Training Name: CALM Conversations to Prevent Suicide: Counseling on Access to Lethal Means
Presented by: Mark Margolis, MA
Date: May 12, 2026
Learning Objectives
As a result of this training, participants will be able to:
1) Discuss common risk factors and warning signs for suicide
2) Ask direct, safe, and compassionate questions about mood and suicide
3) Identify formal and informal sources of support that the individual can turn to
4) Initiate conversations about making the individual’s environment safer
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