Webinar: Pediatric Suicide Prevention in Primary Care
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Webinar: Pediatric Suicide Prevention in Primary Care
September 30, 2025 | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
The crisis of pediatric suicide in the United States is growing: suicide is a leading cause of death in youths aged 10-24. Furthermore, the crisis is marked by significant disparities across subpopulations. However, primary care clinicians have a crucial opportunity to intervene, and the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) has developed a pediatric suicide prevention toolkit for such providers. In this free webinar presented by ACU in collaboration with the Centene Institute, drawing on that publication and other resources, presenters will provide an overview of the crisis and why providers can play an important role in prevention, discuss common warning signs and risk factors, and detail effective pediatric suicide prevention practices include screening tools such as the PHQ-A and ASQ, as well as clinical pathways and evidence-based interventions.
Learning Objectives
At the close of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Explain the crisis of pediatric suicide and why primary care providers and their teams can play an important role in prevention
- Discuss common risk factors and warning signs
- Examine screening tools, clinical pathways, and evidence-based interventions for pediatric suicide prevention
Speakers & Facilitators
- Dr. Virna Little, PSyD, LCSW-r, SAP, CCM, Co-Founder and Special Advisor for Advocacy & Research of Concert Health, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Zero Overdose
- Dr. Lisa M. Horowitz, PhD, MPH, Senior Associate Scientist / Clinical Psychologist National Institutes of Mental Health, NIH
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