Suicide remains a major public health concern in the United States. In 2023, 49,316 people died by suicide - about one death every 11 minutes. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also reports that 12.8 million adults seriously thought about suicide, 3.7 million made a suicide plan, and 1.5 million attempted suicide. Rates are equally concerning among adolescents, with 10% of high school students reporting a suicide attempt in the past year. Routine health care settings are, therefore, an important point of contact for suicide prevention. Many people who later die by suicide have seen a health professional in the year before death, and primary care contact is especially common. At the same time, risk is often invisible unless patients feel safe enough to talk about it. In routine care, one of the most important tasks is not simply identifying who may be at risk, but creating conditions in which disclosure becomes more likely.
Learning Resources
Addressing Intimate Partner Violence: An Interdisciplinary Panel
Join us for an interdisciplinary, case-based discussion about addressing intimate partner violence. We will be sharing practical, real-world advice from clinical, policy, and community perspectives.
Workforce Well-being: Multilevel Strategies to Mitigate Burnout and Promote Retention – Session 2
In this 2-part webinar series, we will discuss promising strategies that support both the well-being and retention of the healthcare workforce. Attendees will learn how to build an organization that prioritizes well-being at individual, interpersonal, and organizational levels. Hosted in partnership between The National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center and The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved.
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- Behavioral Health
Addressing Social Isolation and Loneliness among Older Adults at Health Centers: An Interdisciplinary Panel
Join us for an interdisciplinary, case-based discussion about addressing social isolation and loneliness among older adults. We will be sharing practical, real-world advice from clinical, policy, and community perspectives.
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- LGBTQIA+ Older Adults
Workforce Well-being: Multilevel Strategies to Mitigate Burnout and Promote Retention – Session 1
In this 2-part webinar series, we will discuss promising strategies that support both the well-being and retention of the healthcare workforce. Attendees will learn how to build an organization that prioritizes well-being at individual, interpersonal, and organizational levels. Hosted in partnership between The National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center and The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved.
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- Behavioral Health
Optimizing Your Health Center’s EHR to Support HIV Prevention
This webinar will focus on how health centers can optimize their Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems to better support the provision and usage of medications for HIV prevention.
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- HIV/STI Treatment and Prevention
Heart Health: A Case-Based Approach to Improving Preventative Care at Health Centers
This webinar will discuss the barriers health center patients often face in accessing preventative care to address heart health. We will explore specific cardiovascular risks for patients and provide health centers with actionable strategies to improve heart health outcomes through responsive and patient-centered care.
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- Diabetes and Heart Health
Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention at Health Centers
Bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are common in the United States, with more than 1.5 million chlamydia, more than 500,000 gonorrhea, and more than 190,000 syphilis cases reported in 2024. STIs disproportionately affect people in certain sexual networks, including men who have sex with men (MSM), and where access to care or health- seeking behavior are compromised. Numerous strategies, including condom use, have been shown to reduce the likelihood of bacterial STI transmission or acquisition. More recently, the STI prevention toolkit has expanded with the addition of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis, an evidence-based intervention that can significantly reduce chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis infections among MSM and some other populations. Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis consists of a single dose of doxycycline, 200 mg, taken by mouth within 72 hours after condomless sex. This publication will focus on the evidence for doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis and its implementation at health centers.
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- HIV/STI Treatment and Prevention
Continuity of Care for HIV after Disaster
This webinar will discuss the ways in which natural disasters and other emergencies can disrupt healthcare services, making it harder for individuals living with HIV to maintain consistent care. We will explore effective strategies for ensuring retention in HIV care during and after a disaster, focusing on how to support patients in maintaining their treatment plans and addressing the unique challenges they may face in crisis situations.
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- HIV/STI Treatment and Prevention
HIV Care Coordination for Patients with Incarceration Experience at Health Centers
This webinar will focus on best practices for providing comprehensive HIV care at health centers for patients with a history of incarceration. We will discuss poor health outcomes and barriers often faced by this patient population, strategies for building trust and engagement in care, and best practices for care coordination and continuity.
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- HIV/STI Treatment and Prevention
