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Suicide Prevention for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth: An Educator's Role
Suicide risk among transgender and gender-diverse students is severe, and school connectedness plays a real role in protecting against it. This course gives educators, counselors, and school staff the tools to recognize warning signs, build affirming classrooms, and know when and how to connect students with support. Designed for K-12 educators; a parallel course for healthcare and allied health professionals is also available.
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About this course
Transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) students face suicide risk that is both dramatically elevated and clinically distinct from what most educator training addresses, with a risk window that extends across the school years and often depends heavily on the support students find in their classrooms and hallways. This professional development course equips teachers, school counselors, and administrators with the current, evidence-based knowledge needed to recognize suicide risk factors and warning signs in TGD students, understand the protective role schools genuinely play, and apply gender-affirming, culturally responsive support strategies suited to the K-12 setting. The course covers what educators specifically need to know, and don't need to know, about a student's identity, along with practical guidance on school-based structural changes, privacy protections, and collaboration with school-based mental health staff and outside providers. Educators leave with concrete tools for suicide prevention and support with transgender and gender-diverse students.
What you will learn
At the completion of this professional development activity, participants will be able to:
- Identify risk factors and warning signs associated with suicide among transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) youth.
- Recognize protective factors within the school environment that reduce suicide risk for TGD students.
- Apply gender-affirming, culturally responsive communication practices when interacting with and supporting TGD students.
- Describe school-based structural and policy strategies that promote safety and connectedness for TGD students.
- Explain the educator's role in interprofessional collaboration and referral, including when and how to connect TGD students at risk for suicide with appropriate school-based and community support.
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This course has been reviewed and approved through the rigorous standards of leading accrediting organizations, ensuring your continuing education credits are formally recognized and respected across professions and states.
Additional Information
- Automatic reporting to CE Broker for participating states
- Instant certificate generation upon course completion
- Credits accepted for license renewal
- Meets state requirements for continuing education
Course Faculty
Learn from leading experts who bring their real-world experience and evidence-based practices to this comprehensive training.
Nicole Good
Nicole is a Registered Nurse with 13 years of experience who is board certified as a Health and Wellness Nurse Coach and as a Holistic Nurse. As a Certified Learning and Development Specialist, she is passionate about transforming healthcare education to improve outcomes and experiences.
Disclosure
Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
All individuals in a position to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose all financial relationships with relevant commercial entities that have occurred within the past 24 months. For purposes of this disclosure, relevant commercial entities include organizations whose products, services, or materials could reasonably be expected to influence the content, interpretation, or application of the educational material. All relevant financial relationships for individuals with control over the content of this activity are listed below and have been reviewed and mitigated in accordance with established policies to ensure independence and integrity of the education. Others involved in the planning of this activity have no relevant financial relationships.
Nicole Good has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the information provided in this educational activity to support professional development and improve practice within their respective fields. The content presented is intended for educational purposes only and is not intended to serve as a directive for decision-making in professional practice. Any procedures, products, techniques, or approaches discussed or suggested in this activity should not be implemented without appropriate professional judgment, consideration of individual circumstances, review of relevant product or guidance information, and comparison with applicable standards, regulations, or best practices.
AI Use Disclosure
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools were used in the development of this activity’s educational content. Specifically, Gamma and Synthesia were used on August 25 - September 9, 2026 to assist with slide generation and design and voiceover creation. All AI-assisted content (including [slides/written materials/assessments, as applicable]) was reviewed and verified for accuracy, balance, and freedom from commercial influence by Nicole Good and Phoebe Masallo-Caballo, Premiere Content Development Team, before being provided to learners.
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