Suicide Assessment and Treatment: An Update for Professionals

Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM, A Live Webinar

8:30 AM (PST) - 2:00 PM (PST) | 11:30 AM (EST) - 5:00 PM (EST)

With suicide rates increasing by 30% in the last 2 decades, suicide remains a pressing public health challenge. This course provides an overview of key topics in suicide assessment, prevention, and treatment that is relevant to all treatment settings and clinical disciplines. This course will cover assessment factors such as family history, past trauma, social isolation, and support systems and cultural/religious beliefs that stigmatize mental health or suicide. Prevention topics addressed will cover recognizing warning signs, responding to crises, and connecting individuals to appropriate resources and enhancing social support networks and community resilience. Putting concepts into practice, the course will also cover treatment methods such as psychotherapy, medication, hospitalization for acute risk or severe mental health crises, collaborative care models, follow-up care and ongoing monitoring.

No CE Credit - you will not be able to obtain credit: Free
CE Credit: $65

For those who register, they will receive a link to the 247 page comprehensive and recently updated online resource entitled Current Status of Suicide-Focused Assessment and Treatment - click here to see an overview.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (5.00 hours), ANCC Contact Hours (5.00 hours), APA Continuing Education credits (5.00 hours), ASWB Continuing Education (ACE) credits (5.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (5.00 hours)

1. Identify ways to improve assessment of suicide risk and how to incorporate them into practice.
2. Discuss innovations in the treatment of the suicidal patient, including psychopharmacologic, interventional, and psychotherapeutic approaches, and safety planning.
3. Explore the interplay between psychotherapy and somatic therapy that focuses on how to optimize treatment outcomes for suicidal patients.

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 
 
Credit Designation 
American Medical Association (AMA) 
Stanford Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 
Stanford Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 5 ANCC contact hours.  

ASWB Approved Continuing Education Credit (ACE) – Social Work Credit 
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Stanford Medicine is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this activity receive 5 continuing education credits.

American Psychological Association (APA) 
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. 

Cancellation Policy
Live Activities: Cancellations received in writing no less than 20 days before the course will be refunded. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after that date. Any cancellations refunded will less a 20% administrative fee. Please send cancellation requests to [email protected].

Stanford University School of Medicine reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs, such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 Stanford University School of Medicine is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require visual, auditory, cognitive, or mobility accommodations, please contact the CME office.

Cultural and Linguistic Competency
The planners and speakers of this CME activity have been encouraged to address cultural issues relevant to their topic area for the purpose of complying with California Assembly Bill 1195. Moreover, the Stanford University School of Medicine Multicultural Health Portal contains many useful cultural and linguistic competency tools including culture guides, language access information and pertinent state and federal laws.  You are encouraged to visit the Multicultural Health Portal: https://laneguides.stanford.edu/multicultural-health

For activity related questions, please contact
     Name: Amanda Harrison
     Title: Education Events Specialist
     Email: [email protected]

For CME general questions, please contact 
     Email: [email protected]

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Stanford Medicine adheres to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

Disclosure of faculty and their commercial relationships will be made prior to the activity.

Wednesday, November 18, 2026