. This webinar is for community leaders, schools, workplaces, first responders, and mental health professionals.

Date and time: Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 11 a.m. - noon CDT

Registration: Postvention 101: Responding to Suicide Loss

Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) Workshop

The Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) Clinical Workshop prepares behavioral health professionals and others providing counseling or supportive services to incorporate lethal means safety into suicide prevention practice. Participants learn practical, client-centered strategies for discussing temporary access to firearms, medications, and other lethal means during periods of elevated suicide risk.

Date and time: Thursday, September 24, 2026, 9 a.m. - noon CDT

Registration: Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) Workshop

Culture is Prevention: Suicide Prevention in Indian Country

Culture is Prevention: Suicide Prevention in Indian County will walk through a brief history between Native Nations and the Federal government. Participants will learn about how the history and policies impact mental health and suicide prevention work in Indian Country. Then we will move into current efforts and protective factors in community. Rounding off the hour, there will be time to discuss and share current work being done for collective healing.  

Date and time: Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 1 - 2 p.m. CDT

Registration: Culture is Prevention: Suicide Prevention in Indian Country 

Online Course: Suicide and Intimate Partner Violence: Screening and Safety Planning With Adults

The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) developed this self-paced, two-hour course for clinicians seeking to increase their clinical knowledge and confidence in conducting screening and safety planning with clients at risk of both IPV and suicide. The course presents tools and strategies for screening and safety planning and provides scenarios and example clinical scripts to demonstrate ways to introduce these tools and discuss them with clients in practice. The course also includes tips on supporting the therapeutic alliance between a clinician and client in this context. Certificate of Completion Available, 1 Hour CE Available.

Registration: Suicide and Intimate Partner Violence: Screening and Safety Planning With Adults

For questions about these learning opportunities, reach out to health.suicideprev.mdh@state.mn.us.