SDPPP is a suicide prevention and recovery program that provides multiple approaches to increase wellness, resiliency, and protective factors among those at risk for or impacted by suicide. While the statistics on suicide are troubling for every age group, SDPPP offers paths to intervention that encourages individuals, families and communities to learn the warning signs and get help when help is needed. SDPPP works to prevent suicide and foster recovery through advocacy seminars, prevention training and workshops, and private coaching and mentoring, and a coordination of community-based resources and referrals. We anticipate adding a 24/7 crisis support line and a mobile crisis unit to our program services in 2019. SDPPP’ s programs and services incorporate a prevention and recovery approach that fully involves people with lived experiences, concerned community members, and community-based service organizations in program service delivery, implementation and evaluation.

The purpose of this Workshop is to equip the community affected by COVID-19 to recognize and respond to crisis situations and mental health conditions. In addition, attendees will be empowered to manage their own mental health through self-care as they deal with the systemic stressors of their environments.