Good morning, stakeholders, Honoring National Physician Suicide Awareness Day - Suicide Messaging Dos and Don'ts September 17th marks National Physician Suicide Awareness Day. As a helping profession, it's important to remember to take care of oneself and practice selfcare. It's also crucial to know how to discuss suicide, whether it be with a peer, family member, patient, etc. When discussing suicide, the language we use is important! The OPCSMH created a few graphics to help with the dos and don'ts. Let us know if there are any other suicide messaging tips we can share with the community! [cid:image002.png@01DB08DB.F07A0470][cid:image003.png@01DB08DB.F07A0470] References Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Words Matter. https://www.camh.ca/-/media/files/words-matter-suicide-language-guide.pdf NAMI. Your Language Matters. https://www.nami.org/NAMI/media/NAMI-Media/Infographics/NAMI-Language-Matters.pdf SAVE. Best Practices and Recommendations for Reporting on Suicide. https://reportingonsuicide.org/ 2nd Campus Safety and Suicide Prevention Symposium: Shifting from Awareness to Action - Registration Closes Tomorrow! Interested in learning more about suicide prevention from a helping professional perspective? Join the OPCSMH on Thursday, September 19th to hear from the informative panel below, as well as many other educational sessions! Registration closes TOMORROW, September 18th at 4:00PM so act fast! Attendees can also look forward to hearing from The Ohio State University Suicide Prevention Program, Lines for Life Oregon, and Annaleise Fisher, Ed.S., LPCC-S, and ending with an engaging afternoon keynote presentation from Dr. Stacey Litam, PhD, LPCCs, NCC, CCMHC, on Decolonizing Suicide Prevention Approaches for People of the Global Majority Students and Clients. Please click here<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2nd-opcsmh-virtual-campus-safety-suicide-prevention-symposium-registration-995464941437?aff=oddtdtcreator> to register today! [cid:image004.png@01DB08DB.F07A0470] Take care, Chris Chris Tutino, MPH (he, him, his) Dissemination Coordinator, Ohio Program for Campus Safety and Mental Health (OPCSMH) Department of Psychiatry Northeast Ohio Medical University 4209 St. Rt. 44 | PO Box 95 | Rootstown, Ohio 44272 Connect with the OPCSMH! Website<https://www.neomed.edu/csmh/>| X<https://twitter.com/neomedopcsmh> | LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/74567516/admin/feed/posts/> | YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUf15GQPbeWeikAHLfLJaoQ> | Listserv<https://opcsmh.neomed.edu/list/opcsmh.opcsmh.neomed.edu> "Promoting mental health awareness, reducing stigma, and preventing suicide since 2010." [A black background with white text Description automatically generated]