Event

Regional and Rural Approaches to Youth Suicide Prevention: Integration Across Care Systems

Aug. 13, 2026, Noon ET | Webinar

Presenters

  • Written By:
    Amanda Gogol-Tagliaferro, DO
    Associate director of primary care behavioral health transformation, Akron Children’s Hospital
  • Written By:
    Chelsea Weyand, PsyD, ABPP
    Pediatric psychologist, Vice chair of population behavioral health, Akron Children’s Hospital, Assistant professor of pediatrics and psychiatry, Northeast Ohio Medical University

About This Event

Join us for our youth suicide prevention summer webinar series, brought to you by Nationwide Children’s Hospital in collaboration with the Children’s Hospital Association, the Ohio Children’s Hospital Association, and the Ohio Youth Suicide Prevention Collaborative.

Following the webinar, participants will be able to:

  • Explain at least three unique barriers to pediatric behavioral health access in rural communities (e.g., shortages of pediatric behavioral health providers, transportation challenges, stigma, and limited specialty services) and describe how behavioral health integration models can improve access to timely mental health care for children and adolescents
  • Summarize at least two evidence-based ways behavioral health integration supports youth suicide prevention, including early identification of behavioral health concerns, routine screening for depression and suicide risk, and coordinated care pathways that improve engagement in treatment for children and adolescents
  • Identify at least three practical strategies for implementing pediatric behavioral health integration in rural health care settings that increase access to behavioral health services, strengthen care coordination, and support suicide prevention efforts among youth and their families

Continuing education credits: 1.5 hours

  • AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
  • Non-Physician Attendance
  • ANCC Contact Hours
  • APA Credits
  • ASWB ACE Credits
  • Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists

Instructions to receive CE credits

Before the session

Create a CloudCME account a few days before the webinar. See instructions. Signing up the day of the session may cause delays as the site can occasionally freeze with high traffic.

During the session

You will be asked to text your attendance to a designated phone number.

After the session

You will receive a code to text to confirm completion. After submitting the code, you will receive a link to CloudCME to complete your session evaluation and claim your continuing education credits.

If you have any questions about this process, please contact Himabindu Katrapati or Yvonne Staton.

  • About the presenters

    Amanda Gogol-Tagliaferro, DO, is the associate director of primary care behavioral health transformation at Akron Children’s Hospital and a member of the Primary Care Quality and Informatics Team. She is a practicing pediatrician at Akron Children’s Pediatrics Locust Pediatric Care Group and holds faculty appointments at Northeastern Ohio Medical University and Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.

    Chelsea Weyand, PsyD, ABPP, is a board-certified pediatric psychologist and vice chair of Population Behavioral Health at Akron Children’s Hospital. Her work focuses on behavioral health integration in pediatric primary care, improving access to mental health services for children and families, and supporting youth with chronic medical conditions. She is also an assistant professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at Northeast Ohio Medical University.

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Youth Suicide Prevention Summer Webinar Series

This seven-session series will address critical topics including equity, collaborative care models, patient safety science, technology, and rural prevention approaches.
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