Topic Description:
It was a teacher who first told AnneMoss Rogers that her son, Charles, might be suffering from depression. And it was a teacher who wrote the most heartfelt note after her son died by suicide.
Schools have something few other environments have and that’s opportunity for early intervention and genuine human connection. How can we leverage these opportunities to bolster a culture of student wellness, and build early resilience to prevent suicide?
Learning Outcomes:
- Learn early risk factors for elementary-age students and how we can strengthen the protective factors
- Learn age-appropriate conversations (talk bubbles or scripted role-play conversations)
- Find out the single most important skill for emotional regulation
- Hear about an early intervention case study that started with a pediatrician saying, “He’ll grow out of it….”
- Learn an easy, fun strategy of building emotional awareness
See the mental health speaker for schools page here
About AnneMoss Rogers, speaker on mental health
AnneMoss Rogers is a mental health and suicide prevention speaker, trainer, and consultant. After her 20-year-old son, Charles died by suicide in 2015, AnneMoss wrote her award-winning memoir, Diary of a Broken Mind and in 2020, she co-wrote the best seller, Emotionally Naked: A Teacher’s Guide to Preventing Suicide and Recognizing Students at Risk with Dr. Kimberly O’Brien.
She has been a TEDx speaker, was featured in the New York Times, Variety Magazine, and was the first non-clinician invited to speak on youth suicide at the National Institute of Mental Health. She is one of the editors of Suicide: Blueprint for Youth Suicide Prevention. A UNC-Chapel Hill alumna, Anne Moss currently lives in Richmond, VA.
Certifications and Training
- Registered safeTALK trainer for LivingWorks (certified prevention trainer)
- ASIST Trained–Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a 2-day interactive workshop
- ASK Workshop Trained: Training focused on identifying, assessing, and helping 5-12 -year-olds at risk for suicide find hope for life.
- Youth Mental Health First Aid, Mental Health First Aid
- Preventure: Personality-targeted life skills training that has been shown to reduce youth substance misuse.
- Brain Gym Neurocognitive Training for Addiction: with Hamed Ekhtiari, M.D., Ph.D.
- Bereavement Support Group Facilitator Training (Co-facilitator of suicide loss group)
- DBT Steps-A in Schools- SEL curriculum based on DBT and mindfulness.
- HC Peer Trained –Healing Conversations Survivor Outreach Program through the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention
- REVIVE! Training– Opioid Overdose and Naloxone Education training
- Trauma-Informed Care Basics
- Anne Moss follows safe messaging and reporting guidelines on suicide
- At least 15+ hours or more of ongoing training per calendar year