In a nearly 3,000-word special piece for USA Today (2/27), Alia E. Dastagir, a “recipient of a Rosalynn Carter fellowship for mental health journalism,” writes that according to “suicide prevention experts…outside of psychiatrists, the majority of mental health professionals have minimal to no formal training in how to effectively treat suicidal people.” In fact, “suicide-specific training is not commonly offered as part of college curriculums, optional post-graduate training opportunities are limited, costly and time-consuming, and experts say some therapists may not be aware they even need the education.”
Related Links:
— “We tell suicidal people to go to therapy. So why are therapists rarely trained in suicide?, “Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY, February 27, 2020