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APNA Suicide Prevention Education for Nurses

Be prepared to recognize & respond to suicide risk.

Discover a suite of on-demand courses designed for nurses seeking practical, evidence-based skills in suicide prevention. You’ll gain:

  • Clinical Confidence: Learn the nuts and bolts of how to assess and intervene
  • Actionable Tools: Apply concrete strategies to your practice immediately
  • Contact Hours: Earn ANCC NCPD contact hours

Certificate ProgramWhere to Start: The APNA Suicide Prevention Certificate Program is the definitive course for psychiatric-mental health nurses to learn the core skills of suicide prevention. It provides a practical understanding of what to ask, who to tell, how to document, and what to do next.

Build your skills further with supplemental courses that provide specialized information to target your interventions.


Because nurses in all settings encounter individuals at risk for suicide: Nurses in non-mental health settings can take advantage of the Practical Nursing Strategies in Suicide Prevention course, which provides evidence-based tools to screen, assess, and intervene with individuals at risk for suicide using an algorithm!

APNA Suicide Prevention Courses

APNA Suicide Prevention Certificate Program

Contact Hours: 5
What to ask, who to tell, how to document, and what to do next. This online certificate program builds the core knowledge, skills, and critical thinking of psychiatric-mental health

Additional Strategies in Suicide Prevention: For the APRN Provider

Contact Hours: 1
Building on the practical skills learned in the APNA Suicide Prevention Certificate Program, this course will increase your knowledge, skills, and critical thinking with a focused lens on the APRN’

Additional Strategies in Suicide Prevention: LGBTQIA+

Contact Hours: 1
Building on the practical skills learned in the APNA Suicide Prevention Certificate Program, this course will increase your knowledge, skills, and critical thinking when providing care to LGBTQIA+ individuals at

Additional Strategies in Suicide Prevention: Older Adults

Contact Hours: 1.5
Building on the practical skills learned in the APNA Suicide Prevention Certificate Program, this course will increase your knowledge, skills, and critical thinking when providing care to older adults at

Additional Strategies in Suicide Prevention: Youth

Contact Hours: 1.5
Building on the practical skills learned in the APNA Suicide Prevention Certificate Program, this course will increase your knowledge, skills, and critical thinking when providing care to youth at risk

Practical Nursing Strategies in Suicide Prevention

Contact Hours: 1.5
This course provides practical skills to nurses in non-mental health settings, providing an alogithm to screen and provide life-saving interventions for individuals at risk for suicide.