Suicide Prevention and Postvention
Suicide Prevention and Postvention presented by Dr. David Miers, PhD, LIPC, Director of Behavioral Health Services at Bryan Medical Center in Lincoln, NE on March 29, 2021.
Suicide is a leading cause of death among adolescents, School Nurses can help save lives. The DHHS School Health Program is proud to host an expert in the field of Suicidology, Dr. Davie Miers, to discuss suicide prevention and postvention in schools.
At the end of this presentation, School Nurses will be able to- Identify risk factors, warning signs, and protective factors for suicide
- Know what steps to take to help someone who is suicidal
- Understand voluntary vs. involuntary treatment processes in Nebraska, and
- Know how to connect individuals to postvention resources
About the presenter:
Dr. David Miers, PhD, LIPC Dr. Miers is the Director of Behavioral Health Services at Bryan Medical Center in Lincoln, NE. He has been with Bryan Medical Center for 24 years. Dr. Miers received his B.S. from Nebraska Wesleyan University, a M.S. from St. Cloud State University, and a PhD from the University of Nebraska. He is a Licensed Independent Professional Counselor. He is a member of the American Association of Suicidology and is a Suicidologist. He is the co-founder and past co-chair of the state of Nebraska State Suicide Prevention Coalition and current Board Member. He is on the leadership group for the Lincoln/Lancaster County Nebraska Youth Suicide Prevention Coalition. In 2019 he served on the Mayors Child Access to Firearms/ Safe Storage Task Force in Lincoln, NE. He has published research and co-authored a chapter in The Routledge International Handbook of Clinical Suicide Research focusing on family survivors of a child suicide. Dr. Miers assisted in the development of the Lincoln Lancaster Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors (LOSS) team in Lincoln, NE in 2009 and has assisted in the development of other LOSS teams in Nebraska and LOSS team development on a national level. He has served in the past on several local boards in various capacities including the Lincoln Lancaster County Homeless Coalition, Lincoln Human Services Federation, and Lincoln’s Child Advocacy Center, Nebraska Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), New Americans Task Force, Lincoln Lancaster Mental Health Foundation, State Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Team, and the Disaster American Red Cross Mental Health Team. Dr. Miers is a graduate of Leadership Lincoln Fellows 33 and was a member of the 2018-2019 Leadership Lincoln Program Planning Committee. Dr. Miers is the current Vice President for Acute Care Services for the Nebraska Association of Behavioral Healthcare Organizations (NABHO) and on the board of the Seniors Foundation.
