The Starved Rock Country Community Foundation recently awarded a $1,500 community grant to the Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (ICAHN) for suicide intervention training.
The grant allowed Michelle Hansen, ICAHN Director of Clinical Programs, to attend a 5-day Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) for instructors in March.
Hansen will train community members and hospital staff to recognize individuals at risk of suicide and teach them intervention and safety planning.
ICAHN is a nonprofit representing 60 rural and critical access hospitals (CAHs) across the state. It was founded in 2003 to facilitate the sharing of resources, support services, grants, education, training and networking among CAH’s.
