IYI – Webinar: The Kids are Not Ok: Youth Suicide in Indiana

According to the Indiana Youth Institute’s Kids Count Data Book, 27.7% of Indiana students reported seriously considering attempting suicide. Join Megan Banet of the Indiana Center for Prevention of Youth Abuse & Suicide as she frames the data and research on suicide among young people in Indiana. In addition, attendees will learn about youth mental health, risk factors, warning signs, evidence-based prevention, and intervention strategies. Finally Participants will leave with resources and strategies on ways that schools, families, and communities can support young people in distress.

Learning Objectives

1. Understand the data and research on youth suicide as it affects Indiana’s kids
2. Gain resources, best practices, and strategies to address youth mental health and suicide concerns

Speaker

Megan Banet

Director of Adult Programs

Indiana Center for Prevention of Youth Abuse and Suicide