Suicide Prevention, Risk, and Assessment – Part 1: Risk Factors, Warning Signs, and Protective Factors with Julia Whisenhunt

The first of two conversations with Dr. Julia Whisenhunt – assistant professor of counselor education and college student affairs at West Georgia University – on suicide prevention, risk, and assessment. This episode covers statistics about suicide, risk factors, warning signs, and protective factors. Below are links to the different resources mentioned in the podcast.

You can email Julia at jwhisenh@westga.edu

Julia’s faculty page at UWG

Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)
http://www.sprc.org/

American Association of Suicidology
http://www.suicidology.org/home

International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP)
https://www.iasp.info/wspd

Suicide Is Preventable: CA website
http://www.suicideispreventable.org

Jed Foundation
http://www.jedfoundation.org/

Half of Us
http://www.halfofus.com/

https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/drug-addiction/drugs-and-suicide

For the APA citation for this episode go to www.thethoughtfulcounselor.com

The APA citation for this episode:

Shook, M. (Producer). (2017, January 4). Suicide Prevention, Risk, and Assessment – Part 1: Risk Factors, Warning Signs, and Protective Factors with Julia Whisenhunt [Audio Podcast]. The Thoughtful Counselor. Retrieved from http://wp.me/p7R6fn-7G.