Suicide & Self-Harm at APNA 40th Annual Conference

Workshop · Violence Prevention

Getting Ready to Pop the Question: Improving Student Confidence in Assessing Suicidality & Violence

JoEllen Schimmels · Aparna Kumar · Kristen Holder · Kayla M. A. Mays

Teaching strategies that build nursing student confidence in suicide and violence risk assessment while protecting psychological safety.

Education & Training · Measurement-Based Care & Diagnosis

Lecture · Child & Adolescent

Lithium: A Lifeline—Reducing Suicidality in Adolescents

Erica Mann

Reviews lithium's evidence for reducing suicidality in adolescent bipolar disorder with practical prescribing and monitoring guidance. Pharmacology-eligible.

Bipolar Disorder · Child & Adolescent · Lithium & Mood Stabilizers

Lecture · Depression & Suicidality

Screening Plus MINDBODYSTRONG Yields Improvements in Nurse Burnout and Mental Health Outcomes: Findings From a RCT

Bernadette Melnyk

Randomized controlled trial of 501 nurses showing the MINDBODYSTRONG program reduced burnout, mental distress, and suicide risk.

Practice, Policy & Workforce

Lecture · Depression & Suicidality

Interrupting Nurse Suicide Risk: A Lethal Pathway Framework with Implementable System Strategies

Christopher Wojnar

Theory-informed framework identifying high-risk transitions in nurse suicide risk, paired with measurable system-level interventions.

Practice, Policy & Workforce

Lecture · Depression & Suicidality

Nurses' Experiences of Suicide Loss Survivorship of a Nurse, Friend, or Family Member: Influences, Impact, and Implications

Ursula Kelly · Natalie Whitaker

Findings from the NURSES Study on how nurses experience suicide loss, viewed through a socio-ecological prevention lens.