Ring the Alarm Addressing Suicide Among Black Youth
Friday, January 16, 2026 | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)
Workshop Description
This training equips providers with the skills to critically examine, evaluate, and design effective, culturally responsive suicide prevention strategies for Black youth.
Participants will move beyond basic awareness to analyze systemic and cultural contributors to suicide risk, evaluate the cultural responsiveness of current screening and intervention practices, and co-create innovative, community-grounded safety and support plans. Through data interpretation, case-based collaboration, and interactive problem-solving, attendees will deepen their capacity to address suicide risk in ways that honor the lived experiences of Black youth while fostering systemic change within schools and care networks.
Learning Objectives
After completing this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Analyze national suicide data and case studies to identify intersecting systemic, cultural, and individual risk factors influencing suicide among Black youth.
- Evaluate the effectiveness and cultural responsiveness of existing suicide screening tools and intervention strategies.
- Synthesize research, community wisdom, and lived experience narratives to develop integrated, multi-level prevention frameworks that strengthen protective factors for Black youth.
Continuing Education Credits: 3.0
This workshop is approved for licensed social workers, licensed mental health counselors, licensed marriage and family therapists, and licensed psychologists.
Fees
- NASW-NY Member — $45.00
- Other Chapter Members (e.g., NASW-NJ, etc.) — $75.00
- Non-Member — $90.00
- NASW-NY Student and Transitional Member (Non-CE Eligible) — $0.00
Presenter: Crystal Chenelle Rozelle-Bennett, LMSW
Crystal is an educator, an advocate, a survivor, and a self-proclaimed thriver! For the past 25 years she has been driven by her personal experiences of trauma to elevate and amplify the voices of individuals and communities, to promote healing and opportunities to move from surviving to thriving. Crystal has worked alongside professionals to create trauma informed, culturally inclusive and person-centered spaces. Her work experiences include advocacy within the child welfare system, oversight of child and youth programs, crisis hotline response, delivery of community based mental health services and implementing trauma informed strategies and programs for school districts. Throughout these experiences she has had the opportunity to gain essential knowledge and skills related to individual, community and collective trauma. She has been called upon to provide training, coaching and consultation across the nation in the subject areas of Human Trafficking, Suicide Prevention, Motivational Interviewing, Community and Collective Care, Child Trauma & Maltreatment and Racial Trauma. Crystal serves as an adjunct at Florida State University and Southwestern College where she teaches courses on Trauma Informed Social Work and Multicultural Counseling, respectively. She is a fierce advocate for social justice and leads courageously to dismantle oppressive systems and create equitable and just services, policies, and programs.
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