MCW Division of Suicide Research and Healing

MCW Division of Suicide Research and Healing Our mission is to prevent su***de through research, education, clinical care & community engagement.

We are looking for youth in Wisconsin who identify as su***de-loss survivors to participate in several new research oppo...
04/30/2026

We are looking for youth in Wisconsin who identify as su***de-loss survivors to participate in several new research opportunities. If you are between the ages of 11-17 and have experienced a su***de loss, check out the opportunities in the graphics and contact us to participate.

If you are not interested in participating but would like to support our research efforts, sharing our flyers with others can go a long way! We sincerely appreciate your help in furthering su***de research and prevention efforts.🩷

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04/22/2026

Alcohol use is a common factor in su***de deaths. Among su***des in Wisconsin with toxicology data, alcohol is the most commonly detected substance. Changing your relationship with alcohol can improve your health

This week is Undergraduate Research Week! We're celebrating the undergraduate student researchers on our team who play a...
04/21/2026

This week is Undergraduate Research Week! We're celebrating the undergraduate student researchers on our team who play an integral role in helping our studies to run smoothly and accomplish our study activities. We couldn't do our work without them!

We had a great time at this week! It was an opportunity to share the many facets of our work including research, train...
04/16/2026

We had a great time at this week! It was an opportunity to share the many facets of our work including research, training, postvention, mortality reviews, and more with colleagues. We also loved learning from other experts on new work happening in the field.

Here in Milwaukee, we celebrate 414 (Milwaukee's area code) Day every 4/14. Today, we celebrate everything unique about ...
04/14/2026

Here in Milwaukee, we celebrate 414 (Milwaukee's area code) Day every 4/14. Today, we celebrate everything unique about the city that makes it a great place to live! We're fortunate to live in a city and county that makes mental health and su***de prevention a focus for improving the lives of residents.

We're excited to be at the Annual Conference this week in Providence, RI! We are looking forward to sharing our work a...
04/13/2026

We're excited to be at the Annual Conference this week in Providence, RI! We are looking forward to sharing our work and connecting with and learning from other injury prevention experts!

This week, there were two awareness days focused on promoting acceptance and condemning bullying and discrimination of L...
04/10/2026

This week, there were two awareness days focused on promoting acceptance and condemning bullying and discrimination of LGBTQ+ people: International Day of Pink and National Day of Silence.

Scroll through the graphics to learn more about how these days came to be and why this work is so important from a su***de prevention standpoint.

Learn more about International Day of Pink at dayofpink.org, National Day of Silence at glisten.org, and research, statistics, and resources for LGBTQ+ populations at thetrevorproject.org.

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The American Public Health Association (APHA) organizes National Public Health Week (NPHW) annually to celebrate and hon...
04/10/2026

The American Public Health Association (APHA) organizes National Public Health Week (NPHW) annually to celebrate and honor the contributions of public health as well as raising awareness and education around issues that are prevalent in the U.S. today. Public health has added decades to life expectancy and improved the overall quality of life for over 150 years thanks to community health workers, medical professionals, scientists, policy advocates. One important issue in public health is su***de.

We invite you to celebrate with us the advancements that public health has made, both in the area of su***de prevention as well as all other areas of disease prevention, health promotion, and life prolongation, this week. Thank you for supporting our mission to prevent su***de with a public health approach and thank you to all those in the public health field who are positively contributing to our nation's quality of life.

To learn more about public health, APHA, and NPHW, please visit APHA's website at apha.org or their account American Public Health Association. To learn more about our division's work, please visit our website at mcw.edu/dsrh and follow us to stay up to date on what we are doing.

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Earlier this week, our director Dr. Sara Kohlbeck and Clare Martell, su***de prevention coordinator for Milwaukee County...
04/03/2026

Earlier this week, our director Dr. Sara Kohlbeck and Clare Martell, su***de prevention coordinator for Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Services, lead ASIST. ASIST stands for Applied Su***de Intervention Skills Training and provides learners with the knowledge on how to engage directly with a person thinking about su***de, reduce immediate risk and co-create a personalized Safety Plan that promotes hope, safety and connection. Approximately 20 individuals, including case managers, nurses, therapists, hospital responders, research coordinators and assistants, and more, became Su***de First-Aid Helpers.

If you'd like to learn more about trainings offered in Milwaukee County and stay up to date on new information, follow us and Prevent Su***de Greater Milwaukee. If you'd like to learn more about ASIST, visit livingworks.net/training/livingworks-asist/

Huge thank you to Prevent Su***de Greater Milwaukee for providing the funds needed to offer this training for free for our community members!

Join us on April 8 for our upcoming Bridge to Heal Su***de Postvention Training! Bridge to Heal helps people and communi...
03/31/2026

Join us on April 8 for our upcoming Bridge to Heal Su***de Postvention Training! Bridge to Heal helps people and communities learn how to support su***de loss survivors with connection, kindness, and healing.

Learn more below and register: https://mcw-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/NzFB1C0HTf-y22HA5YsZkw

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