The Zero Suicide framework is a complex approach to a challenging system-level problem. Sharing pain points and breakthroughs in real time with a peer community and experts can ease the burden of working in isolation.

A Community of Practice (CoP) is offered following a Zero Suicide Academy and is designed to facilitate group learning and to assist sites in their implementation.

The guiding principle is to bring participants together to share learning and advance and innovate practices that will make their work more successful. The social environment we foster enables participants to:

• Gain access to new knowledge
• Direct questions to national implementation experts
• Share resources among peers
• Manage change and best practices transfer
• Onboard new teammates faster
• Sustain excitement and momentum around their Zero Suicide initiative

EDC's Zero Suicide Institute staff are at the forefront of virtual learning, bringing the best instructional design and content to the experience. Your CoP is crafted with interactive sessions that encourage peer-to-peer learning and expert guidance and connections, as well as practicing skills.

These events offer engagement over time, enabling and supporting collaboration for shared learning, problem-solving, and skill development. Our virtual implementation is enhanced by a team that emphasizes user engagement and interactivity, and we use feedback after each event to inform design, content, and quality of future events.

This event is for those teams that attended a Zero Suicide Academy. Teams are expected to remain the same, but changes should be noted in the registration. Applicants may attend the National Community of Practice with a team of 4-6 individuals, including the person identified as the lead for the system's Zero Suicide initiative. Additional individuals are allowed to be added to specific meetings. As stated in the Academy registration, recommendations for team composition include:

Person(s) responsible and with authority for implementation decisions (e.g. Medical Doctor, CIO, ED, BH Director, or IT).

• At least one senior leader/management (irrespective of discipline area).
• At least one person who manages your electronic health records (EHR) system, quality improvement, or risk management.
• At least one person (e.g., case manager, psychologist, social worker, nurse, other) who provides care to patients daily.

The Community of Practice (CoP) is a live, online series of nine, 90-minute sessions to assist sites in implementation. The guiding principle is to bring participants together to share learning and advance and innovate practices that will make their work more successful.

The CoP Sessions will be held as follows:

• Session 1: April 6, 2027 12:00-1:30pm ET
• Session 2: May 4, 2027 12:00-1:30pm ET
• Session 3: June 8, 2027 12:00-1:30pm ET
• Session 4: July 6, 2027 12:00-1:30pm ET
• Session 5: August 3, 2027 12:00-1:30pm ET
• Session 6: September 7, 2027 12:00-1:30pm ET
• Session 7: October 5, 2027 12:00-1:30pm ET
• Session 8: November 2, 2027 12:00-1:30pm ET
• Session 9: December 7, 2027 12:00-1:30pm ET

All teams should be registered by their team lead by March 15, 2027. After the team lead completes the registration, additional information will be provided for additional team member registration.

A certificate of participation will be available after submitting the post-training survey within two weeks of the training. 

Accommodations 

EDC is committed to providing an accessible and inclusive learning experience. If you need accommodation to participate in this course, please contact [email protected] as early as possible, preferably before registering. We will work with you to understand your needs and determine reasonable accommodations. Accommodation requests are handled confidentially whenever possible.

Contact Information

For questions about course access, registration, refunds, accommodations, technology, or continuing education requirements, contact [email protected].

Required Technology

To complete this course, participants need:

• A reliable internet connection.
• A computer or compatible device capable of accessing the online workshop.
• Audio capability, such as speakers or headphones.
• A functioning microphone, such as a built-in or external microphone, to participate in discussion if required.
• Access to the videoconferencing platform used for the workshop, including the ability to join the session and use features such as chat, polls, screen sharing, or breakout rooms if these are part of the workshop.
• The ability to view shared presentations or videos, download or open PDF materials, and complete activities or quizzes, as required by the workshop. 
• An active email address to receive registration, access, and workshop-related communications. 
• For the best experience, we recommend using a current version of Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Safari on a desktop or laptop computer. 

Conflict of Interest/Commercial Bias 

No conflict or commercial support: EDC has no commercial support for this continuing education program, and the course instructors and other individuals who control course content have no relevant financial or other relationships that could reasonably be viewed as a conflict of interest or commercial bias.