CAPES Suicide Prevention

Free Webinar Today!

The CAPES Machine Learning Unit is hosting the "Artificial Intelligence Innovations in Su***de Prevention" webinar. Come learn how emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are shaping the future of su***de prevention research.

Speakers will share insights on innovative applications of artificial intelligence, current challenges, and opportunities to improve su***de prevention efforts through responsible and impactful use of AI.

Presentations include:

Feifan Liu, PhD, FAMIA, UMass Chan Medical School, "Generalizable and Trustworthy AI for Su***de Attempt Risk Prediction: from Traditional ML to Generative AI"

Danielle Mowery PhD, FAMIA, FACMI, University of Pennsylvania, "Automated Safety Plan Scoring in Outpatient Mental Health Settings: An Exploratory Study Using Large Language Models"

Chris Kennedy PhD, MPA, Harvard University, "Pragmatic Machine Learning for Su***de Risk: Routine Assessments, Net Benefit, and AI-Informed Clinical Judgment"

📅 Date: TODAY Wednesday, September 30, 2026
🕖 Time: 3:00 – 4:30 PM EST
💻 Registration: Zoom Meeting Registration

See our Events page of the CAPES website for registration and more details, as well as our other su***de prevention month events, and recordings of past events.

Registration is free and required. Please register today to reserve your spot, and feel free to share this event with your networks!

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The CAPES Machine Learning Unit is hosting the "Artificial Intelligence Innovations in Su***de Prevention" webinar *tomorrow*. Come learn how emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are shaping the future of su***de prevention research.

Speakers will share insights on innovative applications of artificial intelligence, current challenges, and opportunities to improve su***de prevention efforts through responsible and impactful use of AI. Feifan Liu, PhD, FAMIA, Danielle Mowery PhD FAMIA, FACMI Chris Kennedy will be presenting.

📅 Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2026
🕖 Time: 3:00 – 4:30 PM EST
💻 Registration: Zoom Meeting Registration

See our Events page of the CAPES website for registration and more details, as well as our other su***de prevention month events, and recordings of past events.

Registration is free and required. Please register today to reserve your spot, and feel free to share this event with your networks!

https://buff.ly/qugiQPs

One week until the CAPES Machine Learning Unit is hosting the "Artificial Intelligence Innovations in Su***de Prevention" webinar. Come learn how emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are shaping the future of su***de prevention research.

Speakers will share insights on innovative applications of artificial intelligence, current challenges, and opportunities to improve su***de prevention efforts through responsible and impactful use of AI. Feifan Liu, PhD, FAMIA, Danielle Mowery PhD FAMIA, FACMI Chris Kennedy will be presenting.

📅 Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2026
🕖 Time: 3:00 – 4:30 PM EST
💻 Registration: Zoom Meeting Registration

See our Events page of the CAPES website for registration and more details, as well as our other su***de prevention month events, and recordings of past events.

Registration is free and required. Please register today to reserve your spot, and feel free to share this event with your networks!

https://buff.ly/qugiQPs

Thank you to everyone who has registered, donated, and shared information for the annual American Foundation for Su***de Prevention Out of the Darkness Walk at Polar Park!

We have less than a week until the walk and have raised $2,000. A heartfelt thank you to all who have donated and raised funds for su***de prevention.

Please consider sharing, walking with us, joining our team online so you can start a fundraiser with your loved ones, or donating. All donations go to the American Foundation for Su***de Prevention.

Many of our faculty, staff, and scholars have been impacted by su***de in some way. Our local CAPES Lived Experience Advisory Board members are also leading in more ways than one and Jenni Glynn has raised the most funds so far ($750!). Thank you Jenni and looking forward to seeing everyone who can walk with us in person this upcoming Saturday September 26th. Registration starts at 9 AM, and the walk starts at 10:30 AM.

https://afspwalks.donordrive.com/teams/392591

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Reminder of our September Su***de Prevention Month UMass Chan Medical School UMass Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds - today September 17th at 12-1 p.m.

Lauren Weinstock, PhD will be presenting, her talk is entitled "Moving Beyond the Clinic: Su***de Risk and Prevention Across the Incarceration–Reentry Continuum"

Dr. Weinstock is a professor of psychiatry and human behavior at The Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, director of training of the Brown Clinical Psychology Internship Training Consortium, and co-director of the Brown T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Su***de Research at Butler Hospital in Providence RI.

