Why Suicide: Lived Experience, Risk Factors, and Community Solutions: LIVE WEBINAR

This session explores the topic of suicide through the lens of lived experience, cultural context, and clinical insight. Our approach is personal, trauma-informed, and solution-focused—inviting participants to expand both their awareness and their capacity to respond with empathy, action, and intention.

We will incorporate both data and story—highlighting suicide trends in Nevada and nationally, while sharing our own experiences as a suicide attempt survivor and a loss survivor.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Connect the dots between cultural, historical, and personal narratives of suicide to better understand its complexity across communities.

2. Recognize the unseen weight of trauma, stigma, and systemic barriers that contribute to suicide risk—especially for marginalized identities.

3. Use real-world language and trauma-informed approaches to confidently engage someone who may be struggling.

4. Understand how sharing lived experience isn't just storytelling—it's a proven tool for healing, empathy, and prevention.

5. Walk away with practical tools, crisis resources, and a renewed sense of purpose in preventing suicide—at home, at work, and in the community.

6. Shift from being a passive supporter to an active advocate, breaking down the silence and stigma surrounding mental health and suicide.

Presented by: Sara Clow, MBA and Torri Shack

Continuing Education Units: 1 CEUs

*This webinar is approved for CEUs by the following professional organizations ONLY:

• Nevada Certification Board for PRSS and CHW

No CEUS are available for license types other than the ones listed above.

Funding for this event was provided in whole or in part by the Division of Public and Behavioral Health and the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Agency (SAPTA) through the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the U.S. DHHS, SAMHSA, or the State of Nevada.

Presentation materials are not for reproduction or distribution without specific written authorization. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in our courses are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of CASAT.

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