As a follow up to the release of the Utah Suicide Prevention State Plan for 2022–2026, the Utah Suicide Prevention Coalition is hosting quarterly free virtual webinars and live Q&A on suicide in Utah, and how the plan and data are used in prevention efforts. All past webinars can be accessed here.

As a follow up to our last webinar, we wanted to take a deeper dive into using health indicator systems for those of you that use suicide-related data to inform your work. This webinar will be a live demonstration of the information you can retrieve from IBIS related to suicide attempt and mortality, and include information about:

Suicide mortality and morbidity trends in Utah, and identifying specific trends related to place, sex, race, method of suicide, and circumstances related to suicide

How to obtain suicide data and other public wellness measures through behavioral health indicator systems

Prevention planning: using data to inform community efforts

Beyond IBIS: Suicide surveillance in Utah: What information and resources exist?

WHAT: A live demonstration of the information you can retrieve from IBIS related to suicide attempt and mortality, with real time questions and answers

WHEN: Friday, February 25, 9:30–10:30 a.m.

WHERE: Virtual

Presenters: Dr. Michael Staley, Suicide Prevention Research Coordinator at the Utah Department of Health Office of the Medical Examiner, Akanksha Acharya, Epidemiology Manager at the Utah Department of Health Violence and Injury Prevention Program, and Cristy Sneddon, Senior Research Analyst at the Utah Department of Health.

Who should attend? State and Local prevention coordinators and staff, epidemiology staff, clinical directors, and anyone who needs to know how to access suicide-related data to inform their work

What should I do to prepare? Watch the state plan webinar titled “Understanding Suicide Data in Utah: Information You Need to Save Lives” and come prepared with additional questions you have about accessing and using suicide morbidity and mortality data.

Live demonstration on how to access suicide-related data in Utah