Mental Health as a Vital Sign: Addressing Health Professionals’ Suicide Risk and Enhancing Mental Health
Free online CME
Learn organizational strategies to reduce the suicide risk among health workers and other colleagues.
Content warning: The content of this course may be emotionally challenging. This course contains readings and activities that may be difficult for some learners.
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- Suicide prevention
- Optimizing mental health
- Handling difficult conversations
Learn organizational strategies to reduce the suicide risk among health workers and other colleagues.
Content warning: The content of this course may be emotionally challenging. This course contains readings and activities that may be difficult for some learners.
Find more well-being content on our physician well-being hub.
- Suicide prevention
- Optimizing mental health
- Handling difficult conversations
Learning Objectives
Deepen understanding of physician mental health, including the concept of ‘mental health as a vital sign’.
Discuss personalized, proactive strategies for optimizing mental health and protecting against suicide risk.
Know when and how to approach a colleague you may be concerned about.
Identify organizational strategies that can reduce the suicide risk among health workers, trainees and employees.
Speaker
Christine Yu Moutier, MD—Chief medical officer at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP).
of residents experienced a major depressive episode during training.