National Conferences

APA is a supporting organization for two national conferences sponsored by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and Joint Commission Resources. The first conference, “Prevention of Patient and Resident Suicides” will be held in Chicago on September 23. The conference will provide individual and panel presentations offering essential information for health care workers to identify and treat individuals who are likely to attempt suicide while undergoing treatment and up to 72 hours after discharge from an inpatient acute care or behavioral health setting. The second conference, “The National Conference on Behavioral Health: A Focus on Outcomes Research and the Use of Data” will follow in the same location, from September 24 to 25. It is designed to address the efficacy of behavioral health care treatment and the challenges associated with gaps in the mental health care system in the United States.

More information is available online at<www.jcrinc.com/education.asp?durki=6118&site=5&return=5932>.▪