Notably, Dr. Weinstock is multi-Principal Investigator of the NIMH-funded National Center for Health and Criminal-Legal Systems Integration for Su***de Prevention (NCHATS; P50MH127512), one of our sister P50 Practice Based Su***de Prevention Centers.

Grand rounds is open to the public by zoom - to register, please email [email protected] for information.

The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees approved new endowed chairs at UMass Chan Medical School today, bringing the total number up to 86: https://direc.to/pUg6

The following faculty will be invested at the annual Convocation and Investiture event on Thursday, Sept. 17:
• Jennifer Wang, MD
• Samir Malkani, MD
• Johanna M. Seddon, MD, ScM, FARVO, FASRS
• Edwin D. Boudreaux, PhD
• David Michael Dosa, MD, MPH
• Andrew R. Tapper, PhD

These endowments were made possible by the generosity of Betty Brudnick of Needham; the estate of Herman G. Berkman, PhD; the Meyers Primary Care Institute; John P. Mordes, MD, professor emeritus of medicine, and Regina M. Yando, PhD; the estates of Eileen L. Berman, EdD, and Stanley I. Berman; and UMass Memorial President and CEO Eric Dickson, MD’95, and Catherine E. Dickson, MD’93.

Two weeks until the CAPES Machine Learning Unit is hosting the "Artificial Intelligence Innovations in Su***de Prevention" webinar. Come learn how emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are shaping the future of su***de prevention research.

Speakers will share insights on innovative applications of artificial intelligence, current challenges, and opportunities to improve su***de prevention efforts through responsible and impactful use of AI. Feifan Liu, PhD, FAMIA, Danielle Mowery PhD FAMIA, FACMI Chris Kennedy will be presenting.

📅 Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2026
🕖 Time: 3:00 – 4:30 PM EST
💻 Registration: Zoom Meeting Registration

See our Events page of the CAPES website for registration and more details, as well as our other su***de prevention month events, and recordings of past events.

Registration is free and required. Please register today to reserve your spot, and feel free to share this event with your networks!

https://buff.ly/qugiQPs

Happy $20.00 Tuesday! Please consider helping CAPES raise money for the 2026 Out Of the Darkness Walk organized by the American Foundation for Su***de Prevention (AFSP) by donating $20.00 to our team donation page or to an individual CAPES team member!

Our goal this year is to double our contributions from 2024 and 2025 and raise $5,000 for su***de prevention. All proceeds go to the American Foundation for Su***de Prevention.

Every donation counts! Use the QR Code, go to our Events page of the CAPES website, or click on the link to donate. You can also sign up to walk with us and do not need to donate to walk. Thank you!

Donation Page: https://afspwalks.donordrive.com/teams/392591

Today is ! Join us in raising awareness of the 988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline and reminding people that support is available. You can call or text 988 to receive support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The person you talk to will be trained to help people who are in crisis, especially people who are having suicidal thoughts. You can also call when you’re not in a crisis, but still want support.

CAPES has gathered many resources, including national crisis lifelines, on our website in the "How to Get Help for Myself" page here: https://www.umassmed.edu/capes/looking-for-help/looking-for-help-for-myself/

A recent study also linked 988 services to decreases in su***de mortality among young people. See below for the full reference.

Patel VR, Liu M, Jena AB. Su***de mortality among adolescents and young adults after launch of a su***de and crisis lifeline. JAMA. 2026;335(19):1721–1723. doi:10.1001/jama.2026.5157

Please help in sharing about the national crisis lifeline!

CAPES is hosting a virtual panel entitled "Artificial Intelligence Innovations in Su***de Prevention", sponsored by our Machine Learning Unit. Come learn how emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are shaping the future of su***de prevention research.

This event will feature three distinguished speakers who will share insights on innovative applications of artificial intelligence, current challenges, and opportunities to improve su***de prevention efforts through responsible and impactful use of AI.

📅 Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2026
🕖 Time: 3:00 – 4:30 PM EST
💻 Registration: Zoom Meeting Registration

Registration is free and required. Please register today to reserve your spot, and feel free to share this event with your networks!

See our Events page of the CAPES website for registration and more details, as well as our other su***de prevention month events, and recordings of past events.

https://www.umassmed.edu/capes/events/