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<\/a><\/a>\nAs Mental Health Awareness Month brings renewed attention to behavioral health, a year-round challenge persists: Clinicians may understand the principles of suicide prevention, but applying those skills in complex, high-stress situations requires practice. A Relias report found that only 43% of behavioral health professionals<\/a> surveyed felt \u201cvery to extremely confident\u201d in their ability to address suicidal thoughts or behavior.<\/p> \n\u201cEffective suicide prevention training has to go beyond information sharing,\u201d said Sara Seidel Beall, LCMHC, NCC, Senior Product Manager in Behavioral Health, Relias. \u201cOur partnership with KVC bridges this gap by integrating learning and practice to help clinicians move beyond course completion into real-world application.\u201d<\/p> \nThrough the Suicide Practice Improvement Initiative, KVC clinicians complete a baseline assessment, Relias teen suicide prevention courses<\/a> with simulated opportunities to practice skills, a post-assessment, and follow-up resources based on their results.<\/p> \nFor KVC, this is part of a broader effort<\/a> to make suicide prevention a consistent clinical practice across its youth-serving programs. The initiative creates shared language and expectations for how clinicians identify, assess, and respond to suicide risk, while allowing teams to adapt the training to the needs of different programs.<\/p> \n\u201cBy strengthening not only clinician skill but also organizational capability, this partnership advances a vital system-level approach to suicide prevention,\u201d said Chad Anderson, Chief Clinical Officer, KVC Health Systems. \u201cOne that is both clinically rigorous and deeply human in its commitment to those we serve.\u201d<\/p> \nAbout KVC Health Systems<\/b><\/p> \nKVC Health Systems is a family of nonprofits dedicated to strengthening families, preventing child abuse and neglect, and helping children achieve mental wellness. With more than 65 locations across five states, KVC has one of the nation\u2019s broadest continuums of care: in-home family support, foster care, adoption, K-12 therapeutic schools, mental healthcare, children\u2019s mental health hospitals and more. KVC is recognized nationally for its people-centered workplace culture, mission-driven care, innovative public-private and joint venture partnerships and quality outcomes. To learn more, visit kvc.org<\/a>.<\/p> \nAbout Relias<\/b><\/p> \nRelias provides workforce enablement solutions for 13,000 healthcare organizations and 4.5 million caregivers to drive measurable outcomes. Customers choose Relias to reduce cost and risk, increase retention, and improve patient experience and care through the Relias Platform of connected solutions, which includes Learning, Performance, Compliance, Quality, and Recruiting. The Relias family of brands \u2014 Nurse.com<\/a>, Wound Care Education Institute<\/a>, Relias Academy<\/a>, FreeCME<\/a>, and Clinician.com<\/a> \u2014 serves the entire healthcare continuum and shares a common mission of improving the lives of the most vulnerable members of society and those who care for them.<\/p>